The spoken word artist has worked with inmates for years. He tells why we need a revolution in education and training to transform their lives
A weary raised eyebrow is the usual response to the ideal vision of a prison, where inmates can take stock and improve themselves. We hear enough, after all, about the poor mental health, the violence, the cramped conditions and the illicit substances that circulate.
But one persuasive voice is about to take to a public platform to argue that a prisoner really can press the reset button during a sentence – and, furthermore, that the outside world could learn lessons from the successes achieved inside.
