88 per cent of IoM prisoners in paid work

That's according to figures released by the Department of Home Affairs last week. 

 

There are over 90 paid activities available for the 80 inmates - in March, nine prisoners had chosen full-time education as their paid activity and nine were not working.    

 

The department says the majority of jobs could be described as "menial"; with work including recycling, gardening, horticulture and orderly positions. 

 

Prisoners are invited to apply for advertised work weekly, rather than it being allocated to them - the prison says this means that tasks are carried out to a better standard.