Prisons are meant to keep dangerous members of our society away from us, but in a bizarre twist, a report found some inmates were taken to Blackpool as a way to readjust them A report found that lags being taken to Blackpool Beach was a "very popular initiative" with inmates (Image: Photos by R A Kearton via Getty Images)

Prisoners have gone on daytime jaunts to Blackpool Beach as part of an ‘enrichment activity’ . Lags at HMP Kirkham, an open jail for around 650 inmates, got on a bus for the 10-mile trip to the Blackpool area to go beach combing.

They were tasked with tidying up the beach, removing any marine debris and litter and binning it. A report by Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of Prisons , praised the activity, saying it was ‘very popular’ with offenders on Rele

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