Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Open University has been delivering higher education in prisons since 1971. This book is the first to document and analyze the experience of prisoners whose lives have often been transformed by these efforts, gathering contributions from former and current prisoners across the UK and Ireland. 2019 marks the The Open University's fiftieth anniversary and this book forms part of these celebrations.
Synopsis
The first authoritative volume to look back on the last 50 years of The Open University providing higher education to those in prison, this unique book gives voice to ex-prisoners whose lives have been transformed by the education they received. Offering vivid personal testimonies, reflective vignettes and academic analysis of prison life and education in prison, the book marks the 50th anniversary of The Open University.