@c5news: 5 News has been given exclusive access into a prison to find out how helping inmates to read could also help cut crime. Ministry of Justice figures show that more than half of adult prisoners in England and Wales have literacy levels below those expected of an 11-year-old, holding them back from charting the path towards a crime-free life. As part of our series 'No Words: Limited by Literacy', Chief Correspondent @tessachapmannews visited Hatfield open prison to find out more. #prison #literacy #reading

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Tuesday 27 January 2026 18:03:29 GMT