The Times: Inmates need better work than the chain gang

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The Times: Inmates need better work than the chain gang

“Your room is tiny and you’re in that room 24/7, you’ve had your dinner in there, you’ve slept in there, you’ve done everything in there, and then . . . it’s just demotivating, those same four walls.”

Interesting article written by Alice Thomson in ‘The Times’ on the challenges prisons have faced under lockdown and the need to find purposeful employment. Includes Unlocked Graduates CEO Natasha Porter’s reflection on the unexpected positives and big challenges of lockdown legacy in prisons.

Read full article in The Times here ££