In this fourth episode of Fathers Together, we meet Clifton, a father and entrepreneur whose life has been marked by both struggle and transformation. Growing up between Sierra Leone and the UK, Clifton speaks candidly about childhood pain, the absence of his father, and how unresolved hurt and ego pulled him into crime from a young age.
He reflects on the cycles of arrest and imprisonment that followed, the painful distance this created with his daughters, and the weight of repeating the very absence he once endured. Yet fatherhood and a profound spiritual awakening became turning points. Today, Clifton runs a fashion brand named after his daughter and mentors others, determined to break generational patterns of harm and rebuild life on new terms.
Joining host Roifield Brown are Dr Anita Mehay, who leads the Fathers Together study, and Leandra Box, Deputy CEO of the Race Equality Foundation. They discuss why reoffending rates remain so high among young adults in prison, the need for change in how prisons support fathers, and how adversities in childhood and communities shape resilience across generations.
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