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Blue Sky statistics

  1. In 2010 we maintained and improved over 2m square metres of land
  2. In 2010 we diverted 7,000 tonnes of waste from landfill.
  3. Only 15% of Blue Sky ex-employees have re-offended – a quarter of the national average.
  4. 46% of our employees move into sustained employment once they leave Blue Sky
  5. In 2009/10 70% of our employees left us with an accredited vocational qualification
  6. More than 350 ex-offenders have been employed on 6-month contracts since we began in October 2005
  7. Year on year employment in Blue Sky has risen by 87%
  8. The average age of our employees is 28
  9. In 2009/10 16% of our employees were homeless when they joined us
  10. Half of our employees have had drug and/or alcohol issues in the past
  11. In 2009/10 the average months our new employees had served in prison was 26 months

National statistics

These are some of the statistics that motivate and inspire us to do what we do.

  1. Re-offending costs the UK £12 billion each year.
  2. England and Wales release 90,000 prisoners per annum. 60% re-offend within two years.
  3. Employment reduces the probability of re-offending by 33-50%.
  4. 75% of ex-offenders have no job on release.
  5. The estimated cost for every single re-offender is approximately £200,000.
  6. 25% of all prisoners leave prison to homelessness.
  7. Employment and accommodation are the two most effective interventions in reducing re-offending.

All the national statistics above are taken from the report, “Reducing Re-Offending by Ex-Prisoners” produced by the Social Exclusion Unit in 2002.
England and Wales release 90,000 prisoners each year; 60% of prisoners re-offend within 2 years.            Re-offending costs England and Wales £12 billion each year.            Employment reduces re-offending by 33-50% but 75% of ex-offenders have no job on release.