A scheme aimed at turning offenders away from a life of crime by giving them the chance to work in professionally-run prison kitchens is set to be rolled out in 25 more jails by the end of the year, the Ministry of Justice has announced
"It's made me thrive, it's made me want to do things. When I get out, I want to get a job. I want to finish my carpentry qualification.Aside from looking for work, one of the things JB is most looking forward to when he leaves is impressing his mother with the new things he has learned how to cook, including jerk chicken, jerk pork and dumplings.
"The rollout of The Clink Kitchens project over the next three years to 70 prisons in England and Wales, will enable us to continue to repair society and support the hospitality industry that has a major skills shortage," he said. The Clink Charity which runs the kitchens says it has already helped more than 2,500 offenders into stable and secure jobs since launching in 2009 at HMP High Down in Surrey.
MoJ analysis from 2019 including 209 people involved in the scheme found that those who took part were 32% less likely to re-offend in their first year out of prison.
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