The Prison Education Project (PEP), a US-based charity which promotes educational opportunities for individuals in custody, have spent the week at HMP Edinburgh running an alternative programme of classes in the Learning Centre.
PEP have previously visited HMP Addiewell, but this was their first time collaborating with the SPS and Fife College.
A full timetable of courses were offered alongside the regular academic classes led by Fife College. They included, Conflict Resolution, Building Healthy Relationships, Financial Literacy, Creative Writing, Creative Expression, and Forgiveness and Healing.
Over 80 individuals engaged with the courses, with everyone giving positive feedback about how valuable the experiences were. One participant said: “the week has brought me a lot of positivity and strength, and belief to know that I can keep going.”
