‘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
The prisoner dads who create storybooks to send to their children
The Inside Stories project matches artists with prisoners. Together, they write and illustrate stories that help dads maintain relationships with their children on the outside
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 [...]
Going inside: yoga and mindfulness in prison
In this prison in South Africa, inmates are encouraged to explore meditation and yoga to help them deal with their problems
The murderer who wrote himself out of ‘the deepest, darkest hole’
Erwin James, a double murderer, served 20 years in prison - a spell that he decided he must make meaningful. Now working as a professional journalist, he urges other inmates to try to transform [...]
Doing us justice: tackling the prisons problem
What if prisons were designed to educate and encourage, rather than simply to punish? In the face of huge challenges, we meet those who are helping inmates find compassion, courage and purpose
