A Christian charity that works with prisoners and their families is giving government plans to make inmates work more for privileges a cautious welcome.
However, the Prison Advice and Care Trust says it is worried the changes won't work because most prisons are not properly equipped to cope with the new plans.
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced a crackdown on prison 'perks' in England and Wales by forcing prisoners to work harder for access to TV and the gym.
Inmates are also facing a clampdown on the screening of violent and sexually explicit films under the plans unveiled on Tuesday by Mr Grayling.
However, speaking to Premier's Marcus Jones on the News Hour, Andy Keen Downs from the Prison Advice and Care Trust says the coalition will have to abide by the law:
Announcing the changes, Mr Grayling says it's not fair that prisoners spend hours in their cells watching television, when the rest of the country goes out to work, he said:"In the past we've sent the wrong messages, I want a regime that says the right messages. Turn your life around and there'll be some incentives in prison but if you don't engage; if you behave badly then you'll lose things."
In their first two weeks inmates will have restricted access to their private cash - they'll also have to earn the right to wear their own clothes.
Steve Catell, who is an ex-offender and Christian who now works in the criminal justice system.
He told Premier that taking away of privileges won't deter from criminality:
But, Frances Crook, from The Howard League, agrees with the Justice Secretary that prisoners should take part in purposeful activities but has admitted that there is a problem with prisons being able to facilitate the changes, she said: "There is not a single prison in the country that can provide that so it's completely immoral for him to suggest that prisoners will be punished for not doing something that they can't do anyway."
The scheme is to be implemented over the next six months in England and Wales.