Inmates take part in the first ever prison parkruns
Three prisons have become the first in the UK to host a weekly parkrun, with others expressing an interest in doing the same
Lost music by Nazis’ prisoners will be performed for first time
The pieces, some of which have never been heard before, will be performed in Jerusalem this month
‘We set up councils in prisons, giving inmates a voice to improve things’
User Voice has established councils in more than 25 prisons to try to create space for solution-focused dialogue between residents and staff
Fine Cell Work: the social enterprise that trains prisoners in paid, skilled needlework
Teaching prisoners creative sewing boosts their employability and self-confidence, say those at Fine Cell Work
The inmates who teach other prisoners to read
Since most of us learn to read and write in the first year or two of school, it feels almost impossible to imagine not being able to. But Angela Cairns, CEO of prisoners reading charity Shannon [...]
