ACT Corrections Minister Shane Rattenbury says he would "love to see" bread baked by prisoners at Canberra's jail sold to the public.

Mr Rattenbury announced today that the Government planned to fit the prison with a bakery and an extended laundry to provide prisoners with work opportunities.

He said while at first the bakery would only be supplying goods to other inmates, he was hopeful the bread would one day make it onto Canberra's supermarket shelves.

"In the first instance [the bakery] will be focused on providing products for use within the jail, longer term one might consider the possibility for perhaps exporting them outside into the commercial arena," Mr Rattenbury said.

"I'd really love to see the day where jail bread is making it out into the market in Canberra, and people can see that our prisoners are doing great work as well.

"I think it'd have a real niche market, I think there would be a certain something about bread that was coming from the jail."

Corrective Services executive director Bernadette Mitcherson said the bakery would first have to meet the demands of the prison.

"We have to feed 400 people three times a day, seven days a week," she said.

However she noted that baked goods might one day make it from the prison and onto supermarket shelves.

"There may be baked breads or other baked products, it could be interesting," she said.

Mr Rattenbury said both the bakery and the laundry had the potential to reduce recidivism.

"I think it is vital that we equip detainees with the skills they need to reintegrate back into our community, on a personal level to help individuals lead meaningful and successful lives," he said.