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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/remorseful-inmate-wins-poem-contest.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Prisoner Ombudsman Pauline McCabe with Wendy Austin and Eileen Bell CBE to judge this year's Christmas card and card competitions" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-remorseful-inmate-wins-poem-contest.jpg" alt="Prisoner Ombudsman Pauline McCabe with Wendy Austin and Eileen Bell CBE to judge this year's Christmas card and card competitions"/></a></p>
<p>A remorseful prisoner has won a novel poetry competition by writing about his regret at having to spend Christmas away from his family.</p>
<p>In the verse the former drug abuser pledges to give his loved ones the present of changing his life around.</p>
<p>The winning poem &#8211; called Next Christmas &#8211; was selected from a variety of works by inmates who entered the contest run by the Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman Pauline McCabe.</p>
<p>Mrs McCabe said the aim of the initiative was to engage prisoners in a constructive and meaningful activity.</p>
<p>The ombudsman also invited prisoners to design her office&#8217;s official Christmas card, which was issued with a special booklet of the poems submitted.</p>
<p>&#8220;Choosing a winner in both categories was a difficult task given the very high standard of work produced,&#8221; said Mrs McCabe.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were delighted with the quantity and quality and we thank all those prisoners who took part and the staff who helped them to achieve these outstanding results.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of our key aims when we are investigating complaints is to contribute to the achievement of a prison environment that is constructive and purposeful. I am, therefore, delighted that prisoners enjoyed working on entries for our competition.&#8221;</p>
<p>All entries to the competition, which were based on the theme &#8220;Thoughts for Christmas and hopes for the future&#8221;, were judged by Mrs McCabe, BBC TV and radio presenter Wendy Austin and former Assembly member Eileen Bell.</p>
<p>Mrs McCabe added: &#8220;Every prisoner who took part has been given copies of the poetry booklet. Christmas is a hard time to be separated from family and friends and I know that those who contributed appreciated having the chance to share their poems.&#8221;</p>
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