Katie Piper has been asked to work with Acumen Trust, a charity helping to rehabilitate prisoners.
Ninety percent of prisoners serving a short sentence are repeat offenders. After being released from prison, having a job is one of the most significant factors in preventing re-offending. But a criminal record makes finding work extremely difficult for many.
Acumen run a carpentry workshop in Durham prison but have the novel idea of expanding the project and setting it up for ex-offenders as they're released; manufacturing and marketing high-end furniture and ultimately stopping them re-offending.
