Starting Fresh
Sodexo is driving more sustainable employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions.
Rehabilitation and recovery
Reducing reoffending
Rehabilitation and reducing reoffending are at the core of everything we do across Sodexo prisons. Our two-year 'Reducing Reoffending' strategy focuses on clear, tangible outcomes that will be visible to prisoners, their families, and our staff. Everyone has a role in helping us change lives for the better.
Our strategy is built around three key principles:
People
We focus on creating safe environments where staff can work effectively and prisoners can engage in meaningful rehabilitation.
Partnerships
Rehabilitation requires collaboration. We work closely with SPS, social work and education, skills, and work partners in Scotland to support prisoners' reintegration.
Progression
We prioritise involving families and significant others in the rehabilitation process and offer tailored support for specific groups like care leavers, fathers in custody, and veterans.
Education and skills
Our aim is to provide our prisoners with the skills, knowledge and qualifications to enable them to reintegrate into their community successfully upon release.
Recovery
Along with our Recovery Peers, colleagues and external partners, we strive to make recovery from addiction possible for everyone in our care.