It might not be quite what you expect - a jobs-fair inside a prison. But the ‘Out of Armley’ group of training providers and employers recognise that one of the ways of stopping re-offending is to ensure that prisoners have a clear plan of how they are going to get employment once they are released.

So that was the idea of having a jobs-fair; the first one ever at HMP Leeds in Armley.

ELFM have worked closely with the prison and probation service for a number of years - see the Outside Looking In series of programmes - and we were only too happy to come and see what happened on the day…

 

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Our show is going to be about certain types of work and how people become motivated in this area. We will be talking about other aspects outside work life such as interests and hobbies. Four people will be presenting the show - carol, adrian, jemma and jutta, so we will be able to hear our views on careers and what interests us outside job life.

Have a listen to how it went…

 

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For the summer 2006 broadcast, ELFM worked in partnership with the prisons and probation service to produce a series of programmes called Outside Looking In.

Hosted by Mark Hudson, Jutta Zapf and Conrad Russell - it is certainly an area of work we would like to develop; and we are currently looking at developing some radio work inside prisons … Inside Looking Out?

Have a listen to some clips from that series…

 

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Justice for all: looking at crime from the point of view of the victims. What the Probation Service does to support victims. And specific issues like racial harassment.

 

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A packed concluding programme including a former young offender; a prisoner released on temporary licence - his first time out of Leeds prison in 20 months. How do we make the criminal justice system more effective? How do we reduce offending and re-offending?

 

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