prison policy: the ability' of prison labor Sollicciano The data results from a survey funded by the Department Social Policies on the prison population of the Province of Florence: the qualification work experience, internships completed by the professional qualification. Councillor for Social Antonella Rabbit: "The real purpose of the retention period is to rehabilitate people to return to full normal civil life. crucial that people get out of jail with all the tools and knowledge, including working, able to ensure their full reintegration men, mean age 39 years. She has already had work experience, but for more than two years is unemployed. These are some of the data emerging from research on "working capacity of prisoners Sollicciano", funded by the Social Policy of the Province of Florence. The survey was launched in mid 2010 and was designed to plan the best future prison policies, to monitor the level of training, study and work skills of the prison population in Sollicciano: the qualification work experience had already , from the stage made up to the professional qualification.
The project involves the final sentence of prison inmates with Sollicciano, a total of 500. Up to date have been carried out 200 interviews, representing 40% of the total sample. The interviews are analyzed 145: replies to the questionnaire, the information necessary to assess what the training needs of prisoners Sollicciano. All in view of the organization of specific "vocational courses" integration and job after his release.
The research, made possible thanks to the resources by the Directorate of Social Affairs of the Province, was presented this morning press conference by Antonella Rabbit, Provincial Councillor for Social Policies, Maria Pia Giuffrida, Regional Superintendent of Prison Administration, Emilio Santoro, President of "The other law" and Joseph Caputo, Association "The other Law, head of research.
" When it comes to prisoners should be remembered that the true purpose of the retention period is to rehabilitate people, to return fully to normal life of society - said the Provincial Councillor for Social Policies, Security Policies and Legality Antonella Rabbit -. To do this requires that people leave the prison with all the tools and knowledge, including working, able to ensure their full reintegration. This study is therefore essential to understand the potential of every individual and thus enhance his professional skills. "
Research
The identikit. This is detainees who have relatively short sentences: 64 out of 145 have a late penalty by 2011, 30 in 2012, 26 in 2013, 6 in 2014, 4 by 2015, 1 2016. This suggests that any type of surgery, type of training is that of re-employment itself, must be short and intensive, otherwise the risk is to undertake courses that will never arrive at the conclusion. Among those interviewed, there are 135 men and 10 women. Foreigners the sample is 15.
The average age of respondents is 39 years: 50 between 21 and 35 years, 82 between 36 and 50 years, remaining between 52 and 63 years. Only 23 out of 145 are married, 16 divorced, 15 separated and 91 singles. Of the 145 respondents, 86 reside in the province of Florence.
Regarding vocational training, only 45 out of 145 say they have completed their compulsory education, while school is fulfilled by 127 out of 145. The unemployed are 128, while 16 say they have never been employed regularly. For the most part, these long-time unemployed.
In 63 cases, the unemployment has lasted so long that it was not possible to know exactly when it started. For 82 of them, the average duration of unemployment is 49 months. 16 respondents claim to be recognized as invalid: 15 invalids and invalid work 1.
professional experiences. 104 out of 145 have had professional experience. The works are carried out on average, than those in the transport sector (19), construction (13), restaurants (11). Among them mechanical 5, 10 warehouse workers, but many workers and employers 2. In the vast majority of workers is common. 14 reported that they had worked as skilled workers on behalf of artisans or industry. In almost all cases for which the companies say they have been employed are located in the economic fabric of Florence in Tuscany or otherwise.
Only 28 respondents were hired as permanent employees. All other contracts were rather unstable: temporary work, temporary, self-employment. The precariousness of the work is also confirmed by the average working time. In 21 cases the respondents said they worked in a desultory and not being able to reconstruct the total duration of employment. In the remaining cases, the average length of employment has been done before prison 24 months.
Vocational training. 83 respondents said they had attended vocational training courses. Half of it's top-level orientation courses, lasting one year, financed mainly by local authorities. These courses are of various types: from computer science course, to that of barman, from the electrician that to achieve the REC. The average duration of courses is 4-5 months with a relatively high dropout rate, considering that only 55 out of 83 say they have completed the training program started. Only in 11 cases the course is followed by an internship. 71 respondents have computer skills in the great cases is limited to the use of basic knowledge of Word or other word processors. Only 20 out of 145 know how to surf on the internet. Just over 50% of the sample declared to have a driver's license: 75 out of 145 detainees.
addition to research on the working capacity of the prisoners, were also presented the services of "documents and ATM protection" in this Sollicciano, Gozzini and Attavante to the Centre of Florence. An active service since 2004 and initially funded by the Province, the Municipality of Florence and Tuscany. The branch network has the function of ensuring the effective enjoyment of detainees the right of citizenship through access social rights. The ATM is responsible to ensure that the detainees have valid documents, as well as car care interventions and retirement under the current welfare system, including family allowances, unemployment benefits, disability pension or seniority.
Access to these measures allow for the prisoner at the time of release, can count on a minimum disposable income and not depend only on the resources of local welfare. The inmate ol'ex-convict who has access to social security benefits has a "gift" that is not derived from economic welfare of un'elargizione local authorities, but by prison labor, that is what the detainees held inside the prison building maintenance, cleaning of the premises of the jail manual work. All work that can serve the good performance of prison life. It is casual and precarious jobs, that pay low wages and, consequently, a minimum figures of unemployment benefits, but they may help to alleviate the poverty of the prisoners and their families, albeit minimally. For example, an inmate worker receives an average of 300 € per year (or € 15 per month) as unemployment. The prison inmates carry out work within Sollicciano are every year 200-250.