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Medway must never happen again // page 14 “ When powerful people are in charge of the most vulnerable who are already in a bad situation it’s a recipe for serious problems ” Billy’s mother

“It is always better to talk “If any of you fi nd your- “My Mum ordered some the National Newspaper for Prisoners & Detainees and be open about things selves caught in the personalised invitations as the help is there, all you unforgiving gaze of the which said, you are invited a voice for prisoners since 1990 need to do is ask” media, I wish you luck” to Brian’s coming out party” February 2016 / Issue No. 200 / www.insidetime.org / A ‘not for profi t’ publication / ISSN 1743-7342 Leigh Westerman Lorraine Etherington Prison Widow An average of 60,000 copies distributed monthly Independently verifi ed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations Mailbag // page 7 Comment // page 25 Information // page 31 Goodbye and Thank You! despite his supposed independence from the Government. So concerned was he about this that he wrote to the MoJ’s Permanent Secretary Richard Heaton warning him that he would suspend all prison inspections unless the fi nancial restrictions were lift ed. The ministry then agreed for the status quo to remain until April but rather worryingly has made no guarantees that Island of hope; ‘Strong connections being his successor, the former police chief Peter Clarke, made with the environment, with will have the same free- doms. In this interview with animals and with nature’ Bastoy Prison Island page 21 Eric McGraw for Inside Time he: • Explains why he had not “Medway is supposed applied to continue as HMCIP; The outgoing Chief Inspector he found it. Critical also of • Reveals his reaction to the to be a secure training of Prisons Nick Hardwick ‘interference’ by the MoJ in Medway abuses exposed by talks exclusively to Inside the way he conducted his Panorama; Time as he steps down aft er inspections, last month he centre. Those children fi ve and a half years heading told the House of Commons • Thanks prisoners and staff up the prisons inspectorate. Justice Committee that sen- who assisted him and his certainly weren’t Hardwick, formerly the chair ior MoJ offi cials had told him team as they endeavoured to of the Independent Police they needed to sign off on all produce rigorous and com- secure, or receiving Complaints Commission, specialist personnel hired to prehensive reports on Her proved to be a forceful and take part in prison inspec- Majesty’s prisons. eff ective Chief Inspector tions before they could take the specialist training unafraid to highlight bad place. He also revealed that “Thank you to the Jo Stevens, shadow Prisons practice and poor outcomes former Justice Secretary 18 that will help prisoners, and staff, Minister speaks exclusively across the prison system of Chris Grayling had ‘robustly’ who’ve helped me England and Wales wherever tried to infl uence his reports do my job” to Inside Time Page 15 rehabilitate them”

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Insidetime February 2016 empathy. Which will become Student Loan insidetime more apparent in adulthood. a voice for prisoners since A prime example of this are request rejected the national newspaper for prisoners published the personalities of those Alister Thompson - HMP North Sea Camp by Inside Time Limited, a wholly owned subsidi- responsible for the abuse. ary of The New Bridge Foundation, founded in Their behaviour was, in 1956 to create links between the offender and I am writing to see if any of your readers most cases, premeditated, the community. have been experiencing the problems that instrumental, orchestrated we have had with the Student Loans A not for profi t publication. physical and psychological Company? Inside Time is wholly responsible for its editorial abuse. Not only did they lack content. Comments or complaints should be empathy for their actions but As a Cat D establishment we have a higher directed to the publisher and not to New Bridge. they went on to ‘brag’ about than average lifer/IPP population here at it aft er work in the car park. Board of Directors North Sea Camp. These prisoners have Medway: A prisoner’s view Which shows what sadistic, reached the fi nal stage of their prison pathetic, cowardly individu- Trevor Grove Former Editor Sunday Telegraph, journey and as such they are beginning to Journalist, Writer and serving Magistrate. Ross MacPherson - HMP Swaleside als they are. see that there is the possibility of a new life Dr Peter Bennett Trustee, New Bridge aft er lengthy prison sentences. Because of Foundation and former Governor of HMP Grendon Having watched the BBC’s highlighted that these What is more concerning is this we get a reasonable number of requests Geoff Hughes Former Governor of HMP Belmarsh recent Panorama pro- children are being taught the fact that if BBC from prisoners who want to start Open John D Roberts Former Company Chairman and gramme it was a horrifying that violence equals control, Panorama had not gone University courses in preparation for Managing Director employing ex-offenders reminder of the systematic and are suff ering abuse. I undercover to expose this enhanced job prospects on release. Louise Shorter Former producer, BBC Rough Justice violence suff ered by touched on this issue in the abuse then these children Alistair H E Smith BSc FCA Chartered Accountant, children in prison. Instead May 2010 issue of Inside Trustee and Treasurer, New Bridge Foundation would have been labelled as However, recently in a number of instances of being cared for, they are Time. In my article ‘Fighting liars and extremely violent, their applications are being rejected by the being subjected to psycho- violence with violence’, I The Editorial Team especially in light of the fact Student Loans Company. The reason given is logical and physical trauma. raised the issue of children that the staff went to that they are not within 6 years of release who are subjected to considerable lengths to and therefore do not qualify for a student When children are sent to physical abuse in juvenile cover up their own loan. As the prisoners in question do not prison it is supposedly so prisons learning to react to wrong-doing by falsifying have fi xed release dates, only a parole date, that they can develop violence with more violence. assaults by children on staff . they consequently can never qualify for pro-social behaviours, and funding for their degree courses until they learn to live by society’s Most children who are in Unfortunately the overall are actually released. This means that Erwin James John Roberts Rachel boundaries, in a secure prison already have some issue of abuse in the juvenile valuable time is being wasted as they cannot Editor in Chief Publisher and Billington OBE setting. Which should lead form of mental health issue, system was somewhat begin their studies in a supportive and Director Associate Editor them to a law-abiding which is usually the catalyst overlooked by some people, time-rich environment such as we can purposeful life on release for their imprisonment. The due to the fact that Medway provide. This is a source of great disappoint- Offi ce Manager from custody. In reality, abuse that was shown on is run by G4S as though this ment and demotivation. To be rejected at the Lucy Forde what these children are Panorama not only exacer- is a private sector issue, it is very moment when they are ready and able Administration developing are cognitive bates their pre-existing not, public sector prisons to begin what will possibly be a life-chang- Sonia Miah defi cits borne out of the condition but causes them to are no better. I fear that, like ing study course is a terrible blow. Layout & Design controlling, deceitful and develop more mental health everything else, the fact Colin Matthews violent behaviour displayed issues, such as PTSD and I have been involved with OU provision Noel Smith Paul Sullivan Medway was private is going Website Design and infl icted on them by personality traits such as throughout my sentence and I have wit- Commissioning Reporter to overshadow the real issue and Advertising nessed fi rst-hand the transformative eff ects Editor’ their captors. anti-social personality of institutionalised child Gary Bultitude that advanced study brings to the individual. disorders. Insofar as if a abuse. Dr Andrew McDonnell, a child is not shown any To compound the problem the decisions Correspondence clinical psychologist who empathy, then they are less Medway must never seem to be random, with some applications featured on the programme likely to develop feelings of 14 happen again accepted and other similar ones rejected. 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operating procedures from them. I do not Mailbag 2-9 Star Letter of the Month Bogus tariff for IPPs blame solicitors, they are only touting for “Now my worst Congratulations to this months winner who receives our £25 prize D Jenkins - HMP Whatton business because of the cuts, but in the last year alone I have written to 15 solicitors, fear has come true, I have been bitten For the last 8 years I have read Inside Time many of whom advertise in your pages, and only 2 have had the decency to reply when by a rat!” Kicked from every month. From the last issue I read, Page 7 Chire Henderson December 2015, one topic has always been in they realise I am an IPP case. the spotlight, this being - where do IPPs stand? Newsround 10-13 IPP pillar to post So, what can we do? Presenteeism in The simple answer to that is - in the same Darren Whitehead - HMP Ranby prison officers position as when we were sentenced. The • In the first instance you could lobby the is a serious health tariff means absolutely nothing. The majority local MP (the address can be found in the On the 30th of August 2007 I was sentenced at Leeds Crown and safety risk of IPPs will find their tariff doubled, and prison library) and ask that he/she lobbies Court to 3 years, 9 months IPP. Nearly 8½ years on from that Parliament in respect of cuts to Legal Aid, Page 10 dismal, life-changing event, I am still languishing in a dirty even trebled, before they even receive any consideration for release. the proposed removal of the HRA and the Comment 14-26 prison cell. The character-defining journey has made me the position of all IPPs. person I am today. At many junctures along the way, if I’d Droning On: Most IPPs will have Offending Behaviour • Lobby your MP to change the way the had a gun I’d have put myself out of my misery, ending the HMPs and Courses to do, usually before tariff expiry, system operates so that all meetings with long, drawn-out torture. I honestly would! unmanned unfortunately many will have to wait years Offender Supervisors, Managers, psycholo- aerial vehicles to complete them. Then, just as an added gists and Parole Hearings are monitored Over the years - same as every other IPP prisoner stuck in Page 20 Kreg Mills this barbaric system - I’ve had many, many unwarranted and spiteful bonus, they will add even more digitally. They do it in courts and police unjust liberties to endure. At times I’ve felt no better than a courses that you will have to do and you will stations and we should have these meetings Information 27-33 stray dog kicked from pillar to post… all other IPPs will linger in the system until they have thrown recorded as well. all they can at you. I was sentenced to a tariff Through the Gate recognise that feeling, I have little doubt. I was scheduled to • Learn to use the complaint system properly of 30 months. I completed all of my OBCs Entitlement have an oral parole hearing in June 2015, however, because and take your complaints to the highest level. Advice for Prison of the ‘go-slow’ process of hearings I subsequently had my within my tariff, but for the last 6 years I have had NO sentence plan as such. • Submit a Subject Access Request at least Leavers hearing in November 2015. Page 28 once a year - the cost is £10 but it’s worth it to The Government have gone on record saying know what is being written about you. Legal 34-39 “ The point is I want my rightful release now, the IPP sentence is ‘unjust and stupid’ and • Learn about the process of Judicial Review I’ve had enough of years of injustice yet they also have gone on record and stated Are judges ” and use it when necessary. that they are not willing to make things too soft? 15 days after the hearing, after being recommended for easier for IPPs. They have cut Legal Aid so • Finally, once your tariff has expired do not Penelope Gibbs straight release by my Offender Manager and Supervisor, we have no effective weapon to fight our get involved with any other interventions, plus Psychology, I was given the news I’d been waiting for all unjust imprisonment, and now they also programmes, psychology, etc. I understand Page 35 these years - release! In all probability if my hearing had want to remove the Human Rights Act. Both that this is a difficult stance to take and I Jailbreak 40-52 been on my target date of June 2015, I’d have been granted of these actions will have, and are having, a accept there will be consequences, but if we my release then. However, that was 7 months ago and, profound effect on IPPs and lifers. all stick together our issues will be highlighted. Cell Workout regardless of the fact that I am now technically a free man, I Get the body you am not really a free man at all. The Parole Board claims to be independent, Whether I am released tomorrow or never I want Inside & Out but they are sponsored by the Ministry of will continue to campaign for justice for IPPs L J Flanders I know that doesn’t make sense but I am stuck fast in this Justice and take their guidelines and and lifers. Page 42 system and unable to move. I know I am entitled to claim compensation for these one-sided delays to my impending release, but that is not the point. The point is I want my ‘Ugly head’ rightful release now, I’ve had enough of years of injustice. Probation have me ‘pencilled in’ for a space in a hostel of IPPs maybe for mid-February 2016, 8 months after my target date. Sean Buckland - And even that date is far from guaranteed. HMP Full Sutton I know I’m not out until I GET out and I refuse to even think about getting out yet. I sympathise and empathise for every When it comes to progres- single IPP prisoner wasting away in prisons throughout sion through the system I England and Wales, and I wish them all the very best of luck noticed that whenever I got in their journey to break free from this stinking quagmire of a Cat C or Parole review the an existence. phrase that always rears its ugly head is ‘outstanding Sentence Plan’. Courses left Contributing to Mailbag to do such as BSR (Building Skills for Recovery), Resolve for example. I’ve just If you would like to contribute to Mailbag, successfully won an argument please send your letters (concise and clearly about this as our IPP sentence marked) to ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley is actually 99 years so we Mills, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 will always have a Sentence ‘Mailbag’, 2GB. Please note letters for publication may Plan outstanding, even after Inside Time, be edited. release. It might be the case Botley Mills, that we have to report to Botley, To avoid any possible misunderstanding, if probation, keep away from Southampton, you have a query and for whatever reason do known offenders, etc, but it Hampshire not wish your letter to be published in Inside is still a Sentence Plan because SO30 2GB. Time or appear on the website, or yourself to our sentence is open ended. be identified, please make this clear. This phrase has now been We advise that wherever possible, when send- removed from my paperwork ing original documents such as legal papers, as an excuse to stop my you send photocopies as we are unable to progression based on my accept liability if they are lost. argument that this phrase is like saying you cannot We may need to forward your letter and/or progress as long as you are documents to Prison Service HQ or another still breathing. As an IPP my appropriate body for comment or advice, Sentence Plan, like breathing, therefore only send information you are will- is something I will be doing ing to have forwarded on your behalf. until the day I die. ›› Registered with EMAP ‹‹ 4 Mailbag ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton SO30 2GB. Insidetime February 2016 Are NOMS doing At worst malicious bullying, the job to the best at best professional misconduct of their ability? AP - A prisoner’s partner

