Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Edinburgh - Jail chiefs say classes can cut re-offending / Scotsman, 1 Mar 2006

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=312052006
"EDINBURGH prison bosses claim they've found the answer for cutting re-offending rates - classes in IT, English, and business studies. The Scottish Executive has called on prisons to offer more courses to inmates after impressive figures from Saughton prison showed that the number of prisoners gaining qualifications far exceeded targets set by ministers to work towards 400 qualifications in 12 months. "