I found this book really easy to read and liked how it was split into simple chapters.

I have always wanted to work in a prison setting and so found this book really interesting about what goes on on the “inside”.

Mim was a prison teacher and shared her experiences why working in a women’s prison. In the book Mim includes statistics but what the book does so brilliantly is bring to life the women that are in prison. Mim brings to life the impossible situation that many of the women face, trapped in the cycle of offending and being sent to prison. I am fascinated with peoples “back stories” and their motivate for doing what they do, so this book was great for me to understand the situation that many female offenders find themselves in both and out of prison.

The book is split into small chapters which are easy to read and throughout the book you clearly experience Mims humour, which makes the book the book that it is.

The book clearly explains the loneliness and isolation that many women experience and this is something I would like to explore further as our charity grows – offering a safe space for ex offenders to visit get the support they need without fear of judgement.

I would be particularly be interested in supporting mums who have lost contact with their children due to being in prison  – a project for another time!

At the end of the book Mim has a section called “Lessons ( I learnt) from A Women’s Prison”

There are many points in this section but the one that stood out for me was:

“counselling is brilliant and we should all have some” – isn’t that the truth!!