The former shoplifter credited her recovery to support she received from the Offending 2 Recovery , externalscheme run by West Midlands Police, which offered her free, tailored support focused on treating addiction to break the link between crime.

"I’d never been clean in 29 years, instead of sending me to jail for the 29th time, money was spent on helping me.

“My life is amazing now,” she said.

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