Prisoners' creative work is 'highly commended' in competition

Prisoners' creative work is being displayed at the Tate Modern in London. 

The inmates from the Isle of Man Prison are encouraged to submit their work to the Koestler Trust Award - a competition for offenders, secure patients and detainees throughout the British Isles. 

This year 31 pieces of work were entered by the Manx artists which included watercolours, drawings, needlecraft, short stories, essays and non-fiction. 

Prison education manager Fiona Robinson says seven received a 'commended' from the judges and one received the prestigious 'highly commended':