Playstation, Xbox 360, Wii…you name it, they have it; I'm not talking about some wealthy kids on the block, I'm talking about prisoners locked up in jails! Yes, hundreds and thousands of taxpayer's money has been used to furnish prisoners in UK with the latest gaming consoles. Not that entertaining prisoners is a bad deed, but this money could have been used more fruitfully. Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Herbert said: 'While Ministers protest that there is no money for prison places or rehabilitation schemes, they waste taxpayers' funds on luxuries, which prisoners shouldn't have.
'Offenders should be learning and preparing for the world of work, not idly playing Grand Theft Auto and preparing to return to crime.'
To top it all, officials say decisions about purchasing consoles for inmates had been made on 'a prison-by-prison basis'. How convenient!
'Offenders should be learning and preparing for the world of work, not idly playing Grand Theft Auto and preparing to return to crime.'
To top it all, officials say decisions about purchasing consoles for inmates had been made on 'a prison-by-prison basis'. How convenient!
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