CLIP partners with Guille-Alles Library to provide laptop for use by former Les Nicolles prisoners
February 17, 2023
This initiative aims to help prisoners continue their education initiated whilst in Prison and find employment after release. "The whole objective is to reduce reoffending", said CLIP Director Andrew Ozanne.
“For a lot of individuals when they come out of prison, they probably don’t have the facilities we take for granted” said Mr Ozanne. The library offers a safe space where they can access books and complete educational tasks that were started in prison.
Access to education and training often stops abruptly upon release and the laptop will provides the opportunity for continuity, boosting confidence and aiding reintegration into society.
"The biggest problem many prisoners face leaving prison is accommodation" said prison governor John De Carteret. "The CLIP laptop in the library will help give those leaving prison a place with normality allowing them to advance in job opportunities and continue education".
"Libraries are community hubs, and this collaboration aligns with our mission to support education, rehabilitation and personal growth" said Catherine Stuart, head of learning and development at Guille-Alles Library.
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