Improving access to reading in prisons, particularly through initiatives linked to World Book Day, can support rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. It argues that many prisoners have low literacy levels, and encouraging reading can help build basic skills, confidence, and future employability.

It also highlights how digital learning tools and in-cell devices are being used to make books and reading materials more accessible in secure environments, helping prisoners engage with education during their sentences.

“Let’s get prisoners reading on World Book Day,” says tech entrepreneur