It has been claimed it was just not practical to use prison work parties during the recent freeze and snowfall.
Suggestions that they might be used to help the communities cut off by the snow would have been fraught with difficulties, according to the Home Affairs Minister.
Juan Watterson says it would have been necessary to assess each prisoner individually as to whether they would try and take advantage of the situation by, for instance, bringing drugs back into the prison
Some trailers got 'lost' during recent backlog of freight at Heysham
Steam Packet MD discusses issues which saw farmers' fertiliser held in Lancashire.
Police told to reassess FOI response
IOM Constabulary took more than twice the legal time to respond to request
Census support available from next week
Paper forms and over the phone support on offer
Mobile classroom needed to 'alleviate' pressure at Henry Bloom Primary School
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture has applied for planning permission
The Guild returns today
Manx Music Festival begins its eight days of classes