Thomas Carroll - HMP Swansea My partner was in HMP Castle Huntly. he was having a seizure and On Friday 11th Dec. 2015 he was found unconscious. At worst its malicious I would like a public response from the CEO lying unconscious and having a bullying and at best professional of NOMS, Michael Spurr, if possible. Does he seizure. A Scottish Prison Service misconduct. honestly believe that he and his manage- (SPS) guard radioed for urgent medical ment team are doing a good job to the best of assistance. A resident nurse arrived The same Nurse and SPS guard on the scene followed by emergency made allegations against my partner © Fotolia.com their ability? I can only speak from my own experience of having served time in some of ambulance and paramedics. 4-days before his Parole Hearing. these disgraceful prison establishments, and Despite scientific evidence showing Cold toast triggers I have come to the conclusion that the After coming round, he was dazed they were wrong, he was not and confused but given the all-clear released, Parole Members citing the system itself is completely mismanaged on a by paramedics. He was taken to a Nurse as more credible than my gigantic scale. hair-pulling segregated cell for observation. Ten partner. minutes later SPS guards arrived Denice Stewart - HMP Holloway Denial by successive governments and and said ‘ you are on report and I have written to the Justice Minister, NOMS itself that a crisis exists, when being returned to closed conditions.’ my MSP, Governor at HMP Castle I am writing to highlight just how hideous things can be in evidence to the contrary is to be found in prison. This morning, as I was queuing up for toast, an older He was led to waiting transport and Huntly, Prison Inspectorate and SPS abundance. NOMS turn a blind eye to private driven to Perth prison. Two days HQ asking for nothing more than lady began complaining about her toast being cold. She then security firms intent on making a profit at went on to protest that she would ‘starve to death’ due to not later he was moved to Inverness, truth and justice to resolve this the expense of the people caged in their where he remains. matter. being able to eat cold toast, ridiculous, I know! warehouses, like Oakwood and Parc. Then another prisoner in the queue asked the food server to It beggars belief that an NHS Nurse My partner has the support of our just give the old lady some warm toast. An argument ensued “ The treatment of Irish Travellers in and SPS guard would allege that he community and is a valued member between the two erupting into an all-out hair-pulling fight British jails is horrendous, to say the intentionally obstructed a member of it. He is trying to turn his life of staff from doing their duty when around. with facial scratching. We are all now on lockdown due to least ” this incident, all because an old lady wanted warm toast. These people in prison, and yes they are ‘Share Yes, this is pathetic and it was certainly an eye-opener for Tortured by me. Why are humans so prone to squabbling and then people, have families who are forced to hurting each other for the pettiest of reasons? It truly beggars endure the incompetent and neglectful the wealth’ regimes put in place by CEO’s who do not belief. the Government Name Withheld - seem to have a clue. I have witnessed blatant racial discrimination perpetrated by bigots Name Withheld - HMP Frankland HMP Edinburgh hiding behind a prison uniform, against NOMS in denial I have decided to write to non-nationals and specifically Irish nation- The British Government claim that they do vent some frustration and I Robert Lawty - HMP Dartmoor als. The treatment of Irish Travellers in not condone torture and cruel mistreatment would guess there are other British jails is horrendous, to say the least. of various people’s around the world, so why prisoners in the same position. The words ‘in denial’ are no HMP Ashfield, which is I am specifically frustrated longer appropriate within operated by SERCO, we paid are they allowing the British Justice System When I brought this to the attention of NOMS about the lack of access to prisons or Probation £1.85 for the same product. to get away with torture and cruel mistreat- just recently, they replied with such indiffer- workshops, training and/or Services. These have quite ment against its own prisoners who maintain ence that just proved what an inept organisa- career planning facilities. At rightly been replaced by As a professional food buyer tion they are. People’s health and well-being innocence? Plus the same with all the present I am classed as an ‘maintaining innocence’. in my pre-prison life, I know is being put at risk on a daily basis inside hundreds of IPP prisoners long past their SO (Sex Offender). Ironically I constantly see that food brokers would be these walls by a healthcare system not fit for tariffs? They should stop this torture of NOMS and other official falling over themselves for a purpose. Mental health patients are being Here at Edinburgh there are responses to articles and slice of the business of keeping prisoners rotting in the system and caged with detrimental outcomes, instead of various workshops availa- queries in Inside Time supplying the Prison Service wasting taxpayers’ money. something relative and positive to their ble, though only to main- talking about people being were they offered the needs being put in place. stream prisoners, although ‘in denial’. The system is opportunity. This behaviour by the British Government the SPS (Scottish Prison designed to protect itself at and the MoJ in particular is nothing but Service) website fails to all costs - admit nothing, Booker Ltd are the main People are coming to prison clean and torture of the highest order. Prisoners who mention this point. Nothing is deny everything seems to be suppliers to the current leaving with drug habits - which gives lie to available for those on their mantra. contract holder (DHL) and the NOMS claim that you have a right to be maintain their innocence get nothing at all protection (nearly 240 would certainly be discount- safe in prison. The MoJ answer to all of this off the system, especially in these high prisoners). I am trying to ing to DHL at least 30% is to build bigger prisons, super jails, to stack security concentration camps. “ DHL are making a rehabilitate myself and work lower than their wholesale people on top of each other with no work towards getting a job or killing (excuse the pun) cash & carry price. In short, available, no viable healthcare system, and Frankland is a holding jail due to the fact starting a business on my from prisoners, based on DHL are making a killing constantly no realistic opportunities of that they hate progressing prisoners on. They release, but it would seem full RRP (excuse the pun) from rehabilitation of any kind. ” fill our heads with lies, plus they fill our that we are not allowed to do prisoners, based on full this because of ‘security RRP. As for the extortionate When a football team’s management does reports with untruths and false comments to Let me give you an example issues’. Why should rates BT charge prisoners, it not achieve success it is normally considered justify their positions. And the governors of the system’s deniability. mainstream prisoners get all verges on a monopolistic just sit back and let them get on with it. The The response from NOMS the time to change that management team. the help when it is a known ripping off of the entire about questions concerning So now is the time for NOMS, with their inept whole place, in my opinion, is as corrupt as it fact that SOs have a much prison population. the cost of items in the management, to take one for the team. can get. harder time trying to get a canteen and extortionate Failure should lead to sackings. Years of poor job on release? telephone charges are Other than lip-service from management and political rhetoric is no the authorities, do we If you want a chance to progress through always met with the exact substitute for positive action and success. Not being able to work or actually ever see anything your sentence then my advice is to avoid same denials or excuses. In Does Mr Spurr not honestly think it is time integrate increases isolation, being done to reduce costs Frankland, if you can help it. This place 16 months of being in prison for a change? and therefore, according to for prisoners? The answer, of I have only ever paid RRP needs to change the ethos and mentality of MAPPA, increases our course, is a resounding NO! (Recommended Retail Price) those who run it. risk-rating and likelihood to And so it shall remain. Mark In answer to queries sent to us about prices. For example, Marvel reoffend. Surely prisoners my words, prison is a profit night time cell bell responses, the skimmed milk powder has should share the wealth making business for the Prisons Inspectorate told us: “Yes we Editorial note an RRP of £2.19 and this is when it comes to working privileged few, and NOMS visit at night and hear bells and see Anyone with anything positive to say about what we are charged in and training in prison? public sector prisons. At seem to be in denial about this. them responded to.” Frankland? Insidetime February 2016 ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton SO30 2GB. Mailbag 5

be a reading, it might be Why so much religion? Why no from the Bible, another text Mark H - HMP Wormwood Scrubs or from the Quaker Faith Quakers? and Practice, our book, I wonder if I might enquire why there is so Mark Humphries - which is a collection of thoughts and ponderings of much religious content in the pages of your/ HMP Wayland Friends over the years. our newspaper. From huge adverts for so-called ‘Christians’, whose sole purpose I am a Quaker and noticed Quakers will not ‘Bible bash’ seems to be to ‘convert’ the weak-minded that the Religious Society of you or preach hell and and desperate, or at least lure them in that Friends has not been damnation for you as I did direction, to sections explaining the details mentioned in your Faith when I was a Pentecostal of various ‘religions’. column. I am hopeful that Minister. You will be you will allow this omission accepted as an attender to In my humble opinion, as an atheist and to be corrected. worship no matter what non-believer, religion has caused more than tradition you come from. enough trouble in this world and is still Quakers are a Christian Many Quakers also have an doing so to this day. ‘My imaginary friend is society, and as such we are attachment to other bigger and better than your imaginary not a church. We do not have churches. We want you to friend’ seems to be the order of the 21st ordained priests or minis- have a personal experience century, and this is the reason for all the ters. We do not have a creed of God in your life. beheadings, shootings, and bombings - the to be learned and recited, killing of men, women and children all but we are committed to a For me, the period of silence HMP Hewell charge a ‘handling way of worship that has around the world. It is nothing new, allows me to escape from been part of the Christian Muslims, Christians and Jews have been prison life for a while, it lets tradition for as long as there fee’ for handing out newspapers murdering and torturing each other over this me concentrate on who I am have been Christians. nonsense for thousands of years, and until it in God, and to listen to Him. Dr Toby - HMP Hewell stops we will have no peace on earth or Quakers believe we all have The Religious Society of goodwill to our fellow man. a bit of God in us, all we reason for this and the reply I Friends (to give us our proper “ It is just one more example of have to do is let him shine. received stated ‘If newspaper prices name) meet for an act of the system stealing from people Let us leave these ‘men in the sky’ (because change we do not get informed and worship. During this time we these so-called ‘gods’ are normally men) Editorial note who have less money to spend therefore charge as we do’ - make will have a period of silence; where they belong - back in humanity’s When our recent series on per week than they earn in an sense of that one if you can! It would this is not a time of inactiv- infancy when we didn’t understand science, World Faiths was being seem that this will not change and it ity, but a time for listening to hour ” biology and nature and thought that every written an editorial decision is just one more example of the God. This is when we wait flash of lightening or clap of thunder was our was made to include all system stealing from people who for God to minister to each of ‘gods’ speaking. If you gain some sort of Christian denominations in Here at Hewell the prison finance have less money to spend per week us in a personal manner. It comfort from believing that a carpenter was one article in order to limit department have been overcharging than they earn in an hour. might be that someone in nailed to a stick 2000 years ago and then the series from a possible 23 prisoners for The Star newspaper for the group will feel led to came back to life, or that an angel spoke to articles to about 8. several months. The retail price for Disgusting, and typical of HMP. bring a word to us; this can some other guy 1400 years ago and dictated this newspaper, clearly stated on the ‘god’s’ rules for him to write down, or even front page, is as follows - Mon - Fri Editorial note that there is a rainbow bridge leading to a 20p, Sat 30p, Sun 50p. But all As far as we are aware there are no land of gods who play with the earth and Transwoman and proud 10 newspapers here at Hewell (which handling charges that may be made humanity as though it were a toy - that’s your are paid for by prisoners) incur an by the prison for ordering or handing Katie Marie Matthews - HMP Dartmoor business and I do not begrudge you what- Ministry extra 20p ‘handling fee’. It seems the out newspapers. The local newsa- ever help that gives you to live your life. But, prison charges an extra £7.20 per gents used by the prison might make I came to Dartmoor in December 2015 as a of Justice please, leave the rest of us alone. Stop month for newspapers. a small charge but this is unlikely. transwoman and I was dreading it, but was review of pushing religion in everyone’s face all the This is an ideal problem for Dr Toby’s pleasantly surprised. The staff on D wing transgender time. I put in a COMP1 form asking the IMB to sort out for him. have been so helpful as they said I am the prisoners Prison, nor prison newspapers, are no place first transwoman at Dartmoor. for preaching to a captive audience in the T.Osmani & Co. RODMAN PEARCE hope of gathering more followers for I am proud of being a transwoman as I came out in June 2015 but have been a transwoman Established 1996, whatever ‘god’ you worship. Some of us are SOLICITORS since the age of 6 and I am now 43. This prison Specialist Criminal Appeals Only Practice quite happy to do without what seems to is excellent and most prisoners on the wing Expert in Investigating and Identifying Appeal FIGHTING FOR YOU !!! make you happy, we do not need a ‘religion’ have made me so welcome and have my back. Grounds, including Grounds based on Corruption. Experienced representation in or a ‘god’ to tell us to do the right thing. 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bottom. Yes, there has been coverage Helpful staff of incidents here in the last few Prison hanging Barry Furlong - HMP Winchester months, but I can only say from a personal perspective that the officers book removed As a disabled prisoner and diag- do their very best, considering staff nosed as having serious mental numbers have been cut by 40% in Peter Oates - HMP Hull problems (I’m 70 years of age and the last 5 years whilst the prisoner population has grown. Things are have tried to commit suicide twice) Recently I was made aware that there is a not perfect in any prison, but I speak I would like to say how kind the book that can be borrowed from the prison as I find and without the help and prison officers here have been to me library that shows people how to hang on Healthcare. support of the staff here I would not be here to write this letter. I cannot themselves. The book is titled ‘Pierrepoint A Family of Executioners’ by Steve Fielding. On many occasions these officers mention their names as that is not HMP Hull have now removed this book from helped me when I have hit rock permitted but I’d like to say thanks. © Fotolia.com our library, but can you please ask NOMS if this book is available in any other prison Translation blues No visits - so why not Skype? libraries and, if so, will they instruct staff to remove it? Krystian Kupryjaniuk - HMP Hewell Cadman - HMP Ranby Writes I am Polish and this is my “It is obviously a cut- There must be many prisoners in British jails who do not receive any visits NOMS very first time in an English and-paste job from from family or friends. A big reason for this is the distance each family has to prison. My English is not so travel to see their loved one. Despite their lip-service about keeping families Google Translate and not Governors have the discretion to withhold any great so I was happy to see together the prison system will send you wherever they have the space. HMP books which they deem inappropriate, not that the prison provides really worth the paper it used to allow prisoners who had no visits to exchange their Visiting Orders conducive to rehabilitation, or contrary to the important information about is printed on” (VOs) for phone credits, so if you did not have any visits in a 3 month period safe running of the prison. the regime and various very at least you could use the phone to maintain family ties. This system has now important issues. But been stopped. I’m not sure exactly when it was stopped or why, but now this As such, when prison staff were alerted to the whoever translated these translation absolutely scheme is only allowed for Foreign National prisoners. nature of this book available in the library at forms into my language did useless. It is obviously a no more than use Google cut-and-paste job from I’m from England but I don’t understand why all Foreign National prisoners HMP Hull which could be seen to promote Translate, which is not very Google Translate and not get phone credits in lieu of visits, but I don’t get visits either but I’m not self-harm, it was withdrawn. accurate. really worth the paper it is allowed this privilege. I agree that Foreign Nationals should get phone credits printed on. All Polish for VOs but why can British prisoners not do the same? We used to be able to Every prison takes the health and wellbeing of When I try to read this prisoners here just shake request a move closer to our home area to have what the system called prisoners incredibly seriously, and staff are information I find that the their heads in confusion accumulated visits, in theory that system still exists, but in practise nobody committed to providing support to people who majority of the document when they try to read it. ever gets accumulated visits anymore because of lack of staff, overcrowding are at risk of self-harm. does not make any sense at I wonder how many other of and the fact that the government have closed down around 16 prisons since 2010. all. The grammar is messed HMP’s foreign language Editorial note up, as well as the meaning documents for foreign Skype should be available for prisoners to talk to their families. We already This mailbag originally featured in our of quite simple sentences, nationals are as bad as the have a system in place for video-linking to courts and probation, so why not October issue. Since then we have had the which makes the whole Polish one? for families? We could call them Video Visits. So, come on NOMS, why not? above response from NOMS.

