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Shelton Abbey Open Prison Education Unit
Supervising Teacher: Patricia Breen
Telephone: 0402 32140
Fax: 0402 91563
Shelton Abbey is an Open Prison, catering for up to 58 male prisoners at a time. The regime in Shelton Abbey is
much less regimented than that in closed prisons. The men have freedom to move around the grounds in their spare time,
and are not locked into cells, but share bedrooms. Open prisons in Ireland are regulated by the Prisons Act, 1970.
According to this act, they exist “for the purposes of promoting the rehabilitation of offenders.”
The Prison Education Service is a partnership between the Irish Prison Service and the VEC
Prison Education was introduced to Shelton Abbey in the late 1970’s. County Wicklow VEC provides
5,300 tuition hours per year.
Facilities
Shelton Abbey Education Unit consists of a computer/general subjects room, a large classroom, art-room, fully
equipped gymnasium, woodwork room and a small room for 1-1 literacy, study, music lessons and fitness screening, and
also a well stocked library.
Outdoor Facilities Include
Tennis and Volleyball courts, football pitch and running track. The Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Racquetball and
Squash courts at Arklow Sports and Leisure Club are hired.
The following courses and subjects are available:
Pre-Release Planning:
- Personal Development
- Life-Skills and Preparation for Work
- Career Planning
- Anger Management
Academic Subjects:
- Basic Education
- English
- Maths
- History
- Social & Environment Studies
- Music
- French
Arts:
- Art
- Crafts
- Drama
- Creative Writing
Practical Subjects:
- Woodwork
- Wood Sculpture
- Cookery
- Physical Education
- Computer Applications
- Technical Drawing
- CAD
Health Education:
- Aids/HIV Awareness
- Addiction Awareness
- Health Related Fitness
- First Aid
- Men's Health
- Yoga
For more information on Prison Education in general please click here
©
2008 County Wicklow VEC
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