
Rishika joined Spark Inside as a Service Delivery Manager in February 2022. She joins us as an Unlocked Graduates Ambassador with strong knowledge of the criminal justice system and the prison service. Her previous work includes completing a part-time Master’s degree, researching and helping to co-author a policy paper exploring the effects of restricted prison regimes as a result of Covid-19 and working towards a youth work qualification. Rishika feels strongly about the importance of embedding policy, frontline knowledge and academic research to drive rehabilitation and culture change. She is looking forward to seeing what the “new normal” consists of within the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS and how her role at Spark Inside can help to deliver change and make a meaningful impact.