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After this I had maximum number of Now my worst fear has come true, I have been bitten by a rat! sessions that we can have a quick medical with a nurse, just blood The Healthcare service say I am the first prisoner to present with Primary Mental Health pressured and stuff, nothing too fancy. Then with a rat bite and as neither the doctor nor anybody else in before being removed from my photo was taken and I was searched and their books. I have been placed in a waiting room where all I could Healthcare has experience of treating rat bites, I can expect working with in-reach teams think of was the things I had seen in movies to wait up to 6 months for any medical attention. (secondary mental health) at about prisons and the only way my mind other prisons with no I see rats from my cell window every night but nobody seems could see a way out was to take my own life. problems, but when a interested in doing anything about the problem. Do other © Fotolia.com referral from Primary to After about 30 minutes I was taken to the prisons have a rat problem or is it just here? Secondary was done here I first night centre where, before I was put in a was refused. cell, I was asked if I had any mental health programmes are supporting issues. So I told them I suffered with The the introduction of additional So I am now left with no depression and anxiety problems. I was then activity. One of the main mental health care, which is asked if I had any thoughts of self-harm or challenge drivers of benchmarking and dangerous for me as a killing myself, to which I replied ‘No’, as I the new core day is to self-harmer with suicidal thought I would be put in a ‘strip cell’ and be to fill time increase the time that thoughts, depression and called an ‘attention seeker’. But that wasn’t prisoners can undertake anxiety. Apparently I am not the case at all when I finally admitted I was appropriate and meaningful ‘mental’ enough to warrant having thoughts of self-harming and suicide. wisely work, training and education any assistance. I had a huge JR - HMP Isle of Wight to enable employment on amount of support outside of A file called ACCT (Assessment and Care in release to their home areas. prison, but in here mental Custody Teamwork) was opened on me, I work full-time and attend The new operating bench- health care is very limited which is tailored to each person and their education courses. I have marks being rolled out across Rat infestation and no way near enough. needs, which for me was hourly checks and also applied for distance the estate will provide a ‘core also meant I would get help through the learning courses. But due to day’ designed to optimise the James Sharples - HMP Liverpool I have read that we are mental health teams. A week later an ACCT the ever-increasing staff time available to provide supposed to receive the review took place where due to the help and shortages the amount of good regimes and to staff Here at Liverpool we have rats the size of same level of care and support I was receiving I was starting to feel time banged up in my cell them efficiently. For example cats and they are everywhere. The main support as we would have more relaxed, so my ACCT was reduced to continues to grow so I look this has led to additional reason is because instead of giving extra outside, but instead we have very little, falling far below checks every 3 hours. for other ways to fill my time being found for prison- food to the prisoners it is thrown in a bin in a time. ers to spend on activities big cage where the rats gorge themselves. It the standard you might expect. Can somebody tell A few days later I was transferred to another instead of being locked up is coming to something when the rats in prison me what I am supposed to prison. My ACCT file came with me but due I would like to know if and then unlocked at are fatter than the inmates! If the prison do to access the mental care to the change I was feeling very low and anyone else has faced this lunchtime. were to invest in a closed bin then maybe we I need in prison? I do not suicidal but I didn’t say anything as I felt problem and I would also be would not have such a problem. No wasted The standardised facilities want to become just another people were laughing at me, even though interested to know why food equals no rats. This problem needs list, which forms part of the statistic. they weren’t my head said differently. NOMS think it is acceptable sorting right now. This is the 21st century. for games consoles to be on national Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) A couple of nights later I hit rock bottom and the facilities list but not plastic model-making? policy framework, identifies couldn’t see a way out so I removed the blade and limits the items of from a razor and began to self-harm. Luckily property that prisoners may an officer came to check on me and could see NOMS Writes be able to retain in their cells, I had cut myself. Someone else then came to subject to their IEP level. This assist me in cleaning the cuts and to talk to Our aim is to replicate as far is because we want to ensure me and ask why I didn’t say anything to as is possible a normal that prisons operate to a staff. I told them I felt I didn’t deserve help. working week in the commu- consistent standard when He said I was wrong and everyone deserves nity, real work experience rewarding prisoners for help when in need. For the rest of the night I and the acquisition of skills positive behaviour and was put on 30 minute checks and the next which support effective engaging with efforts to day I was given an urgent appointment with rehabilitation. We want more rehabilitate themselves. The the doctor who prescribed medication to prisoners to undertake list is available for each help my low mood. I was also moved to a challenging work, within the Governor to select from, as quieter wing where people are more relaxed. discipline of regular working considered suitable for their hours, which will also help specific population, the I now felt I could be more open and talk to them develop the skills they physical fabric and the Where’s our food? staff and at my next ACCT review I was need to gain employment, regime of the prison. The use lowered to 3 checks per day and as the days reform, and turn away from of in-cell hobby items are George Seeby - HMP Manchester went I spoke to others on the wing who had crime. To truly expand real covered in Annex F, and been through the same thing and they said it work in prison, we need to Appendix A to Annex F, of the I am serving 12 months and have been here at Manchester for 4 months now is always better to talk and be open about maximise the involvement of IEP policy framework (see and I’ve noticed the situation with the food is getting worse every day. It has things as the help is there, all you need to do businesses, making it PSI 30/2013). got to the point where we are going down for tea and there is no food left. is ask. I have now been taken off ACCT but profitable for companies to Nearly every day one of the officers has to go to other wings to scavenge the was told if I felt low again all I would need to invest in prison labour, while Editorial note remains of what they might have left, which is never very much. This mailbag originally do is talk to staff. identifying and removing the barriers private sector firms featured in our November There is never enough food delivered to feed the whole wing and when we do have faced in the past. issue. Since then we have Now if I see anyone struggling to cope I tell get our meals it is never what we have ordered from the pre-set menu. I had the above response from them to speak to staff and get the help that is thought that one of the basic duties of care of the prison system was to give us Our benchmarking NOMS. enough food to survive on. In this duty HMP Manchester is failing. available. 8 Mailbag ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton SO30 2GB. Insidetime February 2016 Alice in on them not understanding it”. Desperate Something I noticed about Wonderland? prison workers is that it A former prisoner seemed to be very important to leave England for many of them to believe Mohammad Faisal - HMP Moorland It never ceases to amaze me that the prison system is a how they (probation, parole fair, humane and helpful I was convicted for importing class A drugs, board etc.) expect you to tell entity. I suppose if I worked and the evidence I was convicted upon was them that you are better for in the prison system I’d have very shady. There was no direct evidence the experience of prison. to believe that as well, What would be a much more otherwise I wouldn’t be able linking me to the offence. There were no text relevant and REAL question to work there. Such is the messages, phone calls or fingerprints. There would be to ask the prisoner power of belief. Many of was no money or any drugs found on me. how much more traumatised them use the ‘relativity’ The only evidence police uncovered was and/or angry they were argument. Many times I from people abusing my position and good because of their experience have heard a prison worker name. It was even confirmed that perpetra- of prison. Then they might compare English prisons to a tors used my ID to hide their identity. generate some real honesty country such as South instead of the usual pretend- Africa. The logic being that Police used one actual perpetrator as a Be grateful for what you’ve got ing and acting. They live in English prisons are better witness. In order to save his skin he ‘grassed’ La La Land, and they seem than the ones in South Africa on me, and after that police never believed Nigel Hunter - HMP Wymott to want to drag other people therefore they are acceptable. me. My counsel was no help. So eventually I (prisoners) in, and if the was convicted and sentenced to sixteen Refugees from Syria had no homes at Christmas. People living in poverty did Something else I noticed is prisoner refuses to be years for other people’s offences. In the not eat at Christmas. People the world over were suffering at Christmas. that English prisons are full dragged in then they tell beginning it was very hard to take in, but However, one person’s despair struck me more than any other. The plight of J of what I call ‘Just one’ him/her is being manipula- slowly I became accustomed to my fate. Smith in the January issue of Inside Time is by far the single most selfish plight tive, resisting positive people. ‘Just one’ people say I have ever had the displeasure to read and it left a sour taste in my mouth. things like ‘It’ll all be worth change or in-denial etc. You Then the next phase started and police took know the way they talk. it if we stop ‘just one’ person Mr Smith was complaining that his prison had not put up a Christmas tree or coming back to prison. What anything of value that I owned. I did not care about anything, because I cut myself off decorations. You see, Mr Smith, the difference between you and the refugees I used to be baffled how a bizarre statement that is. from the world. But then my wife left me, I’ve is that you had a roof over your head at Christmas, despite breaking the law. these prison workers could They actively and systemati- got an 11 year-old son and I did not get a You had food in your belly, hot water, television and a bed. be so utterly in-denial cally choose to ignore the themselves about something suicides, the damaged minds, chance to see him for three years. The mere fact that you used Christianity to complain about your ‘hardship’ so blatant. Then I left prison, the damage to society which highlights how far removed from Christianity you truly are. Ask the chaplain and time passed. Then one prison is supposed to I am a foreign national so this year immigra- for a copy of The Bible so you can find the real symbol of Christmas. But in day I was looking through a protect, the vast financial tion approached me, they told me if I want to the Christian spirit I forgive your naivety and will pray that the Lord can truly ‘Quote’ website and I saw a damage etc. and instead leave voluntarily I will become eligible for enter your heart and show you the true meaning of Christianity. Sometimes quote by Upton Sinclair that concentrate on the ‘just one’. nine months early release. I agreed to the it’s enough to be grateful for what you’ve got. explained that old baffle- Then have the audacity to proposal, because I want to see the other ment very well. The quote is say an inmate is ‘In-denial’. half of my family before it is too late. They “It is difficult to get a person Alice in Wonderland indeed. started the process and after much hin- Sex offenders and visits to understand something, Or should that be civil drance they were able to book ticket for me when their salary depends servants in Wonderland? on 7th of December. I was moved to deten- Sam Redhead - HMP Risley tion on 11th of December. But when I reached Big thanks to the Tax Man the airport with high hopes, I found out they I am writing in to see if any other innocent children in the same room have not actually prepared my travel docu- prisoners have the same concerns as as these men. ments. So I was sent back to the detention me. This has been my 4th stint in Michael Watkins - Hampshire centre. I got only six months to serve, but prison but the first time I’ve been in When child sex offenders leave there is no light on the horizon. prison since I became a family man. prison they are bound by tight I was recalled to prison. As I was expecting to be there for a license conditions, such as not being while I contacted Paul Retout of the Tax Academy to sort out I am desperate to leave England, but after It has been the hardest sentence as I allowed to be alone anywhere where my tax returns. He sent forms straight to the prison and was leave a wife and 2 young daughters children are, signing the sex always helpful when I contacted him from prison. I’ve since repeated promises the Home Office is letting outside. But this time I find myself offenders register, not living within been released and Paul has continued to be a massive help in me down. I don’t know even after expiry of between a rock and a hard place. range of schools or playgrounds, etc. sorting out my tax affairs. This guy clearly knows his stuff my sentence if I will be released from prison, I’ve had my daughters up to visit me and is doing a positive thing by helping prisoners, which is because I am foreign national. I want to ask a few times but I am stressed So why when I’m in prison should I amazing since no one else is dedicated to helping prisoners is there any conscience left here in this because here at Risley we have to have to bring my children near these with their tax affairs. My advice to anyone in prison seeking country/system? I have gone through a lot of share a visiting hall with some people, in the same room? Surely tax advice is to contact Paul Retout. You won’t be disappointed! stress, I am suffering from acute anxiety. I serious child sex offenders and I child sex offenders should be kept well get sharp pains in my chest, I want the Home For more information see the Tax Academy advert hate the thought of having my away from other prisoner’s children? 26 Office to listen to my plea before it is too late.

