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Prison training scheme aims to secure jobs after jail
By maoritelevision.com- Semi Holland
Published: 09/15/2016

The Department of Corrections is providing employment training initiatives to Paremoremo inmates to help them secure jobs after they're released. But of the 680 inmates at the prison, just 2% of them will move into employment.

One inmate told Te Kāea he's acquired painting skills under the Department of Corrections employment training scheme.

Inmate 1 (who Te Kāea will name Tama) says, “It's just slowly getting better and better I don't know how to explain it its just needing more time being more patient, focussing on details and that.

The 18 prisons around New Zealand house over 8000 prisoners and over 59% of them participate in employment training.

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