00:00A Newcastle cafe marking five years says jobs for prison leavers can reduce re-offending.
00:06Cafe 16 at Newcastle Cathedral is run by Morpeth charity The Oswin Project.
00:12It says it's helped 64 people leaving prison into work since opening in 2021.
00:18Government figures show 37.1% of adults released from custody or starting court orders re-offended
00:25in the January to March 2024 cohort. But the charity says only 3% of prison leavers it supported
00:33have re-offended. Food sold there is baked by prisoners at HMP Northumberland.
00:39It says employment for offenders can provide both purpose and stability.
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