{"id":69972,"date":"2022-12-21T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=69972"},"modified":"2023-01-08T18:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T18:50:17","slug":"the-clink-is-serving-prisoners-no-more-whats-the-legacy-of-cardiffs-innovative-rehabilitation-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/21\/the-clink-is-serving-prisoners-no-more-whats-the-legacy-of-cardiffs-innovative-rehabilitation-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clink is serving prisoners no more: What’s the legacy of Cardiff’s innovative rehabilitation restaurant?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Clink restaurant put hope on the menu for prisoners but what did this unusual experiment achieve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR 10 years The Clink has demonstrated an eye-opening effect on prisoner reoffending rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant, in the shadow of HMP Cardiff, gave serving prisoners the opportunity to obtain qualifications and experience in the food industry and offered them hope for a life on the other side of the barbed wire wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the charity wasn’t just an idealistic endeavour – it had real impact on prisoner reoffending rates, which are notoriously difficult to disrupt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year 72% of all Clink graduates went into employment. And that compares with 17% of the overall prison population,\u201d says Yvonne Thomas, chief executive of The Clink charity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its success The Clink has shut its doors, and that has been tough to take for the people who are living proof of its powers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chloe, a barista at the restaurant, is moved to tears: \u201cThis place is a credit to Cardiff and it should not be closed down.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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