A prisoner has been pictured putting his feet up in a deserted Nottinghamshire prison workshop
meant to teach inmates new skills.
But the inspector said woodwork, plastics and textile facilities and joinery and plumbing classes were often empty. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor’s report of last month’s visit said: “Only a handful of prisoners attended classes.“We found prisoners idle in workshops, where machinery was broken and there was insufficient work to occupy them.” He slammed prison bosses for being “slow to get started”, despite having expensive equipment ready to go.
Critics said the photo was evidence of a failed £550million Tory promise to make the prison system work. It comes as in 2021, the Government pledged a three-year jail work and skills revolution aimed at helping lags land a job on release and reduce reoffending. Initiatives include training them to be baristas, pub and bakery workers, partnering with firms like Greene King, Costa Coffee and Greggs.
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