Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #7 - Giving Focus to Community Corrections (ACJ7-A007)
Abstract
For prisoners, post-release, barriers exist to securing employment. Correctional Services Canada (CSC) has identified that approximately 60% of prisoners at intake to federal custody have employment histories that compromise their future employability. Employment and educational programming, as well as therapeutic and life skills courses, are offered within many prisons. Yet, the interpretations of available programming by prisoners, represents a lacuna in knowledge. In the current study, we draw from longitudinal interview data collected with 24 individuals released from federal prisons. Our objective is to develop an understanding of programming prisoners experience in the Canadian federal penal system in terms of pre-employment and employment training, educational opportunities, life skills and therapeutic programming. Based on their experiences of programming within prisons, these participants put forward ideas to increase the effectivity of future programming.
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