Average prisoners working in prisons

The average number of prisoners working in public sector and privately managed prisons.

The Government remains committed to the ambition to increase work in prisons and to have more prisoners working and working longer hours in an "employment-like" atmosphere. The aim of this is:

• to ensure that prisoners are occupied in purposeful activity whilst in establishments;
• to give offenders the opportunity to learn new skills and experience and support finding employment on release.

The data source for this measure is HM prison and probation service annual digest.

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