Haven Distribution logo, Clifford Harper. All rights reserved.Since 1996, Haven Distribution have been making a simple but significant contribution to UK prison education: buying and sending books to prisoners. Despite having no paid staff and just a handful of volunteers, we supply around 2000 books a year, and have sent books into almost every prison in the UK.
Every prisoner pursuing education is doing so in difficult circumstances, and many have only ever experienced education in unfavourable conditions. A large proportion of UK prisoners received precious little education before their imprisonment, are eager to educate themselves "inside", and face substantial problems in their attempts to do so. Struggling to access educational books – even after former justice secretary Chris Grayling’s infamous “book ban” has long since been lifted – remains a major issue.
