Campaigner For Penal Reform, Talks to Sixth Form About How He Educated Himself Years After Prison

Erwin James held the 6th Form spellbound for an hour this week during his talk on his experiences of the UK prison system.

Erwin served twenty years of a life sentence and survived and then thrived through sheer determination to educate himself. He urged his audience to view prisoners as assets rather than liabilities so that the current 70% reoffending rate within a year could be reduced. Edwin's message of salvation from the pit of despair was relevant, challenging, powerful and ultimately up lifting.