Great to see this excellent report out from The Centre for Social Justice Digital technology for prisoners is important at any time - and a fundamental necessity during lockdown. Time for action HMPPS Justice Digital Ministry of Justice

Excellent article by Zelled Elen highlighting how important it is that people in prison can access learning during lockdown. Read more here 👇

We’re pleased to confirm that the 2021 #KoestlerAwards will still go ahead! We know the importance of our work for many in the criminal justice system & although our office is currently closed we’ll start processing entries as soon as we can Read more 👉 bit.ly/3qQow7C

Proud that our Philosophy series will launch on Wayout TV next Friday. Many thanks to all our brilliant contributors, Louisa our editor and to Jezz at WayOut — we hope everyone will enjoy these videos!

@Thomas_Kupka Steven Strike! Strike!! Strike!!! French Philosophy In Prison We Philosophy In Prison have been building remote work ( tricky for tech and security reasons) and there is a huge amount that could be done — we have been hugely helped by Wayout TV @coracleinside and Prison Radio Association.

It's great to hear from prisons how our family gifts make a difference 📚"Thank you for taking the time to do something for my boys, thank you for providing the books also. (One of) my sons was showing him his book about the planets – he had it all bookmarked and everything!"🌍

Copies of our 2020 Annual Review ready to be posted off to PRG partners and friends! We're very excited to share it with you all online next week. It's been good to reflect on all the positives achieved in 2020, despite the obstacles. [Cover art by Lawrence Mathias 🙌]

Last year we helped over 1000 people to start distance learning courses in prison. But which courses were the most popular? Find out here! prisonerseducation.org.uk/2021/02/2020s-…

"Broad and flexible adult education builds community, strengthens mental health, and helps people lead fulfilling lives." We’ve signed this open letter on the importance of adult education and lifelong learning 👇 centenarycommission.org/letter-to-the-… Centenary Commission on Adult Education

This week's Big Issue is dedicated to prisons, highlighting the huge challenges of the past year as well as lots of the inspiring work going on. Well done Big Issue Paul McNamee Give a Book David Kendall Shannon Trust

I'm really proud of this feature in tomorrow's Tes magazine: I talk to the experts about the impact Covid has had on prison education and find lack of access to tech plus policymakers’ failure to prioritise inmates’ needs means prison educators have been facing an uphill struggle

Studying can be a lifeline for people in prison. Help us give more people the opportunity to make tomorrow better than today: prisonerseducation.org.uk/get-involved/d…

"The slow development of these hard conversations brings respect, tolerance, even understanding, in a context that is liberating just because it is limited and constrained." Professor M. M. McCabe FBA (Mary Margaret McCabe) on the teaching philosophy in prison: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-mi…

“Every prison has to have a library. Not so every school.” Very disappointed to hear Nick Robinson use this headline for a piece promoting school libraries on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning. I suspect (hope) it was used to grab attention. However, it is a dangerous statement. 1/8

People should be able to take GCSEs & A-levels in every prison – they open the door to college, university & work. But it's not possible to sit exams in many prisons. So we must make sure that every learner can complete assignments & take exams too. tes.com/news/gcses-cal…

Last month, our Reading Group Roundup column for Inside Time focussed on Book Talk, the remote reading group initiative we started during lockdown. Have a read here: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/may-2021-readi…

Philosophy In Prison

Read this. Thank you Frances Crook theguardian.com/commentisfree/…