Praca byłych osadzonych – możliwości i ograniczenia
Work of former prisoners – possibilities and limitations

Summary/Abstract: Work is one of the basic forms of adult people’s activity. It is a universal and ambiguous concept that is interpreted in a myriad of ways. Working in prison, before being discharged from it, is very significant as well. It enables one to gain material goods useful when being imprisoned; it also prepares inmates to living outside prison. In the penal practice, there is a number of programmes that promote employment and prepare prisoners to the reality of living outside prison. Oftentimes, having a source of employment is the only chance for the prisoners to return to the society. The process is fostered if the prisoner is given help during their stay in prison and directly after coming out of it. The people leaving prison encounter many difficulties, including the ones related to the searching for and getting a job. The difficulties in finding employment are often related to the fact that employers have aversion to the criminal past of the former prisoners and do not trust them. This aversion is frequently caused by the fact that former prisoners are not accustomed to working in a systematic and honest way, and that their qualifications are generally very low. Many authors indicate the need to build a collaborative network aimed at helping and supporting the people released from prisons.

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