Plus de la moitié des personnes détenues en France se situent au mieux à un niveau de fin d’études primaires et ne disposent pas de réelle qualification professionnelle. En 2013, 48,4% étaient sans diplôme et 22,6% ne maitrisaient pas suffisamment la lecture. Voir l'article...
Livre et lecture en Bretagne entre dans les 7 centres pénitentiaires de Bretagne pour donner, aux détenus, le goût à la lecture. Son objectif : apporter des livres "facile à lire" pour toucher un public éloigné de la culture et de la lecture ou présentant des difficultés ou en situation d'illettrisme. Voir l'article...
Alors que les femmes ne représentent que 3,2 % de la population carcérale française, un avis d'Adeline Hazan, contrôleur général des lieux de privations, révèle que ce faible nombre de détenues ne leur garantit pas un traitement égalitaire par rapport à celui des détenus. Voir l'article...
By . David Cameron’s prison reform speech came one day shy of the 18th anniversary of my release from prison. I can still remember the buzz of excitement I felt walking through the gates for what would be the last time. The very same gates I entered 15 years before to begin my first prison sentence after being sentenced for robbery. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. States are finally backing away from the draconian sentencing policies that swept the country at the end of the last century, driving up prison costs and sending too many people to jail for too long, often for nonviolent offenses. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. New momentum has built behind higher education’s pivotal role in helping prison inmates turn their life around and re-enter society. So, what if a city offered convicted felons a college education instead of a jail sentence. More...
By Eric Allison. New project allows inmates to sleep and eat at Swaleside Open Academy and study alongside staff. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The Post-Prison Education Program has had some spectacular successes working with people coming out of prison over the past decade. But just as impressive are the ex-prisoners who achieve the kinds of positive lives others take for granted. More...
By Agency. Inmates at high-security prison score higher marks than undergraduates for essays in criminology and justice system as part of Inside-Out programme. Read more...
By Ellie Bothwell. There have been a number of schemes launched by universities in recent years focused on educating prisoners to aid rehabilitation. More...
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