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The Government鈥檚 rehabilitation revolution will be the focus of a prime time documentary tonight as filmmakers go behind the scenes at Brixton prison.听

Gordon Behind Bars looks at the creation of a 鈥楤ad Boys鈥� Bakery鈥� inside Brixton prison. The scheme engages prisoners in real work - baking cakes for local cafes - while teaching them the value of hard work, rather than the idleness and boredom many have grown used to. 听

While challenging, schemes like this mean prisoners use their time in custody constructively. They also mean they are also far more likely to get a job on release, which in turn makes them less likely to reoffend. The money prisoners earn on such schemes is being used to fund vital victims鈥� services, removing the burden from taxpayers.

That is exactly why the Government has launched a new programme focused on bringing major employers such as DHL and Timpsons into prisons, called One3One Solutions.
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Speaking on the launch of One3One, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said:

鈥楪etting somebody into a steady job upon release from prison is one of the most successful ways of getting them to stop reoffending.

鈥榃ith support from organisations like Timpson we can make a real difference to the lives of prisoners and their families and above all, a reduction in the victims of crime.鈥�

The scheme is already seeing a number of successes, including:

• Over 500 prisoners working in printing workshops in prisons across England and Wales

• Prisoners training in shoe and jewellery repair in Timpson鈥檚 Academies at prisons in Wandsworth, Liverpool, Blantyre House and Forest Bank

• 16 double glazing workshops established, offering 614 prisoners constructive work opportunities.

Gordon Behind Bars starts on Tuesday at 9pm on Channel 4.

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