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Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian
illustration - books behind bars: reading in prison
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Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian

Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending
Tackling illiteracy in prison - man teaching another man to read
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Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending

Health inequality: Most people are wrong about Covid impact
Man in mask walking down street during covid - illustrating health inequalities
Dame Clare Moriarty

Health inequality: Most people are wrong about Covid impact

A chaplain's view on prison in the time of Covid
Jonathan Aitken says reforms to Pentonville processes due to Covid will stay in place. Image credit: Graham Guy Barratt
Jonathan Aitken

A chaplain's view on prison in the time of Covid

My children didn't understand why mummy was in prison
Teddy Love, HM Prison & Young Offender Institution New Hall, mixed media from Koestler Arts’ My Path exhibition
Racy Jackson

My children didn't understand why mummy was in prison

There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse
This Is How It Feels, Clifton House Secure Hospital, part of Koestler Arts' My Path exhibition
C Malley

There is a mental health crisis in our prisons. Lockdown is making it worse

Bertie, the dog who saved me from myself
When I’m distressed, Bertie can tell, writes Kate Leaver. Image credit: Piqsels
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Bertie, the dog who saved me from myself

Anonymous prisoner: 'You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment'
Prison is no picnic - but for some rough sleepers, it at least provides a 'safe' place to stay. Image credit: Piqsels
Anonymous

Anonymous prisoner: 'You go to prison as punishment, not for punishment'

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison
Several States of Mind, artwork by a prisoner at HMP Dartmoor and part of Koestler Arts' No Lockdown in the Imagination exhibition
Steve Newark

Lockdown in lockdown: I watched the country close while in prison

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned
housing
Steph Dutton

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people
Jonn Elledge

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people

Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'
Erwin James
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Erwin James: 'Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read'