United Kingdom
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UK: why we should teach philosophy to prisoners (Kirstine Szifris)
“I taught philosophy to prisoners, and I know it can help end the damaging macho prison culture” As with other forms of educational experience, in the classroom they could be – for a short time – philosophers as opposed to offenders or prisoners.UK : Edmund Clark’s immersive study of prison life goes on show at the Ikon Gallery
“We are a faceless, forgotten part of society,” says one of the inmates at HMP Grendon, where Edmund Clark has been artist-in-residence for the last three years; his work at the prison is now going on show in Birmingham.UK: Stafford prison report reveals oldest inmate is over 100
AROUND 40 inmates at Stafford Prison are being held past their release date, an annual report has revealed. The affected prisoners are being held on Indefinite Protection of the Public (IPP) status, which applied to around 50 inmates – 6.7 per cent of the Stafford Prison population – the Independen…UK: violence, debt and lockdowns
It is the powder wreaking havoc inside Teesside’s biggest prison. Spice has been blamed for Holme House Prison wardens “dropping like flies” after inhaling it. A 5.6kg smuggled spice stash - worth an estimated £200,000 - was found in cells last month, stuffed in cappuccino, Oats-so-Simple and Weeta…