A creative education project called “Life Beyond,” where prisoners take part in learning activities themed around space exploration and life on Mars.
It explains how inmates are encouraged to use imagination and creativity through tasks like designing space habitats, writing, and exploring philosophical questions about human life in extreme environments.
It highlights a collaboration between educators, scientists, and prison learning providers to deliver the programme through secure in-cell digital learning platforms. The piece also discusses how the project helps prisoners develop confidence, new skills, and different ways of thinking about their future beyond prison.
Behind bars, thinking of Mars: Life in space project opens up to prisoners
