Training, employment assistance provided to 1,600 inmates each year
SINGAPORE — A total of 1,600 prison inmates received training and employment assistance each year from 2009 to last year, with 96 per cent of them successfully securing jobs before their release, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday (Nov 3) in response to a Parliamentary question from MP Ang Wei Neng.
Student inmates in a lesson at the prison school at Tanah Merah Prison on Mar 27 2012. Photo: OOI BOON KEONG.
SINGAPORE — A total of 1,600 prison inmates received training and employment assistance each year from 2009 to last year, with 96 per cent of them successfully securing jobs before their release, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday (Nov 3) in response to a Parliamentary question from MP Ang Wei Neng.
Mr Teo, who is also the Minister for Home Affairs, said ex-offenders can also approach the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) for employment assistance after their release from prison.
About 360 ex-offenders a year were assisted over the last five years, with 65 per cent of them attending the scheduled job interviews and accepting the job offers, Mr Teo said. He added a successful job match depends on many factors, including the needs of employers and the commitment of ex-offenders. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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