A woman’s place?
Ghislaine Howard shows that working in prison is a two-way process for artist and inmates.
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Barring progress
Bridget Edwards reveals how the important work of art projects in prisons is under threat.
Can a Man Change?
Bridget Edwards introduces us to two men, one in his late teens and one considerably older. Both have served time in jail and both…
Learning curve
Bridget Edwards marvels at the work of arts professionals who help offenders to learn how to learn.
Community Focus – Doing the arts justice
Susan Ashmore wonders how we quantify the impact of arts projects in criminal justice settings.
Evaluating the arts – The impact of art on offenders
Engaging prisoners in high-quality, innovative arts activities is always going to be exciting, productive and, hopefully, a reward…
Criminal justice – Playing to the crowd
Performing live in front of peers can often be more nerve-wracking than facing a room full of strangers, particularly for an adole…
Criminal justice – A sense of liberation
Escape Artists is an established performing arts company, which began life as a drama group founded by a life sentence prisoner in…
Working with Young Offenders – Awards for hidden talents
The Koestler Awards Scheme was the brainchild of Arthur Koestler, writes Dorothy Salmon.
Focus on community arts – Poems, paintings and prisons
If ever the arts were desperately needed, it?s in prisons, says Mary Stephenson. Yet prisons are the place you?re least likely to…
