A former prisoner says that unless the government offers meaningful housing and employment help to those leaving prison, they will end up back there

I agree with John Podmore’s comments on prisoners ( Letters, 18 March ), but they do not go far enough in addressing what happens after release. As a former prisoner who spent five and a half years in custody, I can say plainly that support on release is almost nonexistent.

People talk about rehabilitation, but in reality you are released back into society with little more than a reporting requirement and the expectation that you somehow rebuild your life from nothing.