News Inmate cripples prison systems

It's a shame that these prisoners' talents can't be put to more constructive use.

The Howard League for Penal Reform tried to put prisoners' talents to better use by setting up a graphic design business called Barbed in a prison.

You can read more about the project at http://www.howardleague.org/campaigns/ under the heading Real Work in Prisons.

It's interesting that the Prison Service doesn't seem to have showered itself in glory in that context either.