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“It’s changed what I’m living for.” Reflections from prison.
I’m involved in a program evaluation for a prison-based theological training program called The Urban Ministry Institute, or TUMI. I’ve collected over 40 hours of interview data from 1 [...]
Prison education: undervalued and under-resourced
The recent report from the Education Select Committee shines a light on education in prisons. PET’s Head of Policy Francesca Cooney examines its findings. This article originally featu [...]
Blind Justice: How prison is leaving Travellers isolated and traumatised
“I WAS NEVER in trouble and I don’t even understand why I went [to prison]… The judge looks at you in a different way. They think that when they see a Traveller, that they’re going to [...]
‘Addiction is not a crime,’ bishop says as drug-dependent offenders fill prisons
A Catholic bishop has said that “addiction is not a crime” as he appealed to policymakers to pay attention to the medical and psychological needs of prisoners doing time for crimes lin [...]
Glasgow education chief: Schools were excluding pupils out of habit
When Maureen McKenna was six weeks into her job as Glasgow's director of education, staff at one of her schools were threatening to go out on strike. A pupil at Drumchapel High had br [...]
‘I spent years going in and out of addiction. Hairdressing gave me other options. Now I’m helping others’
Eileen McHugh is CEO of Hair Together, which offers barbering and hairstyling training, and a wellness head start to young people. She lives in Dublin with her two daughters I was inv [...]