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News Release from: Xerox | Subject: Docucolor 5252, Xerox Nuvera 100
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 February 2006
Digital Printer At Heart Of Prison's
Print Centre
Her Majesty's Prison Service (UK) unveiled its new digital print centre at Standford Hill Prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent yesterday.
Her Majesty's Prison Service (UK) unveiled its new digital print centre at Standford Hill Prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent yesterday Built to provide prisoners with National Vocational Qualifications )NVQs) in creative services and desktop publishing, it was opened by Ann Beasley, the HM Prison Service's director of finance
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The centre is part of an initiative designed to increase prisoners' employment prospects and to help prevent prisoners from re-offending once they are released.
Xerox was chosen to equip the prison with equipment, including a Docucolor 5252 digital colour press and a Xerox Nuvera 100 digital copier-printer with an inserter module.
The systems will merge colour with mono applications and use a finishing and booklet maker from Morgana.
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"This represents a unique opportunity for us to help prisoners learn professional skills that will help them find better skilled and well-paid employment when they are released," said John Wilson, the governor of Standford Hill Prison.
"So far the take-up from the prisoners has been very encouraging - many are already discussing setting up their own businesses and gaining further qualifications once they have left.
The print shop is a prime example of what the Prison Service could implement nationwide." Xerox staff with NVQ-accredited qualifications will train prison supervisors in a range of operator courses for both the colour and monochrome products and provide materials to support long-term learning.
Prisoners will then be trained by the prison supervisors to develop their operator skills and will receive follow-up supervision from Xerox trainers to verify that they have attained Xerox's customer education training course and later the advanced customer training course.
Prisoners will be using the digital printers to produce professional work for the prison, and contracted work for businesses outside of the prison.
"We at Xerox feel extremely proud to be part of this initiative to help train prisoners with key skills," said Anoush Dowlatshahi-Gordon, the director and general manager of the production systems group at Xerox UK.
She added: "Like any Xerox customer, Standford Hill Prison will be supported by us to develop the use of its digital portfolio through continued training and help grow its volumes.
The materials produced will be high quality and produced at fast speeds, which should encourage demand from local customers and help cut administrative costs of printing within the prison.".
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