柠檬导航

Education is the key to reducing reoffending and ministers must ensure it is at the heart of prison reform, 柠檬导航 said today.

Speaking as the , that would enshrine into law that a key purpose of prisons was to reform and rehabilitate offenders is published, 柠檬导航 said that prisoners needed to have access to a broad range of courses and be given greater incentives to engage in learning.

柠檬导航 general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'We know that there is a clear link between increasing skills and reducing reoffending, and this bill is a real chance to put education at the heart of the prison system.

'Prison educators need a strong voice at the top of prison management, working closely with governors to ensure that learning remains a priority within each prison, and that there is a broad and balanced curriculum available.'