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she falls frequently and DHL disregard No cannot remember faces consumer legislation (certainly not her carers compassion whom she screams at and Name Withheld - HMP Bure believes they are stealing E Bruton - from her.) I came into custody in September 2015 with no money and no HMP Swaleside wristwatch. It took me some weeks to organise my first The response from the prison canteen and top of my shopping list was an analogue watch The MoJ used to rely on PSO to me was ‘If your mother at £11.99 from our canteen suppliers DHL. On a prison wage 4700 to dictate release on was going to die soon, then this was a big ticket purchase. I duly received my cheap compassionate grounds, we MIGHT consider releas- Japanese watch and was thankful to have it. which has proved highly ing you - but otherwise you restrictive. In the case of R v would have to bring legal Within a few weeks the watch stopped working and even McLaughlin [2014] EWCA action against the State’. though I reset it I was still having it stop at various times. Crim 188, the Court of Clearly the watch was faulty. I showed the watch to an officer Appeal held that the SSJ was So the State still has not Lost pets who took it and returned it to DHL, together with an explana- bound to consider all learnt from legal precedents, tory note and the receipt. reasons for release in but more so loves to waste AJB - HMP Woodhill exceptional circumstances, taxpayers money on the On 8th of January 2016, DHL returned the same defective in light of Article 3 ECHR, so-called ambiguity of Have any of your readers lost a pet due to being incarcerated? watch to me with a note stating that DHL would not accept and outside the limited protecting the public from Unfortunately, both I and my partner are in prison at very any returned non-food item after 30 days. This is unlawful. scope of PSO 4700. high risk offenders and the short notice and we had nobody who could have looked after DHL have supplied me with a faulty watch and, as a con- pretence of rehabilitation. our beloved staffie, Sasha. The police told me that it would sumer, I have a legal right to have a refund or replacement “ If your mother was And Michael Gove does not cost a considerable amount to keep her in kennels until my within 12 months. Just like I am held in custody for breaching going to die soon, then make the decisions, his release in April this year, and I could not afford it. So Sasha the law, DHL should also be held to account in the face of has been rehomed with strangers. Sasha was not just a pet, we MIGHT consider minions in the system do. reasonable accusation. There is no compassion in she was family. She will be missed dearly and it breaks my releasing you but other- heart, she was one in a million and I hope she is happy with I accuse DHL of not complying with the law regarding the this big grinding machine, wise you would have to her new family. But I wondered if any of your readers have sale of goods. Who can protect me when I am not able to unless you have the money suffered the same, and whether there is any organisation in protect myself? With Legal Aid for prisoners now scrapped, bring legal action against to take them on and, place that would look after prisoners’ pets whilst they are who will enforce the law in light of my reasonable complaint? unfortunately, most of us don’t. the State ” incarcerated for short periods? Nobody in authority seems interested. Yet, despite my frail mother, Editorial note Editorial note whose GP says I should be This prisoner, or friends or Editorial note The prisoner should return the watch to the Canteen with a note returned home to provide 24 family should contact the Inside Time are currently researching this and will publish to the effect that it is not fit for purpose and that he requires hour care for her as she is in local authority who should be details of any organisations as soon as we can. In the interim, either a replacement or refund within 21 days. If that is not serious danger being left on able to assist with providing if family or friends are unable to assist there are a number of done he should have a chat with Citizens Advice who operate her own, the prison system care for his mother. We don’t organisations such as The Dogs Trust and Cats Protection within HMP Bure. Failing all else he can get a ‘Claims Pack’ disagree. My mother suffers know which authority this is League who may be able to help. There are also many smaller from his local County Court (The Law Courts, Bishopgate, from late stage dementia but if he wishes to have more independent animal sanctuaries who might be willing to Norwich NR3 1UR) and sue for his money back. He could also and was recently diagnosed details we could find out who house pets for a short period. 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l John Patrick Hannan holds prisoners the record for the longest time on the run after he escaped The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the care and manage- from Verne Prison in December ment of transgender offenders. The review will make 1955. He was 22 at the time of recommendations about revisions to the Prison Service his breakout and has now Instruction on transgender (PSI72011), but will also cover notched up six decades at services delivered in the community by probation, both the large, despite repeated police National Probation Service and community rehabilitation appeals. Hannan was sentenced companies, and those for children and young adults in the to 21 months in prison at the youth justice system. The review will be independently Old Bailey in 1955 for car theft overseen by a representative of the Prison Reform Trust, and assaulting two police officers. Peter Dawson, and a Director of Gendered Intelligence, Dr Jay A Dorset Police spokesman Stewart. The review will be gathering views and experiences said they were no longer and if you would like to contribute the review co-ordinator actively searching for Hannan, would like to hear from you. The address is Transgender but would treat any information Review, Ministry of Justice, Post point 4.12, 102 Petty France, © prisonimage.org about his whereabouts with London SW1H 9AJ. There is also an email “considerable interest”. [email protected] Presenteeism in prison officers Report on ‘Early implemen- Ex-forces prisoners hide tation’ of ‘Transforming military background is a serious health and safety risk Rehabilitation’ is published Research shows that more feelings of job insecurity as and have cynical attitudes Many ex-armed forces prisoners are hiding than half of prison officers the reasons. towards prisoners.’ The report by HM Inspectorate their military past - scared that they will be feel pressure to go into work of Probation focuses on work targeted in prison by Islamic fanatics. The while unwell according Calling for improved In 2013-14 nearly 210,000 undertaken at the point of news comes after a former paratrooper on to Professor Gail Kinman staffing levels and support working days were lost due sentence and allocation, and remand at HMP Hewell was attacked by eight from the University of from managers Professor to sick leave by prison staff. also work with those released men in January. According to reports the man Bedfordshire, speaking at a Kinman said; ‘The findings on licence. It looks at the was ‘beaten to within an inch of his life’. British Psychological Society of our research have serious In October 2015 an inquest communication between the conference. The research implications for the health heard how a Cardiff prison new National Probation Service (NPS) and there is a concerning involved 1,682 prison of prison officers and for the officer killed herself after Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC). trend of Islamic radicalisation officers from across the UK safe running of prisons. The being sacked for watching completing questionnaires number of prison officers a rugby match whilst on In pre-sentence work, where reports are amongst the prison population about working whilst unwell has reduced dramatically doctor advised sick leave for made to courts, Inspectors found that in a with a consequent risk of and the reasons they do it. and the number of violent depression. third of cases an oral report was given and 84% of officers said they prisoner incidents is increas- there was no written record; however, most violence towards former went to work when ill citing ing rapidly … Prison officers The British Psychological ‘offenders’ reported a positive experience (MoJ) staff shortages, pressure who continued to work Society is the representative service personnel from management, fear of while sick were more likely body for psychology and with the preparation or pre-sentence reports. letting colleagues down and to be emotionally exhausted psychologists in the UK. The report says that the NPS is working well Although it has not been established exactly in putting into place risk management plans why he was attacked police say they are not for cases where there is a high risk and were treating it as a terrorist attack and it may Presenteeism [prez-uh n-tee-iz-uh m] noun undertaking home visits to assist in manage- have been a simple row about tobacco debt. The practice of being present at one’s place of work for more hours than is required, ment plans but both NPS and CRCs need to The Ministry of Justice say ‘there is a especially as a manifestation of insecurity about one’s job. improve the quality of their risk assessments concerning trend of Islamic radicalisation in other areas. amongst the prison population with a consequent risk of violence towards former service personnel.’ See Paul Wilson, Chief Inspector of Probation said; “Early scoping work suggests that The outgoing Chief Inspector of Prisons, page 45 implementation of some schemes in prisons • Criminal Defence and Appeals and in the community has been slow and it Nick Hardwick, has said that Muslim is not yet clear how the delivery models prisoners have consistently reported feeling Specialising in all areas of criminal law, from minor more unsafe than non-Muslims. He said; planned by all CRCs will meet complex offences to serious crimes - Murder, Fraud, ‘The danger of prisoners feeling unsafe is THE PRISON resettlement needs.” Conspiracy to Defraud, Confiscation Proceedings they look for protection and if they don’t Appeals, Variation and Discharge of Restraint Order feel they’re being protected by staff they’ll PHOENIX TRUST and Money Laundering The full report can be downloaded from: join a group that they think can provide that • Immigration and Nationality Law tinyurl.com/zaubqmx protection.’ Head doing you in? Comprehensive solutions to immigration and British Stressed out? nationality issues. 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New system for detainees’ medical records A storm in The NHS has signed a contract for a new a wine glass medical records system which will mean that from July, healthcare staff will be able to According to the media the number of directly access prisoners’ community medical prisoners caught with hooch, (illicit home records from their GPs. It will allow patients made alcohol) has increased six-fold in ten in prisons, immigration removal centres, years with 1,090 prisoners caught in 2014. youth offender institutes and secure children’s Andrew Selous, prisons minister, has said homes to register with the General Medical that special dogs have now been trained to Services. The transfer of information will sniff out the pernicious brew. take place within a secure environment and mean that prisoners will no longer face delays Tory MPs are up in arms. Andrew as they wait for their health records to be Stephenson, MP for Pendle, told the faxed from their doctor to prison. On release Telegraph that prisoners should be learning records can be transferred back to their new new skills not getting drunk. GP so that any treatment they received in © Fotolia.com prison is included in their health records. Interestingly a poll for leading alcohol charity Addaction has found that more and Dr Jake Hard, clinical lead for the project, more over 50s are turning to alcohol - over a Reoffending figures disappointing prison GP and chair of the Royal College of quarter of people polled were worried about GPs Secure Environments Group, said the the drinking habits of an over-50s person. Figures published by the are for prisoners serving less ‘revolving door’ cycle. move was a significant step forward in Various reasons were given for the increased Ministry of Justice show that than 12 months. MoJ statistics With 40% staff cuts and ‘supporting and promoting the continuity of 8% of released prisoners show that community severe restrictions to care’ for those in contact with the criminal drinking including the loss of a sense of commit another offence sentences are far more effective regimes impacting on work, justice system. purpose and problems coping with stress within 18 days of release. at reducing reoffending. education and reoffending - reasons many prisoners might identify with. Philip Davies, a Conservative courses, Prisons Minister Kate Davies, NHS England National Director MP asserts that if prisoners It isn’t explained why the Andrew Selous is probably for Health and Justice, said; ‘This is an So many people in prison are now locked up served their full sentences time period of 18 days was right when he says; ’Our important milestone in supporting the for long periods, up to 23 hours a day due to and were not ‘let out early’ chosen; it could be because prison system needs reform. continuation of care and support to all staff cuts, and so have ever limited opportu- then they couldn’t have that number produced the It fails to rehabilitate or make adults, children and young people in the nities to learn very much at all. In any case committed the offences. worst headlines: ‘One in 12 sure criminals are prevented criminal justice system. It will allow clinical 1,090 finds in a year amounts to just three a criminals reoffends just 18 from offending again.‘ 60,000 prisoners are information and records to transfer between week among the 85,000 or so prisoners in days after being freed from released each year and the the community GP and the secure environ- 120 prisons - rendering the story “just a prison’ [Telegraph]. ments enabling and supporting quality storm in a wine glass,” according to an 18 day figure relates to about Proven Reoffending 5,000 of them. In total 46% healthcare for all.’ insider. Michael Gove has condemned Statistics for 2013 of released prisoners reoffending rates and says (latest available) can reoffend within a year. he is planning reforms to the be downloaded from: Newsbites The worst reoffending rates prison system to break the tinyurl.com/z5weo2m l A quarter of new prison officers who were l Prisoners in Romania can have 30 days off taken on to reform the Northern Ireland prison their sentences for every book they write whilst service have quit within two years. In total 99 in prison. Over the past two years, 188 prisoners have left from an original 411 who joined the wrote and published more than 400 books. There is a downside, however, since anti-cor- service in 2012/13. Pay and added pressures ruption police are investigating whether are cited as the main reasons for leaving. Some prisoners are having books written by ghost original officers are earning £38,000 per year, writers: one prisoner is said to have written a having served during The Troubles, new 212 page book in under 7 hours. Books must recruits hired within the last two years begin be handwritten and books must have a print their careers on a salary of £18,000. run of a few hundred copies. Be proud to be a quitter Free NPS toolkit No Smoking Day 9 March 2016 for prison staff Prisons are being urged to get “With such high rates of Public Health England (PHE) involved in one of the UK’s smoking in prison, it’s vital have released a free resource biggest health campaigns which that prisons take action in to assist prison staff about last year encouraged hun- spreading awareness of the new psychoactive substances dreds of thousands of smok- stop smoking resources and (NPS) in prisons. The resource ers to make a quit attempt. support available. is intended to support custodial, healthcare and The British Heart Foundation “The prison environment pro- substance misuse staff by (BHF) is encouraging prison vides a setting to engage an providing information about staff to use No Smoking Day otherwise hard-to-reach pop- the extent of NPS use and as an opportunity to raise ulation and offer access to about the properties of the awareness and boost partici- regular, consistent stop various categories of NPS, pation among people in their smoking advice and therapy. and by providing advice on care by promoting the sup- Prisons who want to get how to manage the problem port available to them. It’s involved in this year’s No from a clinical, psychosocial estimated that 80% of people Smoking Day should visit and regime perspective. The in UK prisons are smokers. NoSmokingDay.org.uk to toolkit also discusses the order or download a free various challenges that are No Smoking Day 2016 will be organiser pack.” associated for healthcare held on Wednesday 9 March staff, as well as multiple and is set to inspire quitters Stopping smoking is the sin- challenges for the wider with a ‘Proud to be a Quitter’ gle best thing you can do for prison regime. theme. your heart health, and the risk to your health decreases The NPS toolkit can Mike Knapton, Associate significantly soon after be downloaded from: Medical Director at BHF said: stopping. tinyurl.com/jrq9lql 12 Newsround // Local Prison News www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

