Lee Child is a famous writer. He writes about crime. Now, he wants to help prisoners in the UK by teaching them to read and stop committing crimes.

Lee Child has written many books. His Jack Reacher series is very popular. People who don't read might know his work from movies and TV shows.

Lee Child's new project is about giving back. He wants to help prisoners by teaching them to read.

Lee Child is the first Prison's Laureate.

The project aims to stop some prisoners from committing crimes again by teaching them to read and write. The project is still new, but people are excited about it.

Many prisoners have trouble reading and writing. More than half of adult prisoners read at a level lower than an 11-year-old. This is a big problem.

Lee Child said, 'Many prisoners are released, but they commit crimes again and come back to prison.'

It costs a lot of money to keep someone in prison. Lee Child thinks that teaching prisoners to read can help them stop committing crimes.

Some women are in prison because they couldn't read. They didn't pay their TV license because they couldn't read the warning letter.

They get a warning letter, but they can't read it. They get in trouble and end up in prison because they can't read.

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Lee Child said, 'Some prisoners want to be good citizens, but they can't get a job or rent a flat because they can't read.'

Lee Child started a program to teach prisoners to read. He went to five prisons in Yorkshire and had good results.

The program brought prisoners and officers together to read. This made the prison a more peaceful place.

Lee Child sent prisoners one of his books to read. Then, they talked about the book and what they liked or didn't like.

Lee Child asked the prisoners to write something. They talked about how writing can help them deal with their past.

The prisoners helped each other with reading. This was very touching to see.

This is just the beginning. The program will expand to more prisons soon.

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