In response to a question in Parliament, Alex provided an update on the Government's prisoner rehabilitation strategy
Alex explained that the Government is creating a Prisoner Education Service focussed on work-based training and skills to improve employment outcomes for offenders on release.
The HMPPS New Futures Network also continues to broker partnerships between prisons and employers, which can result in work opportunities for serving prisoners, through prison industries workshops and workplace Release on Temporary Licence
Alex said: "We know that having somewhere to live, a job, a healthy lifestyle and helping the individual address their underlying and often complex needs are essential to reducing their likelihood of reoffending.
"The Government is developing a Prisoner Education Service to improve prisoners' functional, vocational and life skills as part of our plan to address the complex issues that increase the likelihood of reoffending when a prisoner is released.
"This will enable prison leavers to make a positive contribution to society."