Vocational training courses are rare, prison workshops operate from outdated platforms, and inmates describe prison work as commonplace and meaningless. Only 6% of the prison population works in the CORCAN prison industry.
Finally, the number of offenders on a waiting list to participate in education and work programs remains very high.
Given the general inertia and inaction in this area, I have chosen to make the following recommendation to the minister: I recommend that an independent expert task force be established to guide the reforms previously recommended by my office.
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