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Clara Solidarity Fund

Clara was given a life sentence in prison at the age of 22, with a minimum of 20 years before being eligible for parole. She has asked us to crowdsorce a stable sorce of income for her to make life more bearable whilst incarcerated, she is hoping to reach £30/week.


Prisons are designed to cut people off from their communities and support, and feel isolated. Phone calls are a main form of contact she has access to, which are expensive from inside prison.


The cost of living is incredibly high with basic items costing far more than they do outside, whilst wages are held at around £10/week for the work she does on the prison farm.



From Clara

My name is Clara Butler I am 23 years old, my favourite colour is yellow because it reminds me of the sun and I would rather it be sunny than raining also my favourite food is my mum's home made toad in the hole because it reminds me of my younger days.

I have a big interest in animals and travelling they both bring a warmth to my heart they also make me feel really content, if I could get out for one day I would go to my mothers and get lots of sweets, chocolate and popcorn, make a bed on the floor with my little sister and watch movies also I would straighten my mum's hair and do her eyebrows then clean the house for her and go on a day trip to somewhere really nice.

When I committed my crime me, my sister and her partner was having a drink at my sister's home at the time we was on her front when we all came into an altercation with a man, which got out of hand very fast this man then beaten us up for about an hour. As the argument was dying down the man my older sister had rang my father. Before I knew it I seen my father show up on a bike then him and the man then became into an altercation before I knew it I seen my father on the floor with the man on top of him. I was so scared for my father because I am so protective over my family, I just ran down and next minute I know I am blacking out because I have suffered from them from a young age.

When I was done for murder, I told them everything that I could remember. I didn't mean to do what I did. I couldn't believe that I did such a thing. I had blacked out, and gone too far, I was just so scared for my fathers safety I just lost control. I offered a guilty plea for manslaughter because I accepted giving the man stab wounds but I did not intend to kill him, but they wouldn't take my plea and I was found guilty of murder and got 20 years before parole. I was 21 years old when I committed my crime and I was 22 years old when I was sentence .

Being in prison isn't as easy as people think it is. Being away from all your family is the hard part: not seeing your younger siblings growing up knowing they was kinds when you came in and when you're out they will all be adults. I am concerned more for my mother as I lived with her for 21 years and helped her with everything as she has underlying health conditions. So I do worry a lot more for my mum, as me coming to jail has changed a lot of things out there for my family. My mum don't get much help, my little sister misses lots and cries every night, and my younger brother is depressed at the age of 17 years old, so it does hurt me a lot knowing all of this is happening and I'm not there to help.

I had done lots of education on the outside. I have done 4 years of Animal Care at broomfield derby college, then I had done 2 years of Zoology at Derby Uni. I was doing so much with my life. I wanted to become a marine biologist and work in Australia with Killa Whales, but once I got done for murder everything I worked hard for was washed away right in front of me, but when I leave jail I will be taking over my Nan and Grandad's farm in Scotland so I still get to dream of working with animals.

In jail the only things that have kept me going is seeing my mum and family. Also I have a budgie, named Blue, that always puts a smile on my face when I can't talk to my mum. They have got my through 2 years, and they will get me through the rest.