Justice secretary to launch prisoner employment strategy

David Gauke hopes policy will improve prisoners’ work skills and prospects while in jailOffenders are to be prepared for employment from the day they enter jail under an overhaul of prison policy to be unveiled by the justice secretary.At a prison in London, David Gauke will launch an education and employment strategy aimed at improving prisoners’ skills while in custody. It will include proposals to increase the use of release on temporary licence (ROTL) for work placements, after a