From shoes to choux. Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending opened the new The Clink Charity training kitchens in London. He met some Clink pastry chefs and tried his hand at making chocolate cheesecakes. Employment helps offenders turn their backs on crime. With 80% of offending being reoffending, upskilling prison leavers is one way to protect the public from future crime. Watch ⬆️ | Ministry of Justice UK

"I always think probation officers, we're kind of the forgotten part of the criminal justice system." A report in 2020 warned that less than half of UK probation officers found their workload manageable. https://bbc.in/3yVhvWZ | BBC News

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The National Probation Service (NPS) in Coventry, located at Bishop Street (likely the former building), represents a local part of England's long-standing system for supervising offenders, evolving from Victorian roots into a national, public service under the Ministry of Justice, with recent changes bringing it back fully into public control after privatization attempts, focusing on rehabilitation and public protection within the larger HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) structure. While