Property News · August 27, 2019

How a gardening scheme is reaping rewards for prisoners’ mental health | Clare Horton


HMP Parc’s gardening scheme is improving prisoners’ lives – and has won an award from the Royal Horticultural SocietyAlan Grant steps back from the flowerbed he has been carefully weeding and reflects on his morning’s work. “It takes you away from prison a bit,” he says, “it’s therapeutic, it’s enjoyable. My time here would have gone slower if it wasn’t for the garden.” Related: UK prisons are a disgrace. No wonder a Dutch court has refused to extradite | Ben Keith Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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