A Day In The Life Of A Prisoner…

Today started with the now familiar clanging noise of our cell door being unlocked and opened briefly. 07:15. It’s what I call the daily “Are They Still Alive” check. I raised my arm up with a 'thumbs up' gesture...

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Reporting Rape In Prison

Dear sir/ madam,

I am writing to register my concern that a distressed inmate was given no care/ protection last night.

Between 11:15pm and 11:45pm I heard almost constant shouting from another inmate who was clearly highly distressed...

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Inmate Cameraderie

Are people friendly in prison?

Had my usual run outside this afternoon on the Astroturf pitch. The five of us had a fun and lively bit of banter out in the wind and drizzle. There was a lot of laughter and it felt good to feel the cameraderie...

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Are there drugs in prison?

NOTICE TO PRISONERS

Over recent months, there has been an increase in reports of the use of psychoactive substances (also referred to as Spice) and this has resulted in a number of prisoners and staff requiring medical treatment...

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A Dream

At dinner today, I was chatting to an inmate about his current situation, including difficulties in his family relationships. These difficulties stem from the abuse that he experienced in childhood...

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Is prison punishment?

I used to think that when a person commits a crime, the justice system provides a punishment. But that’s not how it is.

My punishment began the day the witness statements were read out to me, a full 18 months before I was sentenced....

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What is it like in prison?

I’ve been here for 5 days so far, and, very surprisingly, am enjoying every day. Here are some answers to questions that friends and family have been asking me via emails, which are printed off and slipped under my door each morning...

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Thinking of all the people in prison today, on Christmas Day.

The First Day of Prison

At the prison, I was strip searched with a great deal of respect. I was asked to remove my clothes from only one half of my body at a time – first the top half, then the bottom.
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The Journey To Prison

After sentencing I was handcuffed to a man and led from the courtroom, downstairs to the cells. There I had a few hours to think and to process what was happening to me before being transported to prison. My cell was walled on three sides... prisonblog.co.uk/project/jour...

How to survive prison

If it would help you to get some advice from me directly, please feel free to get in contact.

If you’re preparing for prison, I hope that this advice will he[p you to feel calmer. Here are my seven top tips for surviving prison… prisonblog.co.uk/how-to-survi...

Welcome to my prison blog, an account of daily life in a UK prison.

If you are preparing to go to prison yourself, you may like to start with my prison survival guide. Watch this space...
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