Prisons and probation Prison careers service cuts criticised by charities Advisers whose contracts are to end in March play a vital role in rehabilitation, charities say The advisers help inmates gain qualifications, build up a CV and connect with employers on the outside. We therefore call on the government to urgently explain and review its decision to cut the National Careers Service in prisons.”Shadow justice minister Imran Hussein called the measure “shortsighted” and a “false economy”. “It is not good enough to suggest that DWP job coaches will simply replace careers advisers in prisons. O’Brien turned her life around, setting up the New Leaf Initiative in 2014, which is based in Birmingham and is used by careers advisers to help inspire prisoners. Eventually the man was offered a job by Virgin Trains, which runs a scheme to help ex-prisoners, and he recently received praise for his customer service work.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2018 07:52 UTC