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Social Enterprise leading the charge in tackling prisoner education secures £150,000 of investment
The Bank of America-backed Growth Impact Fund, developed by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd, announces its second investment Doing What Really Matters (DMRM), a social enterprise that works [...]
HMP Northumberland: Prison farm shop to sell inmates’ produce
A charity is setting up a farm shop at a prison to sell produce grown on site to the public. The Oswin Project, set up to help ex-offenders, will also take over the management of HMP N [...]
Thousands more ex-prisoners in work following major drive to boost employment
More than double the number of ex-offenders found work following a major government drive to reduce reoffending and plug labour shortages to help grow the economy. 116% rise in ex-offe [...]
Convict Criminology at Westminster initiative celebrates Criminology graduates of HMP Pentonville Prison
The University of Westminster’s Convict Criminology at Westminster initiative celebrated the graduation of prisoners and prison staff from the Criminology BA course at HMP Pentonville [...]
Prison ‘saves life’ of misery-maker who is now a qualified chef
James Austin has a lengthy history of crime but is 'proud of the changes he has made' A drug dealer who was caught red-handed selling heroin and crack cocaine on the streets has since [...]
Greene King: Pub chain among businesses offering jobs to inmates from Doncaster prisons
National pub chain Greene King is among a number of businesses offering jobs to inmates upon their release from Doncaster’s prisons. Prison education provider Novus, which works in HMP [...]