▁ 2 9 ▁b eds ▁for ▁in - pat ients ▁on ▁one ▁floor ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁ 3 6 ▁b eds ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁floor ▁for ▁en hanced ▁workers . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁provides ▁education ▁– ▁liter acy , ▁numer acy , ▁information ▁technology ▁and ▁voc ational ▁skills ▁- ▁health care , ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁coun s elling , ▁and ▁off ending ▁behaviour ▁courses . ▁ ▁Don c aster ▁has ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁former ▁prisoners ▁re - off ending . ▁Sch emes ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁with ▁local ▁employ ers , ▁land l ords ▁and ▁other ▁ag encies ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁ensure ▁ex - pr ison ers ▁have ▁a ▁successful ▁res ett lement ▁into ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁prison ▁also ▁has ▁links ▁with ▁a ▁‘ half way ▁house ’ ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁town ▁where ▁prisoners ▁can ▁live ▁after ▁release ▁as ▁they ▁adjust ▁to ▁life ▁beyond ▁the ▁prison ▁wall . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁has ▁been ▁nick named ▁" Don cat raz " ▁by ▁in m ates ▁and ▁loc als , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Al cat raz ▁prison , ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay . ▁The ▁prison ▁lies ▁between ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Don , ▁River ▁Don ▁Navigation ▁and ▁River ▁Ch es w old ▁and ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁an ▁' is land '. ▁ ▁Don c aster ▁Pr ison ▁is ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁frequently ▁two ▁prisoners ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁share ▁a ▁cell ▁designed ▁for ▁one . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