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That said, prison authorities are keen to try and break that monotony, and indeed have targets on the number of hours that prisoners should spend on ‘purposeful activity’.  Sadly, purposeful activity very often simply replaces one form of monotony with another.  Whilst the days of sewing mailbags may be gone, prisoners continue to pack margarine, count nuts and bolts, and dismantle video cassettes for recycling.  It’s far from challenging, and leads some prisoners to prefer staring at the walls of their cell than engaging in work.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeeping prisoners occupied is only half of the challenge facing a prison system grappling with the cancer of overcrowding.  The bigger test is engaging them in activity that stimulates the mind and encourages thought, reflections and creativity.  The role of the arts in prison, and writing in prison in particular, is central to this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome say that prisons are microcosms of society.  I disagree.  Far from being a microcosm, a twenty-first century prison has become a repository for people that society doesn’t know what else to do with; warehouses for society’s problems.  But they also contain a huge range of talent and ability.  Witness the amazing artwork that is entered into the Koestler Awards scheme each year, or the designs for book covers used by the Forum on Prisoner Education, and this talent is easy to see.  \u003ci\u003eAn Angle from Above\u003c\/i\u003e is a further example of that raw talent that too often goes unrecognized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Angle from Above\u003c\/i\u003e should be widely read and enjoyed: that is, after all, why it has been produced.  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