It is going to take creativity, discipline and the creation of future prospects if those active minds and idle hands are not going to create mischief.

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He called on ministers to ensure no-one was "left idle in their cells" but presented with "full, purposeful and active days, which are the only things that are going to enable them to live useful and law-abiding lives".

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