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Probe ordered for prison poker games24 November 2008EDINBURGH, Scotland -- As reported by the Sunday Mail: "Prison bosses have set up poker schools for inmates...at taxpayers' expense. "Convicts at Saughton in Edinburgh waste hours on end playing on six tables with cards, stacks of chips and green felt mats bought for them. "...Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has ordered a probe. "He said last night: "This is unacceptable. I have asked the Scottish Prison Service to look into it as a matter of urgency. "Gambling is not allowed in prisons and inmates should be making better use of their time than running up debt. "...Church leaders, politicians and antigambling campaigners are 'appalled' by the prison poker schools. "...The Scottish Prison Service confirmed poker sets were part of the recreation equipment at Saughton - along with other board and card games..." |