Death sentence for jails’ work-programme expansion Efforts to grow HMP Academies are axed after just one prison sets up employer partnership
Revealed: Prisons with most severe cuts to education hours Harsher sentence for education time in Greater Manchester and Merseyside jails
Prison education time slashed by one quarter, MoJ admits Ministers stress rising costs means prison education delivery must be squeezed
‘Devastating’ prison education cuts will fuel reoffending, warns chief inspector Many prisoners return to causing ‘mayhem’ in their community after their release
No improvement for education of young offenders Most institutions are stuck in a ‘vicious cycle’ of isolation and frustration
Existing providers win £1.5bn prison education ‘overhaul’ Critics warn the system will continue to fail unless more drastic action is taken
Let more prisoners work or train, says sentencing review Ex justice secretary recommends using AI to help prisoners with probation and education advice
Apprenticeships behind bars follows open jail failure Scheme expanded inside prison walls despite just 10 prisoners undertaking apprenticeships since 2022
Prisons ‘lack resources’ for inmates to learn their way to liberty Ministers are considering linking prison education to early release for the second time in a decade