Publisher's Synopsis
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended that all prisoners should have access to education, though most of the millions of people confined throughout the world have no advanced education, and a large number face difficulties in reading, writing and numeracy.;This is a manual providing guidance for the further development of prison education in the Member States. The book examines how the challenges of advancing prison education can be met, and existing practices in countries worldwide are reviewed. It has been designed for decision makers, educators and non-governmental organizations to assist in planning and conducting education in penal establishments.
