Welcome We are happy to welcome Annet Bakker from the Netherlands as the new Chairperson of EPEA and Cecilie Høisæter from Norway as the new Secretary, both taking office from the 1st of July 2015. We are also happy … Read More
Presentation of new chairperson Lena Axelsson Lena Axelsson, Swedish National Prison Education Manager, is employed at the head office of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service since 2008. She started her career as a qualified teacher at upper secondary … Read More
I want to thank all the seven former Chairpersons for building and supporting the European Prison Education Association, EPEA. The latest, Anita Wilson, is formally stepping down after the period of three years. I know that Anita Wilson has invested … Read More
EPEA congratulates Torfinn Langelid, Norway, to the very well-earned and prestigious honour, the “Royal Norwegian St. Olavs Orden”, which is a knighthood conferred on Norwegian inhabitants as a reword for “excellent work for the country and humanity”. Langelid will recieve … Read More
Since 2009, every fall, the National Administration of Penitentiaries in Romania organizes the MULTIART Festival for Inmates, an event that brings together artists and troupes of prisoners throughout the prison system, allowing the public to directly get in touch with … Read More
Many EPEA members took part in the conference “Pathways to Inclusion – Strengthening European Cooperation in Prison Education and Training”. The conference was arranged by the European Commisson Life Long Learning Programme. The conference had the following objectives: to draw … Read More