Maghaberry Visitors’ Centre bus withdrawn

The Visitors’ Centre at HMP Maghaberry was the only part of the prison praised in a recent Inspection Report but then the contract to run the centre was taken from The Quakers and given to a private company. The Visitors’ Centre is a quarter of a mile from the prison It’s Cerrig Tan by a head! entrance and the Quakers always provided a minibus Following a consultation with local people by the National for visitors. The Northern Offender Management Service, who asked for views on the six Ireland Prison Service did not include provision for a possible names shortlisted for the new super prison currently under minibus in the new contract, construction in Wrexham, Cerrig Tan has emerged as the favourite vital to disabled and elderly visitors, leaving all visitors Cerrig Tan, Welsh for Firestone, is the name lastly Whittlesham, the Saxon name for with a quarter mile walk. of the factory that formerly dominated the Wrexham. site upon which the prison is being built. A disabled man visiting the Another popular choice was Y Berwyn, the Sarah Payne, the Director of NOMS Wales mountain range in northeast Wales. NOMS prison was told he would explained that the sub-committee consider- explained that there had been a number of have to make his own way ing the shortlist, which includes representa- suggestions for Mynydd, Welsh for Mountain, to the prison entrance. The tives from local residents, Senedd Yr Ifranc “Some people also felt that the reference to Wrecsam (Wrexham Youth Parliament) and HMP Dovegate: minibus would also pick mountains would reflect a personal and at visitors up from the local companies from the industrial estate, were times difficult journey the men in prison able to sift out some of the names not The Art of Conviction Moira railway station, so would have to make. The sub-committee felt suitable because of local sensitivities. “We visitors now have to pay up this was an excellent choice but then wanted An exhibition of art created by prisoners at Dovegate is set to want the name of the prison to embrace the to £40 for a return taxi ride. it to be more localised.” go on display at The Brewhouse Arts Centre in Burton. history and culture of North Wales and to In a statement, the Northern The other four names being considered are: have its roots in the Welsh language,” she The work was undertaken through the learning and skills Ireland Prison Service said; Bridgeway, which is the main road leading said. “We also want it to reflect the rehabili- department at Dovegate, which provides opportunities to ‘The contract for the Visitors’ into the industrial estate where the prison is tative culture that we want to sit at the heart obtain accredited qualifications and a ‘sense of achievement located; Marcher - due to the prison’s of this new prison.” and expression through confidence building for the best Centre at Maghaberry was location near the wider Marches on the possible opportunities upon release’. awarded through an open and transparent procure- border of Wales and England; Dee Vale, after The first prisoner is expected to step through the river Dee that runs through the area and the gate in February 2017. Most of the prisoners attending the art classes have never ment competition …The attempted any art at all, but stated they wanted to try Prison Service will continue something new. to work with the provider to ensure that services are Newsbites Is there The event will run from Saturday, January 9, until Saturday, in place to support relation- something February 23, and further details can be found at ships between families and l The Scottish Prison Service addition it is hoped to make www.brewhouse.co.uk/content/hmp-dovegate-art-conviction prisoners.’ has started Scout and Girl parents more aware of their newsworthy Guide groups in HMP Low children’s futures and what going on at Jersey prisoners Moss for children visiting they might achieve. Serious failings prisoners there. When parents your prison? to be tested for are released the children are l Assaults on staff at Northern encouraged to carry on their Ireland’s Ash House women’s ‘legal highs’ prison, part of HMP Hydebank identified at inquest association with scouting in Then write to: the outside world, where it is Wood, have increased The governor of Jersey’s ‘Newsround’, Inside Time, hoped that respectful team alarmingly with 21 assaults HMP La Moye, Bill Millar, Botley Mills, Botley, of Highpoint prisoner working and recognition of last year up from 3 in 2013 and has said that if a UK Southampton, Hampshire achievement will help the 43 assaults on staff between 2013 initiative to test prisoners SO30 2GB An inquest has opened on a 25 year-old prisoner who was often marginalised and and 2015. The prison holds for so-called ‘legal highs’ found dead, hanging in his cell at HMP Highpoint in April stigmatised children. In between 40 and 50 women. and let us know! proves successful he will 2013, by fellow prisoners after an officer who should have introduce testing to his checked on him 2 hours earlier failed to do so, despite prison although the issue signing a log to say he did. The officer who unlocked him was much less serious at the didn’t check either - despite guidelines that say unlocking Jersey prison. staff must make verbal contact with every prisoner. He had not been checked since 20:40 the previous night. Luke Cox, a prisoner at La Members of the Association of Prison Lawyers Moye, said that addicts in Jersey were now buying The inquest heard that he had requested an appointment Award winning firm offering specialist advice on prisoners’ rights their favourite psychoactive with the prison’s mental health service but was discharged substances online and by them. He had attempted suicide 6 months earlier but a • Lifer panels • Inquest mixing them into deadly support programme was closed after 3 days and key points • Adjudications • Judicial review cocktails. He said that on his care plan, such as seeing the mental health team, were • Parole review and early • Human rights dealers then sell these mixes not implemented. release • Compassionate release on to unsuspecting users who mistakenly think they No staff have been disciplined over these failings. The Contact solicitor Andrew Arthur are safe. He described the inquest is expected to last four weeks and will consider a Fisher Meredith LLP, 7th Floor, 322 High Holborn, drugs as; ‘The most harmful report completed by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, London, WC1V 7PB I have ever had.’ who investigates all deaths in custody. 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l Britain’s public sector workforce has fallen by 960,000 Do you know? since 2010, while the private sector has created 2.7 million jobs. According to new research, one in 10 British workers has no plans to retire, and nearly one in three has no formal pension, meaning they may have to work long after state retirement age. The Times

l Are children becoming ever more health conscious? Research suggests that the proportion of children aged five to 15 who eat five fruit and vegetable portions a day is rising, while the percentage admitting to smoking or drinking is on the decline. Independent on Sunday

l As chairman of the l The Royal Mint produced the last-ever round pound coin. Professional Footballer’s A new design, made to be harder to counterfeit, is being Association, Jimmy Hill, who introduced in 2017 after more than 30 years of the existing died in December, led a pound coin. There are thought to be 45 million forgeries in campaign in 1961 that circulation. The new design is based on the old 12-sided changed football forever - l When the original Star Wars movie hit cinemas in 1977, threepenny bit. The Guardian the scrapping of the £20-a- fans had to wait another five years before they could get their week maximum wage. After hands on a copy to watch at home - on video. While a rental l an agreement was reached, l Only 27% of British adults Hull has been named as version was available from 1982, you couldn’t buy a copy for his old team-mate Johnny say they’d fight for their one of the top 10 cities in the another two years after that. Daily Express Haynes became the first nation, but 44% of world to visit in 2016, player to earn £100 a week. Americans would. However alongside destinations such l Bad news for Nigels, who l Jose Mourinho speaks The Mirror a remarkable number of as Reykjavik, Mexico City are on their way out. It was Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, married men are devoted to and Seoul. Rough Guides revealed that only ten boys French, English and Catalan l The number of people forced to flee their homes is likely to their mother-in-law: 35% put the city - once labelled were given the name in 2014 - one of which may help him have far surpassed a record 60 million last year, the United admit having a “genuine as one of the worst places to in England and Wales. Even land another job. He claims Nations said. The figure includes 20.2 million refugees fleeing crush on her” with 31% live in the UK - eighth on its the name Gary (long tipped he learned Italian in three wars and persecution, the most since 1992. Nearly 2.5 million thinking she’s secretly list ahead of its reign as UK for extinction) was more weeks when he landed the asylum seekers have requests pending, with Germany, Russia attracted to them. Daily Mail City of Culture in 2017. The popular: there were 33 of manager’s post at Inter and the U.S. receiving the highest numbers of the nearly 1 Guardian them. Metro Milan. Metro million new claims lodged in the first half of the year.BBC l If you want proof that the music industry has endured a l Keep Britain Tidy l More than a third of NHS seismic shift to streaming, here’s a stat that will make your estimates that more than 30 doctors were born abroad. eyes water: 50,000 songs were streamed every minute in the million tons of litter are Critics say this has led to a UK last year. That is a record of 26.8 billion streams for the collected from streets in “revolving door” immigra- whole of 2015 - cementing Spotify and Apple Music’s status England every year, enough tion policy that sees the UK as industry giants who are here to stay. According to the to fill four Wembley spending billions training British Phonographic Industry, this is an 82% jump on 2014’s stadiums. Daily Telegraph medics who move abroad, figures, yet it still only represents 25% of all of the music and then rely on overseas consumed in the UK. Daily Mail l Bosses and staff at social labour to plug the gaps. The media companies such as report found Britain relies l The days of being able to Facebook and Twitter could more heavily on foreign fob off charity fundraisers face up to two years in doctors than any other major by claiming you have no prison if they tip off EU nation. Daily Telegraph change are over. From later customers that they are this year, volunteers will be under surveillance by police l Hospitals are pocketing sent out with “contactless or the security services. The collection tins”, fitted with l More than one million migrants and refugees entered up to £3 million a year in car Government’s draft devices that will enable Europe in 2015, according to the International Organization parking charges as private Investigatory Powers Bill them to take donations of up for Migration (IOM). The actual number of arrivals recorded firms cash in on patients, l McDonald’s sells £2bn of will make the unauthorised to £30 with the tap of a as having entered the continent by 21 December was visitors and staff. Seven Happy Meals to children disclosure of operations credit or debit card. 1,005,504. Nearly 3,700 others died trying to cross the trusts earned an eye-water- every year. In the process, it carried out under the provi- Daily Telegraph Mediterranean amid Europe’s worst refugee crisis since ing £3 million in 2014-2015 distributes 1.5bn toys sions of the legislation a while a further eight made criminal offence.Daily Mail World War II. Daily Express worldwide. That’s more than more than £2 million. l Global oil prices have Hasbro and Mattel. l Last Christmas by Wham! The Times continued to slide in the Huffington Post is the biggest-selling single wake of the diplomatic stand-off between Saudi not to reach No.1 in the UK, l The richest 62 people in having racked up 1.77 Arabia and Iran, dropping below $35 a barrel. It marks the world have as much million sales. Its highest wealth as the poorest 3.5 position was second spot in the first time that Brent crude, the price benchmark billion (half the worlds pop- 1985, the year of its release, ulation), according to a kept off the top by Band around the world including in the North Sea, has been report commissioned by Aid’s Do They Know It’s Oxfam. The net worth of the Christmas. NME below $35 since 2004. Financial Times 62 is $1.7 trillion. The Times l Some British children are eating their own body l The Wikipedia entry for former US president George W weight in sugar every year, Bush is the most edited page on the online encyclopaedia’s Public Health England has English site and has been altered almost 46,000 times. warned. Some children Wikipedia marked its 15th anniversary by publishing a list of its most edited pages. Michael Jackson, Jesus, Barack Obama, between four and 10 were © Fotolia.com found to eat 22kg of sugar a Adolf Hitler, Britney Spears and the Catholic Church all made the top 15. Daily Mail year. A new Government l When Big Ben was first campaign, Change4Life, l Hart, a district nestled in the north Hampshire country- installed in 1851, the 9ft wide l 1947 was the snowiest winter of the last century or so. urges parents to make side, has been named the place with the best quality of life in bell was going to be called Snow fell every day somewhere in Britain from January 22 to healthier food choices and Britain for the fifth year in a row. It remained on top by Victoria after the Queen. But March 17. According to the Met Office, on average, Britain includes a free app which scoring consistently highly across factors such as residents’ Londoners nicknamed it Big sees 23 days of snow a year, mainly falling in the north and provides sugar content from health and life expectancy, personal well-being, employ- Ben and the name stuck. Scotland, with the Cairngorms seeing snow fall on 76 days a barcodes. The Observer ment, crime rates and weather. Daily Mail Metro year, on average, and Cornwall just seven. Daily Express 14 Comment // Focus www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

