Prison reforms: is it working?

Prison overcrowding is a global issue, with over 11 million prisoners currently incarcerated. In July 2024, the UK government announced an early-release scheme as an emergency measure to address severe overcrowding. Explore different countries’ approach to prison-system reforms and debate the best actions to take.

Collage of pages from the “Prison reforms: is it fair?”  teaching resource showing the cover and lesson plan

Published 08 November 2024

About this lesson

Use this one-hour lesson to help your students:

  • Discuss prison systems in the news
  • Consider different perspectives
  • Reflect on different countries’ reform decisions
  • Problem solving

    Advanced:
    Analysing complex problems
    and solutions

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