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This final session will focus on PLE in prisons. Ruth McFarlane and James Mehigan will discuss issues such as whether prisoners have a right or entitlement to education and to what extent this can ...be seen as a positive outcome; prison education and how it relates to school curricula; and the need for prisons to achieve GCSE-equivalent ratings for prisoners. They’ll also examine higher-education options available to prisoners – the OU in particular – and the practicalities and implications of this.
This final session will focus on PLE in prisons. Ruth McFarlane and James Mehigan will discuss issues such as whether prisoners have a right or entitlement to education and to what extent this can ...be seen as a positive outcome; prison education and how it relates to school curricula; and the need for prisons to achieve GCSE-equivalent ratings for prisoners. They’ll also examine higher-education options available to prisoners – the OU in particular – and the practicalities and implications of this.
| Series: | Pro Bono Law Special |
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| Episode | 8 |
| Recording date: | 03-05-2017 |
| Published: | 2017 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:23:15 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Ruth McFarlane; James Mehigan |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/public-legal-education-prisons-and-prisoners?event=Pro%20Bono%20Law%20Special%20-%20May%202017 |
| Production number: | SHL00149 |
| Available to public: | yes |
