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Blue Sky statistics

  1. 300 ex-offenders have been employed on 6-month contracts since we began in October 2005
  2. 46% of our employees move into sustained employment once they leave Blue Sky
  3. In 2009/10 70% of our employees left us with an accredited vocational qualification
  4. The average age of our employees is 28
  5. In 2009/10 16% of our employees were homeless when they joined us
  6. Half of our employees have had drug and/or alcohol issues in the past
  7. In 2009/10 the average months our new employees had served in prison was 26 months
  8. In 2009/10 we improved and maintained over 500 acres of land and recycled 3,532 tonnes of waste

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.