A change I want to see in prison education: Digital access
In the first blog of our new series – A change I want to see in prison education – PLA member and Director of LearnedEx Jonathon Howard writes about digital access.
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Looking ahead: New priorities for the Prisoner Learning Alliance
Following input from PLA members and discussions with our steering committee, we are pleased to announce our new key work streams.
Guest Post: The Value of Technology Training in Prisons with Code4000
Code4000 teaches coding skills to people in prison, helping people with convictions to find employment upon release whilst also helping to fill the nationwide shortage in coding and technology-related skills. In this blog, Code4000’s CEO Rod Anderson talks about the impact of their workshops, as well as some of the challenges they come across in delivering their work.
Prison Education News: In-Cell Tablets to be Introduced into YOIs in England
Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer has recently announced that the Government will be introducing in-cell technology to children’s prisons in England.
Digital Technology in Prisons is More Urgent Now than Ever
The Prisoner Learning Alliance has been campaigning for greater access to digital technology since we began. When faced with potential staff shortages and longer lock-up, the case for greater access to in-cell technology comes into its own.
Making the Case for Digital Technology to the Minister for Prisons
In this blog, Ruth McFarlane, co-chair of the Digital Technology Task and Finish Group, talks about her recent meeting with the Minister for Prisons to discuss developing digital technology, together with the PLA chair and PLA Member Prisoners’ Education Trust.