Employment of People with Criminal Convictions Debate
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(1 year ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, it is the turn of the Green Benches. If everyone is quick, we can then hear from my noble friend Lord Polak.
I will be quick. I will just say that I will miss Lord Cormack very much.
There is a section of prisoners—the IPP prisoners, who are imprisoned for public protection—who are constantly being called back to prison, and their mental health is very much under threat; they are a very vulnerable population. Are prisons looking to rehabilitate those prisoners in particular, by preparing them for work?