PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Prisoner Rehabilitation - 5 February 2019 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Jamie Stone, are highlighted with a yellow border.
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
12:23:20
Rory Stewart
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Over time, we have invested more and more in this, particularly in individualised rehabilitation programmes. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to Stephanie Covington and Edwina Grosvenor, in particular, for their trauma-informed approach to counselling.
12:23:58
Jamie Stone
When we think about prisoners, we should understand that we all have a past that we cannot change but a future that we can change, hopefully this side of eternity. Many prisoners out there have records of good conduct and are desperately trying to turn over a new leaf. Surely we should therefore be doing everything in our power to encourage still more firms, companies and other organisations to offer suitable short-term placements to these people, because those placements can be so successful in terms of rehabilitation.
Rory Stewart
Absolutely. It totally transforms a prisoner’s life to have a job, and it leads them to be less likely to reoffend, therefore protecting the public. I pay tribute particularly to the work of Tempus Novo in Leeds, which brings businesses into prison, with two experienced ex-prison officers, and helps companies to become comfortable with employing ex-offenders, thus ultimately changing lives and protecting the public.
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