Teaching prisoners to start businesses can help them return to society
- Written by Norin Arshed, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Strathclyde
When people are released from prison back into society, they can find themselves in an unknown world for which they are ill-equipped. They need stability and security to get their lives back on track – yet often have nowhere to go. They also tend to lack basic literacy and numeracy, which makes it unlikely they will find work.
Prisoners...