they still deserve. “ Watching this programme made me Thanks to campaigns by cry. The deliberate organisations like the Prison cruelty against children Reform Trust and the Howard was one of the most League for Penal Reform, the number of children in pris- upsetting things I have ons in England and Wales, seen in this country. (in the criminal justice sys- Shocking also was the tem anyone aged between 10 institutionalised fraud and 17 is deemed a child,) being perpetrated to has been reduced signifi- cover up that abuse ” cantly over the past few years. From 3000 or so in Francis Crook, Director, 2005/2006, today there are Howard League for Penal just under a thousand, per- Reform. haps three dozen aged 14 or An inquest found that the under. The majority are boys. violence Adam was sub- Only around thirty are girls. jected to by the officers who The outcomes for these chil- were supposed to be caring dren following their experi- for him - “unlawful force” - ence of custody are still not had contributed to his death. good however. According to Afterwards a Youth Justice the Ministry of Justice, the Board spokesman said that proven reoffending figure for measures had been taken “to children released from prison ensure that what happened is 67 per cent - or two thirds to Adam could not happen within the first 12 months. again.” Yet Panorama showed us a 16 year-old boy “ Unfortunately the who we were told had been abuse we saw at orphaned and was a self- Medway must Medway was not harmer. With huge echoes of an isolated incident. what happened to Adam Children have been Rickwood, the boy was also bullied and assaulted in subjected to physical abuse many other children’s and then left alone in his cell. never happen again prisons and, as a result, Nick Hardwick, the outgoing Chief Inspector of Prisons is some have taken their clear on this issue. He has own lives. Our current Erwin James programme what kind of stated that HMIP, “does not training was on offer - other institutions are mostly accept that pain-compliance than the role modelling of not fit for purpose. We techniques should ever be Everyone in prison is vulner- bullies and braggarts - and need better trained, used.” Perhaps the people able. Some are more vulnera- their conspiratorial aiders and more humane staff and who train prospective cus- ble than others. But none are abettors. to imprison children tody officers at Medway more vulnerable than child should be forcefully prisoners. The images of (if we have to) in small The images were akin to what reminded of that. abuse in G4S’s Medway chil- secure homes near to we might expect to see com- dren’s prison that we saw their families ” ing from a prison in Iraq, or Following the Panorama pro- broadcast on the BBC’s Afghanistan - or even Penelope Gibbs, Chair of grammed a number of G4S Panorama programme on Guantanamo Bay. Perhaps Standing Committee for employees from Medway Monday 11th January 2016 even harder to look at was Youth Justice have been arrested and were nothing short of bar- the reaction of the mother of charged with various baric. Large adult males in one of the boys, fourteen year And it mustn’t be forgotten offences relating to the uniform systematically choked, old ‘Billy’, whose abuse was that between 2002 and 2012, abuses exposed by the pro- battered and terrorised chil- being exposed. Articulate 200 young people died in gramme. If convicted noth- dren supposedly in their care. and courageously composed penal custody - many were ing less than immediate cus- The children had broken the her comment, that her son, self-inflicted deaths. The tody should be the sentence law and been sent to Medway right thinking person watch- Even the ‘training’ of ‘cus- “had done wrong, but he youngest, at only 14, was of the court. Then perhaps as punishment and hopefully ing, who was under the tody officers’ - a derisory 8 didn’t deserve that,” - was an Adam Rickwood, “an the perpetrators will have for some ‘rehabilitation.’ The impression that children weeks - appears to focus understatement if ever there extremely troubled and vul- some time in prison to reflect prison is after all officially taken into government cus- almost wholly on teaching was one. Her disbelief at nerable young man,” hanged on their crimes and hope- labelled a, ‘Secure Training tody via the criminal justice would be guardians of these what she was seeing was all himself after being subjected fully achieve some ‘rehabili- Centre.’ However it was system would be in safe vulnerable children the most too apparent and would have to the infamous, ‘nose dis- tation’. What happened at unclear from anything we hands. effective techniques of been shared by any other traction technique’, by a Medway was unbecoming of saw on the Panorama restraint. Where were the ‘care officer’, whereby guards an advanced civilised soci- counsellors? Where were the “ The evidence would deliver a blow to the ety. Our children in custody social workers? Where were disruptive child’s nose using deserve better. Panorama has the child psychologists when the flat of the hand. produced is profoundly they were needed most? It shocking. Those who was clear to anyone watching abuse and those who of reasonable intelligence that the children in Medway turn a blind eye must needed highly trained, suita- be brought to book ” bly qualified child-welfare Peter Dawson, Deputy professionals if there was Director Prison Reform ever going to be any hope of Trust bringing them back to society less damaged and better prepared to attempt a successful The fact that the taxpayer is reintegration as young peo- paying £140,000 per year for ple with fulfilling futures to each child held in Medway is look forward to - which, salt rubbed into the wound. despite their law-breaking Insidetime February 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment // Focus 15 Government ‘reluctant to address serious failings in both the recruitment and training processes by G4S’

It’s also clear that the Government appears very reluctant to address those failures. It beggars belief that G4S were rewarded with another five year contract to run Medway in late 2015, immediately after the Rainsbrook failings.

When I asked the Prisons Minister, Andrew Fourteen year-old ‘Billy’ was the target for much of the Selous, for an explanation of this in a parlia- mentary debate on youth justice just after the abuse revealed in the recent Panorama programme: Panorama programme was shown, the reply Teenage Prisoner Abuse Exposed. Here Billy’s mother was deeply concerning. I was told there had Jo Stevens MP been a competitive bid to run the contract, talks exclusively to Inside Time about the changes she independent MOJ officials scrutinised the bids using set criteria and had demanded higher wants to see after witnessing her son’s treatment The Panorama programme on Medway was standards than we currently have in our STCs. shocking. Like Billy’s mum, I’m the mother of The Minister was ‘satisfied that there was a I don’t want this there was none of that children to use if they feel a fourteen year-old boy and I found the robust, proper, independent and legal story to just die actually happening at all. I threatened or if they are footage deeply distressing. As the Police, process.’ away and be forgotten about. can’t tell you how outraged I getting abused in some way Medway Council and G4S carry out their There had obviously been a am about that, absolutely and I am totally behind this investigations, we must remember that at the Well I’m not satisfied and I doubt that anyone lot of failures in the systems outraged. He didn’t go in idea. The children need to be centre of this scandal are children. who watched the Panorama programme is supposed to be in place to there to be beaten and able to make these calls as either. look after the rights of bullied. Considering how and when necessary and Medway is supposed to be a Secure Training children in Medway - much the abusers were they absolutely have to be Centre. Those children certainly weren’t Labour has called for the Government to take because first nobody seems targeting my son I feel lucky un-monitored by anyone secure, or receiving the specialist training immediate action to put all G4S-run prisons, to have known the extent of that he was only there for inside the prison. It has to be that will help rehabilitate them so they secure training centres and detention centres what was going on and three months. manned by trained inde- integrate on their release and live their adult into special measures to assess the safety and second for how long it was pendent professionals who lives outside of the criminal justice system. competence of their operation. going on. The fact that the A real worry also is for the can deal with the problems abuse was being carried out children who don’t have effectively and appropri- I know that working in a Secure Training The Justice Secretary Michael Gove has and condoned by unit families to look out for them ately. That way if any child Centre is a very challenging job and those staff statutory power to intervene in contracted-out managers made it easier to or to stand up for them. The feels the need to make who carry out their work professionally and STCs. He should exercise those powers cover up. I can’t thank other child that was in the allegations at least there will with care will have been as shocked as the rest immediately. Panorama enough for what film, the boy who had lost be someone they can trust of us with what we saw on Panorama. they exposed. They filmed his parents - I felt so sad for who they will be able to talk All G4S contracts should be reviewed to me as I watched their film for him when he said to the to with no comebacks. But the safety of children in custody is determine whether it is a fit and proper the first time and as you can people who were abusing paramount. That has to mean proper and company to manage major public contracts imagine I went through so him, “I don’t want to be a A big problem for a lot of careful specialist recruitment into STCs so we and we still need answers about the ongoing many different emotions: part of this world.” For me as these children is because of have the best prospects of rehabilitating our Serious Fraud Office inquiry into G4S’s anger, pain - so much pain, a mother, well I found that their records of doing wrong, most troubled children. prisoner tagging contract. and really complete disbelief. absolutely heart-breaking. they are so disbelieved There appear to be systemic problems within That’s why I want to anyway - they get used to not There are children in our STCs who are repeat G4S regarding effective and safe running of When my boy went to prison campaign to get things being believed and told they offenders but it seems to me, that G4S are the secure units. We’ve seen well publicised repeat offenders here, by consistently failing I was a bit relieved at first as changed for our children in are just naughty kids - there evidence of persistent cases of failure by G4S, to deliver on the required standards in their I was glad he would be prison. It’s not just about my needs to be a culture change first at Rainsbrook and now the allegations at lucrative, tax-payer funded contracts. stopped physically from son. But for all these other in that respect. It doesn’t Medway. This suggests that there are serious doing anything else wrong children whose plight has matter how naughty they are failings in both the recruitment and training and I believed he was going not been exposed - we need - they still deserve to be processes by G4S. Jo Stevens MP is Labour’s Shadow Prisons to be getting the help he to know how long this sort of treated with respect when Minister and Shadow Solicitor General. needed for his behaviour. abuse has been going on for they are in the care of the He’s not a bad boy, but he’s - who has been allowing it to state. I also think the got problems with his happen. There is a much question needs to be asked: behaviour and I’ve been bigger picture to this issue should children’s prisons be We are local to: HMYOI AYLESBURY & HMPs BULLINGDON, asking for help with him and it needs dealing with privatised at all? When GRENDON, WOODHILL, READING and SPRINGHILL but since he was seven years old. urgently. powerful people are in Pickup & Scott Solicitors also cover many other prisons. But I’ve constantly been told charge of the most vulnera- by various agencies that I want staff at these places to ble who are already in a bad We cover all aspects of Prison Law there is not enough services be wearing body cams from situation it’s a recipe for available, there’s not enough the moment they clock on for serious problems. I know • Life Sentences • IPPs • Parole Hearings • Recalls funding - all the usual their shift. If the police can that some people in charge • Adjudications • VPs • Immigration issues excuses about cuts etc. But do it we should be able to do of children’s charities and when they sent him to it in these places with other penal reform groups Contact: Anna DPele Laas Me acroe,n Htaarclte:e na Johal-Basi, Medway I felt reassured as I obvious considerations built have called for an independ- thought while he’s there in for the child’s privacy. I’d ent inquiry into child prisons Simon GreMeanr ioar V Aillleaxraicnod oer Brown at: they will have no choice but like to see more robust so we can get to grips with PICKPUICPKU &P &S SCCOOTTT S SOLOICLIITCORITSO RS to put him in touch with the training and involvement of the scale of this problem and 6 Bourbon Street ~ Aylesbury ~ Bucks ~ HP20 2RR services that would help and independent monitors and I’m a hundred per cent 6 Bourbon Street ~ Aylesbury ~ Bucks ~ HP20 2RR assist him to be able to live mentors. I heard suggestions behind that. Medway must 01296 397 794 normally in society. But of for a dedicated safety never happen again. 01296 397 794 Members of the Association of Prison Lawyers course, as everyone saw, telephone line for the 16 Comment // Diary www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

