Petros Damianos was one of the founders of EPEA Hellas and the headmaster of the prison school of Avlona. Petros was a leading figure for development of prison education in Hellas. He served many years in the EPEA Steering Committee … Read More
The Portuguese EPEA Branch APEnP has published its t7h newsletter. Among others Filipe Lopes told his personal story of how he adapted to work in prisons. At first he was skeptical, but he soon learned to appreciate working with prisoners. … Read More
Italy, April 10, 2020 Starting from the prison of Massa Marittima (Grosseto) an innovative experience for “restricted” students is an inspiration for the rest of Europe. They escape the lockdown to maintain education thanks to internet and distance learning on … Read More
The EPEA Branch of Portugal (APEnP) would have held its 1st National Congress in Chaves, May 1-3 (2020). The Congress was an accredited event with expected participation of 120 delegates from Portuguese Higher Education institutions (Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto, Braga, Vila … Read More
Lara La Gatta (www.ristretti.org) issues a call to the Prison Service of Italy making use of distance education technques in prison education. In the current lock down during Corona crisis; use of systems like Skype would have been useful to … Read More
From the Southern Region – June 2019 Motivation To(ols) Learn Francisco, 30-year-old inmate, proudly introduces his inmate friends at Estabelecimento Prisional de Beja, trying to communicate in every way he can, to the new foreign visitors. For one day, all … Read More