This new approach uses powerful stories written by prisoners drawing from their own experiences. Designed to look like ordinary music CDs, with strikingly illustrated full colour mini reading booklets inside, they are line-broken for easy reading. With full audio support they can be used flexibly by a new reader for independent study, to support one to one work in a Toe by Toe programme, or in group sessions to stimulate discussion, reading and writing extension activities. These CDs will appeal to beginners and reluctant readers and will help them to unlock the experience of reading for pleasure.
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Resources
Looking for ways to use the Lifelines CDs with your learners?
We are inviting Skills for Life practitioners in prisons to use and enjoy a range of free, downloadable resources and publicity material to support the use of Lifelines with new readers.
To register for your free set of learning materials and full colour A2 poster click here |
 
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DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER by Jenna Hanley
Jenna’s account of the highs and lows of a heroin hit is rivetingly honest.
Will she have the strength to fight the devil on her shoulder and reclaim her life.
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THE CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN by Bernard Murphy
Born into a world of crime a son follows blindly in his father’s footsteps. Now older and wiser, Bernard reflects on the tangled path his life has taken with mixed emotions.
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OUT by Ashley Ellis
The big day. Ashley is leaving prison. As the gate closes behind him his senses are reawakened as he experiences life anew and faces the future in front of him.
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FREEDOM PROJECT by Kerry Higgins
Locked up in a cycle of violence and mind games by a man who claims to love her, Kerry finds a way out that will change her life forever.
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THE SHORTS by Darren Brennand
Brought up in a home with a violent step-father, Darren’s story of an unhappy childhood is told through vivid and powerful writing.
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FATHER FIRST by Billy Little
The fact that most men in prison are also fathers is often not acknowledged.
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MY CHOICE by Lisa Hayes
Lisa faces a stark decision. As a drug user, she knows it's time to take control of her life before it's too late.
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JUDGEMENT DAY by Scott Hamilton
On the morning he will be sentenced, Scott savours every last moment of freedom.
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I THOUGHT I KNEW MYSELF by Hassan Braiteh
This poignant and poetic story reveals prison as an unexpected opportunity to reflect on origins, identity and direction in life.
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FIRST NIGHT by Stephen Metcalfe
Stephen conveys the shock to the system of his first night inside as a young offender.
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REFLECTIONS by Belinda Biggs
Belinda is with her grandmother during her final moments. She writes poetically and poignantly about her emotions as death approaches.
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