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European Prison Education Association

European Prison Education Association

Dr. Anthony Busser
Drammen Videregaende Skole, Marienlyst,
Drammen
Norway
Tel: 00 353 1 8302818
Fax:
e-mail: Anthony.Busser2@hmps.gsi.gov.uk
www: www.epea.org

History

In 1991, a small group of educators working in prisons throughout Europe established the EPEA in order to share examples of good practice and sound policy in the area of prison education. They believed an organisation was necessary to act as an advocate for prison education within the various European prison systems. Furthermore, they felt it necessary to create an organisation to promote and safeguard the ideals of the newly published document, Education In Prison (Council of Europe, 1990), and Recommendation No. R (89) 12, adopted by the Council of Europe on the 13 October 1989. This forward thinking document lays the foundation for the policies and principles that inform prison education among its 43 member states. It outlines succinctly the important role education has to play within any prison regime. It stresses that all prisoners have the right to education and provides a checklist of factors essential to the provision of an effective prison education service. It highlights the role education has to play in the development of the individual prisoner as well as the community, and it indicates how education in prison can prepare the prisoner for successful reintegration to society. (Copies can be downloaded from the EPEA website, www.epea.org.)Since its foundation, the EPEA has established itself as the European voice for prison education drawing its membership from over 40 countries. . Acknowledgment of its strength and importance lies in its recognition as an official Non-Government Organisation (NGO) with participatory status at the Council of Europe (COE), and it has been honoured further by its recent election to the Liaison Committee of NGOs with full voting rights.