About Us

Makeright is an initiative from the Design Against Crime Research Lab at Central Saint Martins. Its objective is to develop innovative teaching materials for creative education and vocational courses for prisoners. Makeright has identified two main themes for its courses. The first one is anti-theft bag courses (2015-2020) and a related product range for Abel & Cole. The second theme is greeting card design courses (2023 – present) at HMP Isis and an upcoming greeting card range for Untold. Makeright intends to create inspiring learning opportunities through co-design and creative materials that promote the development of communication and vocational skills. Additionally, it seeks to contribute valuable research to knowledge exchange about best practice design education for prisoners. The Makeright courses aim to help prisoners, especially those who are neurodiverse and did not enjoy school, find new creative pathways for independent learning and life journeys towards desistance (living a crime-free life).

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