This article explains how Coracle is using secure, offline Chromebooks to improve prison education and digital skills across the UK. It describes how the company provides specially designed devices in prisons that allow inmates to access structured learning programmes, vocational training and higher education content without needing internet access. The piece highlights how this approach helps address digital exclusion, supports rehabilitation, and prepares prisoners for employment after release by building practical skills and confidence. Overall, it presents Coracle’s technology as part of a wider effort to modernise prison education and reduce reoffending through improved access to learning.
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