The UK government has promised it will give 150 jobs in its probation service to ex-prisoners by next April, it was revealed on Thursday. The former prisoners will reportedly help people still in jail but nearing the end of their sentences to prepare for release back into the community. “The job of probation is to turn people’s lives around, to help support people to live fulfilling lives,” Prisons Minister Lucy Frazer told the Times of London. “And if you’ve got somebody who has achieved that who is your peer mentor, for instance, in probation, I think that adds something to the role. We know that mentors are incredibly valuable in supporting people into work,” she said. Frazer is supporting the Ban the Box campaign from Business in The Community (BITC). The campaign signs up companies prepared to remove the criminal convictions question tick box from job application forms. Signed-up companies …