By Oliver Farrimond
MOTOR racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart offered hope to Scottish prisoners yesterday after visiting Saughton Prison in Edinburgh with Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Accompanied by son Paul, Sir Jackie was promoting dyslexia courses for prisoners, which he says will put them in pole position to turn the corner once outside.
70-year-old Sir Jackie is one of the most high-profile figures in the UK to suffer from dyslexia, and has campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of the condition.
Famously, he has said that his dyslexia was so bad that it left him unable to fill in a drivers’ license form.
The three-times Formula One World Championship winner said: “Our trip to prison was very interesting.”
“I had received two letters from prisoners in there who were concerned about their lack of ability to read and write correctly.
“They were also worried that the education they were getting to help them with that was going to be stopped. Continue reading
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