With the development and implementation of the digital library, the European dissemination platform for education in prisons, we aim to ensure that anyone who is actively involved in, participates in, wants to participate in, or is interested in prison education can easily publish information (articles, research, project experiences, new teaching methods, etc.) on the platform and thereby share it with others in the language they are proficient in. Together with the platform, a comprehensive "Guide for moderators" and an article 'how to write about a project' have been developed and included in the platform. Five regional contact persons/trainers have been trained. The intention is to appoint a contact person in each EU country and to train a national trainer. The contact persons of the national departments of EPEA have been involved as contact persons. It was not possible to find national trainers (through a 'train the trainers') as well.
There is a lot of knowledge and experience in the field of prison education, but it is not sufficiently shared (inter)nationally. By building and using a digital library, a European Disseminnation Platform for Education in Prison (EDPEP) placed on the website of the European Prison Education Association (EPEA), the possibility is provided to place project reports, articles, research, new initiatives, etc. in the field of prison education so that others can take note of them. By placing a translate button in the platform, content can be written en posted in any desired language and be read in any othe language. The platform stores articles, experiences, research, etc. for an extended period of time and makes them easily accesssible in any language for professionals in the sector, as well as for (ex-)prisoners, interested parties and professional organisationsactive in prison education. Education includes formal and informal education, art, sports and libraries.