Amey Expands £245,000 Prison Jobs Program to HMP Barlinnie as UK Rollout Reaches 15 Sites
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Updated · Glasgow Times · May 29
Amey Expands £245,000 Prison Jobs Program to HMP Barlinnie as UK Rollout Reaches 15 Sites
3 articles · Updated · Glasgow Times · May 29
HMP Barlinnie has joined Amey’s Unlocking Future Connections scheme, extending the prison-leaver employment program to Scotland’s largest prison as part of a wider 15-prison UK rollout.
£245,000 from the CITB Industry Impact Fund backs the scheme, which pairs employer-led sessions with accredited training and job pathways into Amey and supply-chain roles.
78 people across five prisons have already taken part, with early cohorts moving into further training and two securing permanent jobs in the sector.
Scottish Prison Service officials said the expansion targets a major barrier after release—finding work—in an effort to help people rebuild their lives and cut reoffending.
With only two jobs secured so far, can this prison-to-work scheme truly break the cycle of reoffending?
Beyond a paycheck, what is the true economic return on turning prisoners into skilled construction workers?