This important report, written by Helen Carpenter, summarises the Reading and Libraries Challenge Fund, which was launched in 2003 and was “one of Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s earliest Special Initiatives. Administered through the Foundation’s Social Justice programme, the Fund sought to encourage work by libraries and other institutions to improve access to books and reading among young people and others experiencing disadvantage, including refugees, asylum seekers and care leavers.” [p3]
“Reading for rehabilitation: a thematic review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons”
This important report was published in Jan 2026: “This report highlights some very positive findings from jails in which committed