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Archive: books behind bars

Reading in Prison Day 2021 Roundup

This year PRG and Give a Book held our first virtual Reading in Prison event,… Read More

Books to beat isolation

It’s not difficult to imagine how hard the first night of a prison sentence must… Read More

Fear and Loathing book cover

From inside the reading group at Wormwood Scrubs…

We’re pleased to say that our Prison Reading Groups, now established in 40 UK prisons, continue… Read More

A new project at HMP Wandsworth…

Our newest project, What Happens Next?, uses the power of storytelling and shared reading to connect prisoners… Read More

An update on Books in the Nick

This month we restocked all active Metropolitan Custody Suites with books, following feedback on our… Read More

Reading in Prison 2018

Last month the annual Reading in Prison Day, organised by Prison Reading Groups (PRG), brought together… Read More

Six Book Challenge new goal

There was a reception the other day to celebrate the Six Book Challenge — hosted by Felicity Osborne… Read More

Inside Time & Books for Prisoners

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling MP answered the various points about the  ‘ban’ on prisoners receiving… Read More

Libraries in Prisons

Still on the subject of the ‘ban’ on books in prisons, there was an interesting… Read More

Books in Prison again

More on the value of books in prison from Sarah Crompton. She concludes her trenchant… Read More

More about Books in Prison

An excellent article in The Independent by Arifa Akbar following up the debate this week over… Read More

What Books Can Do Behind Bars

Click here to read a full report about the wonderful work of Prison Reading Groups. We’re proud… Read More

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