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'They've Saved Me and I Can't Thank Them Enough' “True justice is one that makes wider society better and safer in the short and long term” Carl Cattermole // Comment // page 17 “Maybe Liz Truss can explain why I was “I felt there was a good spirit between the National Newspaper for Prisoners & Detainees dumped on the streets of Durham with no staff and inmates, a willingness on both more than £46, no accommodation, no sides to use guitar tuition to change the a voice for prisoners since job, no rehabilitation and no supervision” atmosphere in that part of the prison” April 2017 / Issue No. 214 / www.insidetime.org / A ‘not for profi t’ publication / ISSN 1743-7342 Ben Barnes - A long walk to freedom Five minutes with... Billy Bragg An average of 60,000 copies distributed monthly Independently verifi ed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations Mailbag // page 6 Information // page 47 ‘They’ve saved me and I Focusing on can’t thank them enough’ what works 18 With a single punch a promising young life was brought to an end. Now with “I don’t give advice, the help of the victim’s family the man who killed their son is building a new life but we know what Cricket fan James works and we do it” Hodgkinson, a trainee paramedic, was in Head of the Swedish prison service Nils Nottingham for a Oberg tells Inside Time why the cricket test match. Swedish prison system has such a low One punch ended his reoffending rate. life and devastated his loving family. and now he is at university studying criminol- ogy. “I’ve been trying to prove to James’s par- ents that I am sorry through my actions. I came to the decision that education was the best way Joan Scourfi eld, mother of James Hodgkinson forward and upon hearing that, they were sup- shakes hands with killer of her son Jacob Dunne portive. They’ve saved me and I can’t thank © ITV them enough.” Princess Royal (right) was an argument, which led to James being hit 10 Inside Time special report Joan Scourfi eld, James’ mother, said contacting congratulates Bernadette Hare by Jacob. Now 23, Jacob admitted manslaugh- Jacob was about fi nding the truth. “I wanted ter and was jailed for 30 months. Jacob Dunne felled James Hodgkinson, 28, from to know why did he hit James? Was it unpro- voked? I can’t say a hundred per cent that I ‘She is the gaffer’ Southampton, with a single punch in a city In trying to explain what happened Jacob said: have forgiven Jacob but I can understand there centre brawl in 2011. James, a cricket fan who “There was a culture that fi ghting on a Friday The Butler Trust’s Annual Award Ceremony was no maliciousness in it, it was just a stupid was in Nottingham for a test match, died nine night was normal [but] my whole life came took place on 9th March 2017. This year the mistake by him. I don’t think we’ve saved days later. James’s mother Joan said she had crashing down in an instant.” He said he felt Princess Royal’s Prize for Outstanding Jacob’s life, we’ve turned it around and that’s Achievement, the Trust’s highest Award, wanted to help her son’s killer and accepted “bitter” and “hard done by” at fi rst by the sen- what we wanted to do.” Both Jacob and James’s went to Bernadette Hare. She was described Dunne’s actions had been a “stupid mistake”. tence, but aft er James’s parents made contact James, a trainee paramedic, was with his parents now campaign about the dangers of a as ‘just amazing’ for her outstanding skill he started taking responsibility for what he and compassion in her work at HMP father, brother and three friends to watch a single punch. had done. Bullingdon as a Prison Officer, where she match between England and India at Trent has earned the respect and affection of the Bridge. Nottingham Crown Court heard there See exclusive interviews on page 20 Jacob and James’s parents have stayed in touch entire jail. 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Chambers Legal Guide Telephone Roma House, 59 Pellon 1 Fetter Lane 01422 Lane, Halifax, West London EC4A 1BR 346666 Yorkshire HX1 5BE Also in Birmingham www.rahmanravelli.co.uk / [email protected] Nationwide Service The strongest legal representation in the fields of serious, complex and business crime 2 Mailbag ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton SO30 2GB. Insidetime April 2017 Post Office scam? insidetime Star Letter of the Month Mailbites a voice for prisoners since 1990 Congratulations to this months winner who Details supplied - HMP Nottingham receives our £25 prize Top notch food the national newspaper for prisoners published by Here at Nottingham, a lot of prisoners are I feel I need to praise the kitchen and food Inside Time Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of receiving cards from the Post Offi ce stating here at Leicester. The food in our prison is The New Bridge Foundation, founded in 1956 to that postage on their mail has not been paid. create links between the offender and the Hostage to fortune totally top notch, and the staff do wonders on We then have to pay the initial postage plus community. a tight budget. Thanks to the kitchen staff for JP McDonagh - HMP Bullingdon a ‘Post Offi ce handling fee’ (surely the job of A not for profi t publication. the Post Offi ce is to ‘handle mail’?). As pris- all your time and efforts. I am an IPP hostage and have been in prison Inside Time is wholly responsible for its editorial oners, we have NO CHOICE but to pay these Steve Williams - HMP Leicester content. Comments or complaints should be for 12 years - my sentence was 2 years, 10 charges or we do not get our letters. months and 10 days. I was 22-years-old when directed to the publisher and not to New Bridge. Stop breaking the rules I completed my fi rst sentence plan. I was told Inevitably, people will occasionally forget to Board of Directors that completing a sentence plan would lower put on a stamp, or pay the wrong postage, In reply to the mailbag by Mr Williams at HMP my risk, but I have since found out that my but since the Post Offi ce has been privatised Inverness about ‘no library’. Inverness is not Trevor Grove Former Editor Sunday Telegraph, risk can only be lowered aft er release. it seems to be happening a lot more than the only prison with this problem. The library Journalist, Writer and former Magistrate. usual. I have received 3 of these cards in the at HMP Wayland was ‘closed to prisoners’ in Dr Peter Bennett Trustee, New Bridge I have now stopped doing anything for parole, Foundation and former Governor of HMP Grendon past 4-weeks, and I am far from being the October last year, due to ‘the level of violence Geoff Hughes Former Governor of HMP Belmarsh as I have realised that there is no point. I only one. in the prison’. PSI 02/2015 states that prisoners John D Roberts Former Company Chairman and know I am going to die in prison. I have self- MUST have access to the library for a mini- Managing Director employing former prisoners harmed a lot and twice tried to kill myself So far, I have had to pay an additional £5.50 mum of 30-minutes per week. In 2011, the Louise Shorter Former producer, BBC Rough Justice because of the loss of hope. Even my dreams (weekly prison wage - £9) for the privilege of High Court ruled that the prison system must Alistair H E Smith BSc FCA Chartered Accountant, are no longer normal, I oft en dream about receiving my mail. Asking around and hearing follow the mandatory parts of PSO/PSI’s, and Trustee and Treasurer, New Bridge Foundation dying in prison. People say the new reforms how many people this is aff ecting, I cannot not to do so would be unlawful. Somebody will help, but I just see them as false hope. help but wonder if the Post Offi ce is pulling a should be taking these prisons to court for The Editorial Team ‘He’s given up...’ Page 28 scam? breaking mandatory PSI’s. N Lamberth - HMP The Mount They take the profit but won’t accept responsibility No desire Darren Kidd - HMP Stoke Heath I read the article by Andrew Sperling (‘Great Expectations’ - February issue) with keen I was working here in the kitchens as a pot-washer when I was electrocuted by a faulty waste- Erwin James John Roberts Rachel interest and felt quite positive for IPP prison- food disposal machine.
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