Fair Chance
Statistics show that two-thirds of prisoners re-offend within two years of being released from prison. Studies also show that a full-time job or education helps prevent re-offending.
People United Against Crime worked with the Department for Education and Skills and the Prison Service to produce a CD-ROM informing prisoners about what courses were available in their area following release from prison.
'Fair Chance' the disc carried information about 1,100 courses provided by 300 education or training agencies available in the region. Hundreds of the CD-ROMs were distributed for use by Resettlement personnel in prisons across Yorkshire and the Humber.