SA PRISON LIBRARIES: A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

Incite : volume 32 issue 9
View : 11/10/2012


Historically Prison Library services in south Australia have relied on donated books from well meaning of the public and othr benefactors. As a result, most of them are largely full of unwanted, outdated and in apprriate resources.

The correctional officer have highlighted that prison library collections are critical to help and support literacy and numeracy, and in enabling prisoners to access meaningful leisure activities.
The project officer Abigail Day have describe the assessment project for the prison library are now long overdue.

To help better the prison library implement regular library opening time, creation of prison library roles and funding to buy new resources as well as computer with library software to manage these resources.

I love this article in particular as it gives public the insight in to the prison library system and on how the time is moving and technology is so fast moving that even the prisoners themselfs need this to better educate them and to help prepare them when they are free to roam amongst society.