The route out of prison is an obstacle course[1]: release means rebuilding family relationships, finding jobs, securing housing and readjusting to freedom[2]. Tap Social supports this crucial transition from INSIDE OUT, offering fairly paid employment and continuity during and after prison. [3]
[1] For examples of some of the practical barriers faced by prison leavers see https://www.nacro.org.uk/policy-and-research/barriers-to-effective-resettlement/ and for a focus on the financial exclusion suffered by prisoners see http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/uploads/documents/timeismoney.pdf [2] For a full discussion of many of the issues facing prisoners attempting to re-start their lives after prison see http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/OutforGood.pdf [3] For more information about our social mission and ex-offender employment programmes see
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