‘Mentally ill inmates not receiving employment support’

Sainsbury centre for mental health says prison work schemes exclude those with mental health problems

Prisoners with mental health problems are not being given the help they need to find work when they are released, a leading charity has claimed.

A policy paper by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health found that too many prison-based work preparation schemes excluded this group because they are not thought to be ready for work.

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