This article highlights how improving digital skills among adults—particularly those at risk of exclusion—can help reduce crime and improve life opportunities. It focuses on arguments from a prison education expert who says that many people leaving custody lack basic digital literacy, making it harder for them to find work, access services, or reintegrate into modern society.
It also explains how structured digital learning in prisons, such as secure offline laptops and training programmes, can help bridge this gap by building practical skills needed for employment and everyday life.