Isis in a poem called ‘Anger Managed’ who cheering for what it was: a message of solidar- quoted his mother, ‘I don’t like prison, every ity from those outside to those inside. Month by Month time you go a bit of me goes missing.’ Also in Meanwhile Femi continues with her project. Isis, Dwayne believed that ‘Coming from the bottom, we aim for the top.’ In HMP Belmarsh, Tor Views By Rachel Billington William called his thoughts ‘The Wheel of On my usual Life’ and ended that ‘I am a father to my child look-out for good so I can’t be worthless’. prison magazines, I’ve reproduced here These little snatches from poems, rap or prose the fabulous cover don’t do justice to the subtleties of what we from the latest issue heard on the night. Joseph in HMP of Tor News from Wandsworth pointed out wittily that ‘Without HMP Dartmoor. With meaning it would be like having a vegetarian the totals of those great white whale’ and in HMP Brixton Enzio detained in the UK debated his problem of having two children - reaching nearly one with a Christian mother and one with a 95,000 it gets harder and harder for anything Muslim. In fact he feels sure his love for them seen inessential by the authorities to get will see them through, writing, ‘Children are done, so congratulations to writer in residence pure until we shape them.’ Religious belief Jessica Behrens and her team of writers. Don’t Femi Martin ‘a message of solidarity’ Jasmine Ann Cooray and Paula Varjack and love of family, whether parents, child or forget, I always like to receive and write about ‘breaking boundaries’ partner, were repeated themes referred to magazines, whether they’re new or old with awe or affection or both. friends. My Search for Meaning ‘Between stimulus and response, there is January is a reluctant month. Many people, space. In that space lays our freedom and There was one other important factor which ‘Nonviolent’ including me, are disinclined to start the New power to choose our response. In our response made the evening such a success: the present- My computer is behaving very oddly. Writers Year. We’d like to think things will be better lies our growth and freedom.’ ers. The five readers were all top professionals face all kinds of challenges but this is new to but fear they may be worse. The long months in the spoken word area, performers who me. It began last year when I was writing a of darkness are only halfway through. So I Femi’s aim is to help men locked up in prison were used to rapping and joking and breaking novel about the disastrous WWI campaign, was astounded yesterday evening to find to work out what is really important to them boundaries. First up was Joelle Taylor, Gallipoli. I suppose my computer just got myself surrounded by hundreds (literally) of and then try and express it in words, followed by Jasmine Ann Cooray, Joshua bored of the word because every time I typed mostly young people listening to poetry sometimes poetry. The hundreds of poems Idehen, Paula Varjack and Adam Kemmerling. in Gallipoli, it came out as ‘megalopolis’. At written in prison and absolutely loving it! that are sent into Inside Time every month Each one tried to identify their own ’meaning first I found it funny but now I am less amused, have taught me just how this form can help for living’ which ranged from defeating particularly as it’s begun taking over other The event, organised jointly by English PEN people understand their own lives. The event silence with the voice to love and the family or words. The latest is Pentonville. Whenever I and Full Circle Projects in cooperation with I attended was a product of Femi’s creative from looking out for joy to creativity. type it in, it appears as ‘nonviolent’. Hmm. National Prison Radio, was held at Goldsmith’s workshops. I knew this before I went along College in New Cross, London. It should have but I hadn’t reckoned on the impact of poems Before turning to the poetry from prisoners, Stolen highway been at The Free Word centre, PEN’s usual part read by professionals and part spoken by the professionals recited one of their own. Finally, here’s my favourite headline of the lecture theatre, but the demand for tickets the recorded voices of their authors. There is Adam won my ageing heart with a poem about month: RUSSIAN PRISON CHIEF STOLE 31 was so great they had to move the venue. something particularly powerful about a voice phone boxes in which the outdated, unwanted MILES OF HIGHWAY. Nor does the story dis- What drew the audience? Why was there that speaks from behind bars into a crowded red boxes come to represent people who have appoint. A certain Alexander Protopopov enthusiastic cheering and whistling on a cold theatre. And of course not any old voice, no lost their way and no longer understand and oversaw the dismantling of a concrete January night? Femi Martin is the founder and whining or special pleading here but an eventually become the abandoned ‘bones of highway and sold off the slabs for profit while director of Full Circle, which has been running honest desire to put a personal point of view, ancient Britain.’ he was Prison Service chief in the Komi district a project in five London prisons called ‘My to explain a search for meaning. of Russia. Apparently it cost the country £55 Search for Meaning’. The project, supported This was a feast of an evening which, happily, million. Now that’s what I call corruption! by the Arts Council, uses as its inspiration So there was Andrew in HMP Pentonville, will be heard in the prisons when Femi takes Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankel’s book who wrote about ‘Our love, my love’ and ‘I in a recording of the event. I trust the men Inside Poetry voices from prison ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’. He writes, could fly in my dreams’. Jermaine in HMP/YOI who listen will recognise the stampingBlackfords andnew ad 24.1.14:Layout46 1 24/1/14 12:59 Page 1

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of Tax by Richard Murphy. I happens when a man or Is this your first time in prison? If it is then mention it because in my women leaves for the big opinion the tax system is not wide world once again. To you are going to have to learn a few things... Terry Waite CBE the only system in the country send some out after a that needs total overhaul. sentence when they will Now, I want to deal with the myth of what The criminal justice system have developed no new skills will happen to you in the showers if you drop Lottery comes high on my list and to and with just a few pounds your soap - nothing! There is no mythical ‘Mr As I write my column this even think about where to in their pocket is simply Big’ and his henchmen waiting to have their month, a couple who have won begin is a formidable task. asking for trouble. Well, a wicked way with you. You are in a British jail over thirty million pounds on question in my mind is ‘How not an American one. the lottery have just surfaced. Michael Gove can the Minister be helped to So far the claimant for the When Michael Gove took on bring about some of the Are you going to be locked in a cell with a other thirty million has yet to the job as Secretary of State changes that he has said he thug or a bully - possibly, though this is not come forward, but they may for Justice I was not over wants to see when money is a given. Most cell mates realise that they will have done so by the time you excited. He had taken over tight and sympathy for just have to get along with each other, and if read this article. Thirty from a former Minister whose prisoners is low?’ One way not then you can always request a cell change. million, without tax, is in views on prisons were barely forward is to educate the Mark Humphries Prison violence does happen and we all need anyone’s book a lot of money medieval and I suspected general public about our to be aware of it. For example, a man was and there must be many that Mr. Gove’s would be no penal system. Without a stabbed here during exercise today. But don’t Firstly, let me assure you that you are not people around the country better. Well, he has surprised doubt, there is widespread let that put you off going out on exercise, we who are wondering what they and encouraged me with ignorance about prisons. alone. Take a look around you and you will all need to get outside to breathe fresh air and would do if they suddenly some of the suggestions he Although our jails are over see that prisoners are just a collection of have a walk at least once a day. Most prison came into such a large sum. has made. He has recognised full, the vast majority of the people who have gone through some of what violence happens for a reason so if you don’t The old saying, ‘A fool and what many have been saying public have never served a you are experiencing. I say ‘some of what you get involved with violent people the chances his money are soon parted’ for a long long time that far sentence nor set foot inside one are experiencing’ because none of us experi- are you will be left alone. still holds good today, as in too many people are locked of Her Majesty’s establishments. ence this strange world of prison in exactly the the past years we have seen up and that the system as it same way. As far as I know they don’t publish Prison is a place where we all live in very winners blow their winnings stands is barely fit for Public awareness a ‘Dummies Guide to Prison’, so I want to close proximity to each other. Manners and in a very short time. There purpose. The purpose being Years ago I encouraged a share some thoughts and information with respect costs nothing so always try to be was even a case the other punishment by depriving programme in the North of you. Stuff that might help you survive. But polite to your peers and most times they will day of a young couple who individuals of their liberty, England to increase public before I do there is a bit of a history lesson. be polite to you. Also, try the same with prison had won £50.000 (I think it which on the whole it does awareness by getting a prison staff, though I cannot guarantee they will all was), spent the lot in a matter well, and rehabilitation, to invite local business people Imprisoning people as a form of punishment reciprocate but there is no harm in trying. You of months and now were which is virtually non-exist- and community leaders to is not new, it goes back at least as far as the will, on the whole, be treated with respect and hoping to go back on the dole! ent. Whilst many would spend half a day in the Ancient Greeks. In this country it is only manners by most civilian (non-uniform) staff. Sure proof that money does agree with me that he has establishment, talking to since we stopped shipping our prisoners As prisoners we only get a relatively small not help everyone get on the right ideas as far as staff and prisoners and seeing to the colonies that we have started to use amount of personal space; keep yours and their feet, although it does reforming the system goes, at first hand some of the lengthy prison sentences as a punishment. If yourself clean and tidy. Don’t disrespect the help some and is necessary he probably lacks the budget problems encountered. The you are new to prison you may find it harsh, space of others around you. Knock before you for all if we are to survive. to carry through the difficulty with that proposal, but this is actually an improvement on the go into someone’s cell and always ask before necessary changes and as as with many proposals, is way law-breakers were treated in the past. Tax system the majority of the public that it requires staff to be on you borrow anything. And only borrow if you Punishments back then ranged from public must. On that note, never borrow anything I am not going to bore you lack any knowledge whatso- hand to deal with this extra humiliation such as being put in the stocks with details of the latest book ever about our prisons, he is responsibility, and given that that is going to get you into debt. in the town centre, through to having your I have been reading entitled not likely to get a great deal staff numbers have been cut executed body hung from a gibbet to rot in ‘The Joy of Tax’. (Note ‘Tax’ of public support. “There are to the bone it’s very hard for Never get involved in drugs. If you didn’t public. not Sex!) Suffice to say that no votes in prisons” is as Governors to commit to such take them before you came to prison then the writer writes very true today as it ever was and a programme. Yet, this type you don’t need to start now. This includes interestingly as to how the tax at least we can congratulate of programme ought to be Public humiliation was only stopped because so-called legal highs. Never grass on anyone system needs to be reformed the Minister for taking the encouraged because prisons people started to feel sorry for the offenders because that can lead to serious violence. And in order that we can build a job and coming out with are a part of the community and protested. I often wonder if we would never be nosey about other people’s business decent society for us all. If some forthright views. in which they are set and the get the same reaction if today’s public were if it is none of yours. there are any former account- community ought to have a allowed to look over the walls of HMP. But the ants reading this you might Education responsibility towards them. media will never tell the public the truth about like to make a note of this It’s not only prisons that need We pay our taxes to enable modern prisons and the state of the system. Part two of this article will appear in our next very readable book - The Joy a good shakeup it’s also what the system to function and The media would rather lie and exaggerate issue. we should be interested in about prisoners living in ‘luxury’ than let the developing a system that public know what is really going on. End of Mark Humphries is currently resident at HMP Don’t take Chances delivers adequate results. As lesson. Wayland I said earlier, money is with Your Freedom ! necessary but by no means For new prisoners you should try and get to Here are 5 good reasons to call us FIRST: will money by itself satisfy. know the men or women that you are living 1. 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he got married … Now, getting Well, to be honest, I’ve got quite a married is a risky business … lot of sympathy with some of the things that Michael Gove (Justice It is indeed … Secretary) is talking about. I think giving governors more autonomy is … I would have been inclined to a good thing, so that you can respond tell him, don’t do it again! to the needs of your population by making them accountable for out- I think recalls is an area that does comes; I think that is important. need to be looked at. What I think is - and I think what the public would I would give priority to education, in like, I tend to think, if you’ve done a its broadest sense, I don’t just mean sentence, committed an offence, sitting in a classroom, and I would you go before a court and the jury try to sort out the Youth Justice hears the case against you and then System. So I think those would all a judge hands down a sentence - be pretty near the top of my priority that should be it. list. First of all you have to deal with safety, then you have to deal with One of the things that surprised me your physical needs for food and in this job is how many people can water and clean underwear and all be locked up on the say-so of officials; that kind of stuff and you have to you know, immigration detainees, Nick Hardwick, the departing Chief Inspector of Prisons with Eric McGraw, former Managing Editor of Inside Time. sort those things out before you can recalls, the whole IPP thing - I hadn’t do the other things around self-ful- quite understood that really. My idea filment which might be about edu- before I came into this was that you cation or rehabilitation or whatever. went before a jury and a judge in a ‘Thank you to the prisoners, You’ve got to get the basics right. wig and they locked you up - I hadn’t quite realised it was some junior clerk I saw you on the Panorama pro- somewhere making the decision. and staff, who’ve helped me gramme on the Medway abuses. The Council of Europe has issued a You looked pretty upset. fresh call for prisoners to get the vote. Are you in favour of prisoners Well, I think it was very distressing do my job’ having the vote? - it was very distressing to watch. On the whole with adults they are more I have to say that in all the times I’ve likely to speak out and say some- Before he left HM Inspectorate of Prisons, Nick Hardwick gone around prisons, even when thing. The problem with boys, with there has been an election on, no these children, is how can people talked to Eric McGraw for Inside Time prisoner has ever once raised the make a logical choice? Who are you question of whether they should going to talk to? The custody officers who are in there every day and who Eric McGraw you can do it far too long. To be hon- I think, to be fair, we’ve got some have the vote. I think two things you depend on and who they spoke est, I’ve gone into places and I think signs of stuff starting to, at least level though, about this. to - it was like, rather plaintive call- you get used to things you shouldn’t out and possibly improve which is ing them ‘brother’, ‘want to be your Nick, you’ve been in the job now get used to. You know, there are a lot what you would expect because I think, first of all, it seems to me to mate’ type of stuff, ‘don’t pick on for five and a half years. You were of prisoners doubled up in a cell some of the staffing issues have sta- be very difficult for anybody involved me’ - or this stranger or official who invited to apply for your own job, I designed for one with a badly bilised, they’ve filled some of the in the justice system for us to say, comes in every so often and says ‘have believe. screened toilet, ‘hang on a minute, vacancies. Conditions are certainly ‘here is a court decision that we don’t you got any worries?’ I wouldn’t. that’s disgusting; the cells are dis- a lot worse than when I started. like and therefore we won’t follow I wasn’t invited to apply for my own gusting and you think, yes, they are, it.’ I don’t think that’s a tenable job. I was told that the job was going To me the first priority is to make disgusting. And I used to think they Overcrowding is top of the list, I position. My view is that once you to be re-advertised publicly so that if sure that when people are in there, were disgusting, jaw-droppingly so guess. join a club, you have to obey the I wanted to continue to do the job I really, but now I’ve got used to it. rules even when the decision goes out of sight at the mercy of prison would have to apply for it. Frankly, Because you see it so much. And Yes. I think it is really important that against you and you don’t like it that’s officers, they’re not being physically at that point, the unmistakeable actually the fact that it happens people understand overcrowding. quite an important lesson to teach. mistreated. And sometimes I think message I got, said in only the way everywhere doesn’t mean that it’s Overcrowding is not simply a matter we take that for granted. that civil servants can say it, was Secondly, what the court is actually okay. It means it’s disgusting every- of two men put in a cell designed for that I shouldn’t bother. I shouldn’t asking for is very minimal; it doesn’t where. And so I think you can do one although, as we were saying, Is there anything you would like to waste my time. say that every prisoner has got to these things far too long and you get unacceptable though that is - it is say to our readers? have the vote, it says some have got used to stuff. So I don’t have any unacceptable - the toilet thing is Inside Time interviewed David to have the vote. I think one of the concerns now about saying ‘this is disgusting - it’s two men in a large Yes. I would like to use Inside Time Ramsbotham when he left the things we ought to be doing is the right time to move on’. toilet, it is disgusting if you have to to say thank you to all the prisoners Inspectorate. He said you can shoot spend your whole time there. encouraging prisoners to think who, over the last five and a half the messenger but not the message. You described the prison conditions about citizenship and in that con- years, have been unfailingly helpful recently as ‘the worst in a decade’. But more than that it’s that you text you need to take a responsible and polite to me. I feel I know some Yes, exactly. The problem with this What provoked you to say that? don’t have the resources in the interest in what’s going on around of them - I track some of them from role is that I am criticising what the prison. You don’t have the educa- you so that might be the situation in prison to prison and they greet me Secretary of State has direct opera- There are two really key pieces of tion and activity places, you haven’t which you introduce the vote for like a long lost friend, but seriously tional responsibility for, potentially evidence to support that. So the first got the staff available to talk to peo- some prisoners so I think what the there’s lots of prisoners who’ve - or praising it for that matter. You thing is our inspection findings. As ple, you haven’t got the staff availa- court is asking for is very modest. been really helpful to me, who’ve simply aren’t credible if people were you know, we make these judge- ble for hospital escorts, you haven’t explained things and told me where to see you as dependent on that per- ments of safety, respect, purposeful got room for your Muslim prisoners For me the strongest argument is to go and look, so thank you to son for your job. activity and resettlement and for in Friday prayers or whatever it about hypocrisy. If you are in the them. There’s loads of prisoners each of those inspections we say might be. Your capacity in prisons is justice system, the message you are also who write to me. But to all of I don’t want to be over precious whether outcomes were good, not not simply about space, it’s about saying to prisoners is, you don’t those people who’ve written to us about it but in this particular job, sufficiently good or poor. So if you capacity. have to - what we all have to do letting us know what is going on where you’re inspecting something track what we’ve been saying about sometimes is put up with rules we and to tell us things; that’s been a which the Secretary of State is Another subject that Inside Time prisons, if you track the trends don’t like, that’s how it is. You might really important source of informa- directly responsible for, you can’t be gets a lot of correspondence about is which we can now do because we’ve feel, as a community, angry about tion for us. I do want to say thank asking him for a job. recalls to prison - more than 5,000 used the same scoring system going this or that but you can’t always do you to the people, and staff, who’ve at the moment - and most of those, back ten years, they are now at their exactly what you want. And that’s why helped me do my job and explained The other point I would make is that I understand, have not committed worst level for ten years. I think it is a really bad example. things to me. So I want to thank you shouldn’t do these jobs for too a crime, they’ve breached their them, that’s what I would like to do. long anyway because you are inclined There’s nobody serious out there who licence conditions. In fact, we had If you were in charge of the prison to get used to things. I think seven argues with our judgement; things a guy writing to us very recently system, what would you expect to We will certainly do that for you! years would be an ideal time. I think have gone through a very bad period. who said he was recalled because do in the first year? Insidetime February 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment 19

