The preceding policy statement, Education and Vocational Training, addressed the value of teaching skills to prisoners and providing them with a basic (and sometimes advanced) education. Jobs that build towards a career and make prisoners more marketable to employers upon release should be made available inside prisons and jails to complement these education and training programs. Correctional work assignments that are offered without attention to labor market demands, such as cleaning and furniture-making, typically do not prepare prisoners for the skilled jobs available in the communities to which they will return. By considering the local labor market and expanding the range of work assignments to include volunteer, pre-apprenticeship, and work-release programs, corrections administrators are more likely to provide people in prison and jail with the skills and experience necessary to obtain gainful employment in the community.