A collection of writings about the transforming power of education in British prisons. Edited by two of the leading experts on prison education in the UK - Professor David Wilson and Dr Anne Reuss, this book is a collection of essays written by leading prison education practitioners and prisoners.

This book is a major challenge to penal policy-makers to accept the value of education - beyond "basic skills", and at a time when regimes have come to be dominated by cognitive thinking skills courses. Weaving anecdote with solid research and evaluation, the book presents a comprehensive account of education inside prisons. At the very heart of it lies the question: "who is prison(er) education for - prison or prisoner?"