PRISONERS should be given more meaningful work to do while serving their sentences, Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has said.
In his annual report on Scotland's prisons, Brigadier Hugh Monro said too many offenders are denied access to worthwhile activities while they are in jail, and also called for more educational opportunities to be made available.
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