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Prisons

How the UK prison system 'sets people up to fail'
prison
Prisons

How the UK prison system 'sets people up to fail'

The failures of education in prison are criminal
Amanda Spielman
Amanda Spielman

The failures of education in prison are criminal

John McAvoy was one of Britain's most wanted criminals. Now he's an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people
John McAvoy/ young people
Sport

John McAvoy was one of Britain's most wanted criminals. Now he's an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates
Edinburgh at Christmas
John Bird

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Razor wire
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West

If we're going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners
Razor wire at sunset
John Bird

If we're going to reform prisons, we should start with the prisoners

Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry
Prison
Prisons

Prison performs U-turn on banning handwritten cards for inmates after public outcry

Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
prison leavers
prisons

Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don't have a home to go to
prison
Homelessness

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don't have a home to go to

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Justice system

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

Screw creator Rob Williams: 'We don't always look at prisoners as individuals'
TV

Screw creator Rob Williams: 'We don't always look at prisoners as individuals'

Why is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a hunger strike?
nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe husband, richard
Politics

Why is the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a hunger strike?

Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival
Small Axe was reviewed during Penned Up
News

Prisoners turn critics to review TV shows and films during Penned Up Festival

Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown
books are good for prisoners' wellbeing
News

Prisoners pick the books to get you through lockdown

Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe
chicken curry recipe
News

Transforming prison food: Traditional Bangladeshi chicken curry recipe

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Books behind bars: Not even Covid can stop the prison librarian
illustration - books behind bars: reading in prison
News

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
News

Illiteracy is high in prisons. Learning to read can reduce reoffending

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

Meet the ex-inmates helped by music in prison
The Big Issue has heard from two former prisoners on how InHouse’s programmes helped them on the inside. Image credit: supplied
News

Meet the ex-inmates helped by music in prison