Children as young as seven are being allowed into a London prison so their convict fathers can help with their homework.
More than 50 children enter the gates of Wandsworth prison to take part in the homework club.
It was launched to allow youngsters vital contact with their fathers, while giving the prisoners an extra incentive to rehabilitate.
The Thursday club, the only one of its kind in the country, is the initiative of Wandsworth governor Ian Mulholland.
The children, all of primary school age, go through intensive security checks at the category B jail to make sure they are not being used to smuggle anything in.
An officer at the prison, which holds 1,416 convicts, joked: "We hope none of the dads are teaching their kids things like how to rob banks."
No comments:
Post a Comment