“I never used to read. Hated it.” That is how Main Man Ali from NPR’s breakfast show, Porridge, describes
Tag: book
A former gang member and addict who spent years trapped in a cycle of drugs, alcohol, violence and prison
Andrew Pritchard is truly a transformed man. Once the kingpin of a drug empire which flooded UK streets with
The Penned Up festival at HMP Erlestoke is 10 years old, and offers prisoners ideas for fresh starts A
A former gang member and addict who spent years trapped in a cycle of drugs, alcohol, violence and prison
Andy Aitchison has been taking photographs inside the UK’s prisons for over 20 years. His interest started in 2004,
There are some projects in prisons that are so clearly positive that you wonder why other places haven’t already
It’s the National Year of Reading and here at HMP Bure we are going all-in with a reading challenge
At a recent rehab meeting here, I asked a question as to why psychology vets all books that are
A prison has continued to ban books for months after it was asked by Prison Service headquarters to change
Inside Time exclusive A prison has continued to ban books for months after it was told by Prison Service
Andrew J Nolan has found a niche in the true crime genre of book writing. As a second-generation Irish
Men meet in a prison library to discuss a classic sci-fi novel – while across the UK, 2026 celebrates
We live in such a stressful world, With daily tensions we toy, But reading good books can give us
When someone says, “reading”, what’s the first thing that comes into your head? Thick novels with tiny print and
Four jails have been instructed by the Prison Service to comply with national rules, after Inside Time learned that
Parole by Rob McKeon When a prisoner is up for parole, decisions must be made. How will they behave
I would like to add to the conversation and controversy regarding the mailing-in of books from friends and family.
A prison which banned its residents from receiving books from their families and friends has reversed its approach after