Mark O'Mahony
@themarkages.bsky.social
Policy Manager at Prisoners' Education Trust @prisonersed.bsky.social. Previously children's social care policy. Drinks coffee, eats cake, sings in choirs, usually in that order. Also Crisis at Christmas Shift Leader @crisis-uk.bsky.social
It is outrageous that all YOIs in England are delivering less than children's legally mandated 15 hours education a week.
When we hold young people in detention, we must give them the building blocks for a better future. The Government must put education first, for all young people in custody.
When we hold young people in detention, we must give them the building blocks for a better future. The Government must put education first, for all young people in custody.
For the nearly 300 children in England's YOIs, access to education is restricted, with some spending more than 22 hours a day locked in their cells. This cannot be tolerated by the government any longer: it must put education first.
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England's three YOIs fail 15-hour education requirement
None of England’s young offender institutions provided children in their care with the education they were entitled to during the last three years reveals probe
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It is outrageous that all YOIs in England are delivering less than children's legally mandated 15 hours education a week.
When we hold young people in detention, we must give them the building blocks for a better future. The Government must put education first, for all young people in custody.
When we hold young people in detention, we must give them the building blocks for a better future. The Government must put education first, for all young people in custody.
Reposted by Mark O'Mahony
We are joining the Zahid Mubarek Trust’s Movement for Race Equality in Prisons.
We support their call for renewed ambition, action and accountability on race equality across the prison system.
Find out more about the movement and how to join here ⬇️
We support their call for renewed ambition, action and accountability on race equality across the prison system.
Find out more about the movement and how to join here ⬇️
Join The Movement
Join The Movement “The way individuals are treated in prison affects their chances of rehabilitation in tangible and intangible ways. Tangibly, access to opportunities like training courses, prison jobs and behaviour management programmes affects offenders’ ability to cope without reoffending when they leave prison. Intangibly, the extent to which prisoners believe they are treated fairly…
ow.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are joining the Zahid Mubarek Trust’s Movement for Race Equality in Prisons.
We support their call for renewed ambition, action and accountability on race equality across the prison system.
Find out more about the movement and how to join here ⬇️
We support their call for renewed ambition, action and accountability on race equality across the prison system.
Find out more about the movement and how to join here ⬇️
Reposted by Mark O'Mahony
The Justice Committee's new report highlights the dire state our prisons are in. The government needs to set out an ambitious plan to provide consistent access to high-quality education and training. The first step should be reversing cuts to budgets that will only make a bad situation worse.
‘Dire’ prison conditions putting rehabilitation and reoffending reduction ‘at risk’, Justice Committee warns - Committees - UK Parliament
Prison overcrowding, staffing shortages and deteriorating infrastructure is having a ‘profound impact on the ability of prisons to deliver rehabilitation’, a new report published today (No...
committees.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Justice Committee's new report highlights the dire state our prisons are in. The government needs to set out an ambitious plan to provide consistent access to high-quality education and training. The first step should be reversing cuts to budgets that will only make a bad situation worse.
Great to see the #JusticeSelectCommittee highlighting some of the wider benefits of prison education.
Here’s how Emma described her experiences...
"It was like as education grew in importance, drugs became less important... gradually I was using [course] work as a distraction from the drugs."
Here’s how Emma described her experiences...
"It was like as education grew in importance, drugs became less important... gradually I was using [course] work as a distraction from the drugs."
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Great to see the #JusticeSelectCommittee highlighting some of the wider benefits of prison education.
Here’s how Emma described her experiences...
"It was like as education grew in importance, drugs became less important... gradually I was using [course] work as a distraction from the drugs."
Here’s how Emma described her experiences...
"It was like as education grew in importance, drugs became less important... gradually I was using [course] work as a distraction from the drugs."
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