Prisoners can be stopped from re-offending if they are given jobs in prison.
That’s the view of the Department of Home Affairs which is asking for help from charities and businesses.It wants new work projects to offer to inmates at Jurby.
The department says providing constructive activity helps maintain discipline and is a form of rehabilitation.
MLC Michael Coleman has political responsibility for the facility – he says providing work could end up saving money:
Watch film about Island mine defuser in Ukraine
A Manx man who defuses landmines in Ukraine is the focus of a new online documentary.
Card game features Island's feathered menaces!
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Airport passenger figures up by one per cent
Ronaldsway airport says the number of passengers using the airport is up almost one per cent this year.
Huge drop in safety incidents at hospital
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£14 million owed in student loans, says government
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture says more than £14 million is owed to the government in outstanding student loans.
£250k needed for Onchan street lights
Onchan commissioners say they want to borrow £250,000 to improve street lighting in the village.
Island homebuilder could be wound up
A court hearing next month will decide the fate of one of the Island's biggest developers.
Yellow weather warning issued for Sunday
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday.
