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Rehabilitation of Prisoners

: Those 1,500 prisoners are generally long-term prisoners close to their release dates, so that work is part of the rehabilitation process. Is the Minister satisfied that at any one time—even taking into account cleaning and laundry work, as well as that done in prison industries—only a third of those held in our prison establishments are working? Does she think that that figure will remain about the same or will she try to improve on it? It is only a third.