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Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

The ongoing prisons crisis is seeing thousands of prisoners released early despite warnings many will end up back inside. We spoke to a prison officer and charity Shannon Trust on why helping prisoners to teach other inmates to read can play a small but vital role in cutting reoffending

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Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

Author Marnie Riches has mobilised writers to donate books to rebuild Spellow Lane Library Hub’s collection after it was burned by far-right rioters

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War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the ‘right to read’

Literature doesn’t belong “to the middle class,” Sir Michael Morpurgo has urged, calling on the government to invest in youth literacy

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital

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Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’

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How Thought Bubble draws on comics as a vehicle for good

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Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day

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The legacy of Penned Up: How prison literacy changed my life

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John Bird: Investing in prisoners could help them rewrite their story

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‘It’s not just about DC and Marvel’: How comics are a literacy gateway drug

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Kids will work on their vocabulary with shoe-fitting staff

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