Training in arts and skills for prisoners in jail is not a new thing. Such training is given in many types of jails in the world under vocational courses. But can writing training be included in such programs? Such a unique course has been seen in the UK, where prisoners are being taught comedy writing in particular. Here prisoners are learning to write sitcoms, i.e. short comedy articles in a 10-week course. The course teaches inmates to write jokes, as well as develop ‘comic timing’ and humorous characters. It is…
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