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By: Victoria Atkins

Victoria Atkins is the Minister of State for Prisons and Probation

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  • Hiring ex-prisoners will make our streets safer and shave billions off the taxpayers’ bill

    Victoria Atkins

    People who choose to break the law should rightly be punished by being locked away in prison. But when it is time for them to be released back into society, the majority will find themselves not locked in but locked out – from getting jobs.   This matters because research shows that offenders who have jobs [...]

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