BBC

"Adult prisoners in England and Wales are to be banned by the Prison Service from playing computer games rated 18. Good behaviour will allow offenders to play other games, and those at risk of suicide will be also given access.

However, eligible inmates would have to buy consoles themselves as the new rules ban prisons from buying games or consoles with immediate effect. The Prison Reform Trust said games were "no substitute for purposeful activity like work or education classes". It said these were being cut back as a result of prison overcrowding.

Last year the government spent more than £10,000 on 80 PlayStations and 15 Xboxes for young offender institutions. All prisons have been told to remove 18-rated games - not suitable for people aged under 18 - by 30 September."

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