This study highlights new evidence that prisoners are highly motivated to learn, particularly when given access to digital tools and higher education opportunities in custody. Drawing on research from Nottingham Trent University, it finds strong demand for education across the prison population and suggests that expanding learning provision could significantly reduce reoffending rates. The piece also explores how digital exclusion remains a major barrier to rehabilitation, and argues that improving access to technology and skills training in prisons is both a social necessity and a practical step toward better reintegration outcomes after release.
Good news for James Timpson, prisoners want to learn, study shows
