Soccer-English clubs partner with prisons to tackle reoffending rates
Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, the founder of the initiative, said there was "huge interest and enthusiasm" in the project from clubs and the Prison Service. "It is testament to the vision and purpose of the Twinning Project that such a large group of football clubs have agreed to participate in trying to tackle a difficult problem in our society," Dein said in a statement.
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited will also deliver refereeing courses to prisoners. The first courses will be launched during the second quarter of 2019 and Dein said they were in talks with other British clubs to bring them on board.
Premier League clubs part of the project: Arsenal, Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. EFL clubs: Aston Villa, Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Bury, Charlton Athletic, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City, Leeds United, Lincoln City, Millwall, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale, Rotherham United, Stoke City and Tranmere Rovers. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Part number
- Part of speech
- La Part-Dieu
- Country club
- Sports club
- Comedy club
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Auto Partner
- Partner dance
- Suspicious Partner
- English Football League
- Supermax prison
- Prisoner's dilemma
- Prison Architect
- Loan Officer
- Probation Officer
- Military Officer
- Premier League
- Sports league
- UEFA Champions League
ALSO READ
Arsenal secures dramatic 2-2 draw with Bayern in Champions League as Kane shines against old foe
Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in just 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop, videos reveal
6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
Former Mississippi officers known as the 'Goon Squad' sentenced on state charges
42 police officers killed in terror attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2021