The transformational role & importance of prison education | Dr Anne Costelloe | TEDxMountjoyPrison

Dr Anne Costelloe talks about the role of education, its transformational role and importance within the prison system. How Ireland provides ‘promising practice’ in this area. Anne discusses how and why education is important in Prisons. Dr. Anne Costelloe is the Head Teacher in Mountjoy Prison. She is a former Chairperson of the European Prison Education Association andthe Editor of the Practitioner Section of the Journal of Prison Education and Re-entry.

She has published widely on issues surrounding prisoner education and was a lead contributor to the European Commission report, ‘Prison education and training in Europe – a review and commentary of existing literature, analysis and evaluation’. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx