People who break the law go to prison. While they are in prison,they usually have to do some boring work, but they can watch television,read books and play some sports in their free time. Many of them stay there for a long time.
It costs a lot, almost $40,000 a year, to keep a prisoner. To help play these costs, prisons in Australia have started teaching prisoner new skills, for example, how to make model animals which tourists like to buy. Each prisoner can make ten models a day. the prison sells the models for around forty dollars each.
It a great idea! the prisoners enjoy making these things. People like buying things made by prisoner. the prisons make a lot of the models. Everyone win!
some of the prisoner have decided to start their own business when they get out of prison. Other countries are thinking of doing the same thing as Australia, too.