Routes Out Of Prison (ROOP)
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South West Scotland CJA is working with the Wise Group [link to Wise Group] to deliver the Routes Out of Prison Project. The project helps prisoners develop the life, social and employment skills they need to rejoin society. At first the project worked with prisoners in Barlinnie, Cornton Vale and Polmont Young Offenders Institution but Routes Out Of Prison is now being rolled out to Kilmarnock and Dumfries Prisons. Participation in the Routes out of Prison project is offered to prisoners serving sentences of between three months and four years. Life Coaches are employed to work with prisoners for about four weeks before they leave prison. They provide a confidential support service to prisoners returning to South West Scotland and work with them to prepare an action plan for release. The action plan can include arranging for assistance with housing; debt, money and benefits advice; health and addiction; training, education and work experience. Life Coaches continue to give one to one support to clients for a number of weeks after release from prison to support them achieve the life, social and employment skills needed. Many of the Life Coaches have a background of offending themselves and use their experiences in turning their own lives around to help other offenders. |
