PrisonReadingGroups
@PRG_UK
'A time where we could just be us' ( PRG member)
We supply books to over 50 reading groups in over 40 prisons.
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David Maguire DPhil
@Dee0871
Prison, Masculinity, Education & Employment. Trustee Hardman Trust. Tweeting in a personal capacity - not the views of my employer + Follow
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@manwithbooks
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Shannon Trust
@Shannon_Trust
The national charity delivering the Turning Pages reading programme. Supporting people to learn to read and improve other skills, in prisons and the community. + Follow
Koestler Arts
@KoestlerArts
The UK's leading prison arts charity. We award, exhibit, sell & champion arts by prisoners, secure patients & detainees to help them transform their lives + Follow
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@MichaelRosenYes
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Prison Reform Trust
@PRTuk
The Prison Reform Trust is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. Links and retweets are not endorsements. + Follow
Prisoners' Education Trust
@PrisonersEd
Our charity supports people in prison to study distance learning courses. We aim to improve prison education research, policy and practice. + Follow
Give a Book
@giveabookorg
A registered charity promoting books & the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Our main work is in prisons, schools & with disadvantaged children. + Follow
HMPPS
@hmpps
HM Prison & Probation Service. An extraordinary job. Done by someone like you. + Follow
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@Clinks_Tweets
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The Longford Trust
@LongfordTrust
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Storybook Dads
@Storybookdads
We help imprisoned parents to make stories on audio/ film and other gifts for their children: helping to maintain family bonds and improve literacy skills. + Follow
Children Heard and Seen
@ChildrenHandS
Charity supporting children & families with a parent in prison in their own communities. https://t.co/eKaTKiKhta + Follow
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@nicklhardwick2
For the fox, not the hounds. Prisons and OPCAT at Royal Holloway UoL. Proud chair of Nacro. Trustee LHF. QPR dreamer. + Follow
BookTrust
@Booktrust
Transforming lives by getting children and families reading. Retweets are not endorsements. We're usually online Mon-Fri between 8.30am-4.30pm. + Follow
PRA
@PrisonRadioUK
We run National Prison Radio, the world's first national radio station for people in prison. Podcast: @AfterPrisonPod International: @PrisonRadioINTL + Follow
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@fmspear
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@thebookseller
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@tompalmerauthor
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@HiSheriffLondon
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@malorieblackman
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@lonbookproject
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@Sathnam
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@CandiceC_W
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@i_am_mill_i_am
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@TerenceBlacker
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@AmenAlonge
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@maxgladstone
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@tithenai
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@kawaguchicoffee
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@AbbeyPrimary
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@MadE8ch
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@sarajcox
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@HMPIOW
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@Standford_Hill
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@emeleagrou
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@HMPGrendSpring
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@JohnGrisham
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@AfterPrisonPod
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@Freedland
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@garyyounge
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@HMPSudbury
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@ladyvalcorbett
Founder of a network to connect and inspire women in business, with all proceeds supporting #prisonreform via The Robin Corbett Awards & The Corbett Network 💜 + Follow
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@angelas_talks
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@EstherKelly101
GMMC prisons reading strategy lead, English and ESOL tutor, action researcher + Follow
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@Robert___Harris
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@MineEYMind
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@Spark_Inside
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@earlgrey79_lisa
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@a_reflective
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@natasha_pulley
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@StonexEmma
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@AstonLiz
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@AliceBenno
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@mcashmanCBE
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