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<p>The Government is committed to improving rehabilitation services for offenders
by giving them the tools to move away from crime. We work alongside other government
departments investing in a wide range of interventions to directly support a prisoner’s
rehabilitation journey.</p><p>This includes improving prisoners’ access to purposeful
activity, such as education; delivering pre-release plans for all those leaving custody;
and ensuring that ex-offenders leave prison with a job and the skills needed to lead
law abiding lives. We have recently launched regional Employment Councils, which for
the first time bring businesses together with probation services and the Department
for Work and Pensions to support offenders in prison and the community.</p><p>We know
that accommodation is key to supporting prisoner rehabilitation. Our CAS3 service
provides transitional accommodation for prison leavers who are under probation supervision
and at risk of homelessness for up to 12 weeks, to provide a stable base upon release.
It is currently available in all probation regions, and we are further expanding provision
to support more prison leavers at risk of homelessness each year. We are also working
closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and other
departments on the development of a new cross-government strategy to put us back on
track to ending homelessness.</p>
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