China - prison inmates editing for a better life

[Rachel]

In an office in Beijing Prison, an inmate stands by a printer, holding a pile of freshly printed newspapers. Around him, six other inmates type away conscientiously on their computers.
Unshackled, the seven inmates can talk and move freely around the room, but they are very busy editing the prison paper, Beijing Prison Journal, which is published inside the jail twice a month.
According to Chinese law, prison inmates have to work as part of their correction programs. Editing prison papers is just one of the jobs that inmates can have.

73 inmates act as correspondents for the journal. The stories they write include major prison events, inmates' thoughts and feelings, and literary pieces.
"We like to run stories that are helpful for educating the convicts," one of the prison editors said, adding that the journals are available to every inmate of the prison.

Full story - People's Daily Online