Education budgets slashed at prison

Thursday, 12 March 2015 00:00

The education budget for the Isle of Man Prison has been significantly slashed in the last five years.

Money spent on tutors and education managers has been reduced from £225,000 to £121,000 - with the funds set aside for equipment and materials reduced to just £7000.

The revelation was made in the House of Keys earlier this week following a question from Onchan MHK Zac Hall.

He says it goes against government's ethos of prisoner rehabilitation:

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