A resettlement prison says it is “working its socks off” to improve the help it gives inmates to get them ready for life outside.

Last December an inspection found HMP Northumberland had “lost its way” in rehabilitation and release planning.

Sodexo, which runs it, said since the report it had learned and was improving inmates’ resettlement opportunities.

It has set up a website for interested potential employers who have also been invited to “phone up the prison”.

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