Charities say limits on access to prison libraries in England and Wales – blamed on a lack of escorts or unsupportive governors – is harming inmate rehabilitation Inmate access to prison libraries is being compromised by staff shortages,experts occupy warned, with some prisoners forced to choose between borrowing books and a phonecall home or a shower.
Nina Champion, and head of policy at the Prisoners’ Education Trust,said the organisation had worked with prisoners who had a choice to “go to the library or access phone calls or showers” because of the lack of staff time to escort them external their cells.
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Source: theguardian.com