some women held even fur- The Prison Governor’s would also, by addressing ther from home. Holloway Association is worried about the causes of offending and Goodbye Holloway also holds women remanded the prison’s closure. Their offering support, drastically to the London courts so they spokesperson said; ‘The PGA reduce the reoffending rate. would have much longer has not been consulted on “Holloway was cold, old and journeys to and from court. this decision and it leaves us a bit of a madhouse, being September 2013. During the with some major concerns as home to such a vast disparity rebuilding the bodies of the Inside Time understands that to the capacity within the of prisoners, including a women hanged there were the current plan is to move female estate.’ large number of remand pris- exhumed and reburied longer term prisoners out oners, with varying needs,” elsewhere. quite quickly and keep pris- Commenting on the closure, she said, adding, “It looked oners whose release is due by the charity Women in Prison, well managed and run but I ‘Selling off Holloway for June 2016 until release. founded by a woman angry marvelled at how the staff social housing is the clearest Remand prisoners would about what she saw when were able to cope and felt message to the courts that also stay at Holloway. New imprisoned in Holloway, that in the circumstances prison is not the place to convictions, for whatever said; ‘The closure of they were doing a good job. dump vulnerable women duration would still need to Holloway must mark the start But I still couldn’t see the who have committed petty, be redirected to the substi- of a significant reduction in point of keeping these non-violent offences and who tute prisons. the number of women in women locked away in an have so often been victims of prison alongside the estab- environment that offered domestic violence and sexual lishment of effective - and them little opportunity for abuse themselves,’ said Juliet cheaper - community alterna- change.” Lyon, Director of the Prison tives to custody … The wel- Reform Trust. In 2014 fare of women currently in Research has shown that Holloway had its first self-in- Holloway is a priority and we women released from prison flicted death for 7 years. urge the Chancellor to set out are more likely to reoffend, a clear timeline for when the and reoffend earlier, than Following his last inspection The Witch of Holloway prison will close.’ those serving community of Holloway in May and June sentences. MoJ statistics 2013 Nick Hardwick, Chief In 1944 Helen Duncan was imprisoned for In announcing the closure Mr show that women receiving Inspector of Prisons, said; Gove told the House of support from women’s cen- ‘More needs to be done to ‘Witchcraft’. She was a self-styled psychic Commons; ‘I am extremely tres demonstrated a one-year ensure that the impressive mindful that Holloway holds reduction in reoffending of progress on safety is securely medium who claimed to be able to summon spirits many vulnerable women. For between 1-9% compared with embedded, and women’s that reason, no one will be a matched control group of remaining and real anxieties from beyond the grave in her ten year career before moved immediately and we women who did not. better understood and will not close the prison until addressed. Family support being exposed as a fake. When David Ramsbotham She was the last woman services similar to those cur- work is surprisingly underde- rently provided for women was appointed as Chief veloped and yet it is of critical tried under the Witchcraft Inspector of Prisons in 1995 Act of 1735, which made offenders are in place else- importance to the women held, where. We expect the prison Paul Sullivan Holloway was the first prison falsely claiming to speak and something that Holloway to close by summer next he visited. He was so shocked should be well placed to with spirits a crime. at what he saw he pulled all year.’ deliver effectively. Nevertheless, Myra Hindley’s Escape Originally called The New his inspectors out and overall, although there is still Both substitute prisons are Andrew Neilson, Director of City of London Prison, HMP refused to return until there Attempt more to do, this remains the about 23 miles from Holloway Campaigns at the Howard Holloway, the largest wom- had been serious During her time at most positive inspection this and both, according to League for Penal Reform, told en’s prison in Western Europe, improvements. Holloway, Myra Hindley inspectorate has yet made of Google Directions, would Inside Time; ‘Closing a prison opened as a mixed sex prison was allowed special priv- HMP Holloway.’ take 90 minutes either to can be challenging for pris- in 1852, costing just over ileges by the Governor. drive or travel by train from oners, who may have settled £91,000 to build. The prison Hindley had started an At the time of that inspection the London area: neither are down, made friendships and had 436 cells of which just 60 illicit affair with prison 56% of prisoners were serv- easy by public transport. may now find that their edu- were for female prisoners. officer Patricia Cairns who ing sentences of less than a Labour leader, Jeremy cation, training or offending Between 1883 and 1884 the assisted her in an escape year, 16% were on remand, Corbyn, who is MP for behaviour programmes are original B and C wings were attempt. Her escape plans 25% identified as ‘Foreign Islington North, the constitu- disrupted. It can be difficult extended to give 340 new were thwarted when an National’ and 53% had chil- ency in which Holloway is for prisoners’ friends and cells, and a new Hospital Wing Hangings at Holloway off-duty police officer dren under 18. 37% of prison- located, wrote a letter to families, too, as many will was built. It was re-rolled to a discovered bars of soap Amelia Sach and Annie ers who answered the inspec- Andrew Selous, the Prisons face having to travel longer female only prison in 1903 with the impression of Walters 3 Feb 1903 tor’s prisoner survey said Minister, in which he said; distances to visit their loved (the same year the Suffragette keys from the jail in a Known as the Finchley they felt depressed or sui- ‘Both the alternative facilities ones. However, the Howard movement was founded) suspicious package at his Baby Farmers murdered cidal when they arrived. that you identify are south of League supports the closure with room for 949 women; local garage. unwanted babies for cash Nearly 50% of prisoners were London and not easy to of Holloway prison, provided two years later an additional BME which, to the credit of access by friends and fami- that the Ministry of Justice The charity Working Chance wing was built increasing its Edith Thompson 9 Jan 1923 the prison, was matched by lies, especially those with takes steps towards eliminat- works with women in capacity to 1,050 (Current For the murder, along with staff ethnicity. children. ing imprisonment for the vast Holloway (and East Sutton female total prison popula- a man, of her husband majority of women, as Park, Bronzefield and Send) tion is just below 4,000; in Styllou Christofi 13 Dec 1954 Holloway’s women will be ‘Bronzefield is a train journey Baroness Corston recom- concentrating on getting 1903 it was about 8,000, Hanged for murdering her relocated to the privately run to Ashford, then a long walk mended in her 2008 report.’ women into employment on mainly linked to prostitution daughter in law HMP-YOI Bronzefield (Ashford, or taxi ride. Downview is a release. The reconviction rate and the Suffragette movement). Ruth Ellis 13 July 1955 Surrey TW15 3JZ) or to train to Sutton and then a bus The closure of the prison is amongst their women is only Last women hanged in Downview (Sutton Lane, ride’. He asked what reasons also supported by top econo- 5% (against 50% nationally). It housed imprisoned Britain (pictured) Sutton SM2 5PD) which was a there were for not pulling mist, author of ‘Prisonomics’ They tell us that it is easier to Suffragettes who were bru- women’s prison but was down the old prison and and short term resident of place women in London than tally force fed when on hun- closed to convert to a male building a new one on the Holloway, Vicky Pryce, who outside because of the wealth ger strike. Five out of the fif- Although described by Michael prison, but has remained site. told Inside Time that eco- of local employment oppor- teen women executed in the Gove as ‘antiquated’ the empty at a cost of £6,000,000 nomically the jailing of tunities. They would support 20th century were hanged at prison was completely rebuilt per year, and is now going to Financially, the annual cost women for non-violent the replacement of prisons by Holloway; the last one being on its 10 acre site, between be reconverted back to a of keeping a prisoner at offences (82%) does not make better alternatives which Ruth Ellis in 1955, the outcry 1971 and 1985 in a style female prison. At current Holloway was just £39,000 in sense and closing Holloway would make their work with of which helped speed the designed to meet the per- population figures there would the year 2014-15, whereas the and replacing it with a spe- women easier and allow end of capital punishment in ceived needs of women pris- be a shortfall of around 200 cost at Bronzefield was cial Women’s Centre would women to continue looking the UK. In 1966 Myra Hindley oners. In 1977 a Mother and places which would mean £64,500 and at Downview, not only save money but after their families, find work was sent to Holloway and tried Baby Unit was added, which severe overcrowding at the before it closed, around would allow women to still easier, and get permanent an audacious escape attempt. subsequently closed in two substitute prisons or £77,000 (source MoJ). care for their children, and it accommodation. 20 Comment www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016 Droning On: HMPs and unmanned aerial vehicles

Kreg Mills such as champagne picnics COMPENSATION FOR delivered on demand to your park-side location, identified Unmanned aerial vehicles with your smart phone. There VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE (UAV) or drones, as they are are even discussions taking more commonly known, defy place to allocate airspace for Helping victims plan for the future and achieve justice gravity. 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This is have somewhat late, finally will choose to put more of the public believe otherwise. I already happening. Drones come to realise the size of the already overstretched work- was reading a book at a table HMPs regarding Moreover UK prisoners, and exploit a vulnerability that problem - hopefully the HMPs force out in the street to pay outside my cell, during my UAVs tell you one frankly a large part of the the HMPs haveCal llittle Ch rchanceistin e Swillan dfollows an dthat th elead. tea mThe o n 0for19 it.24 868911 short stay at a B-Cat, when general public, are playing to control - air space.E mTheail abMirrorusete aonm December@jordans 13thsol i2015cito rs.co.uk my ears were pricked up by a thing - they have PS4s and Xboxes five or six government recognise the ran with a headline, “Drone Kreg Mills is an Author and Nokia tone. 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Prison con- thing - they have no idea Our specialist team have already helped victims at the following places; Look at Wandsworth and the traband can go for as much as what is really happening In Foster Care £30m drug deal orchestrated five to ten times its street value. with drones. on MoJ computers, mobile The Independent recently Leeds Care Homes phones and internet dongles reported that NOMS (National In the papers in the last six Wales Care Homes recently reported in the UK Offender Management Service) months you could read ridic- press. That didn’t require along with the NCA (National ulous claims like “only four North East Care Homes drones. Criminal enterprise is Crime Agency) is investigat- attempts have been made,” going to take place in prisons ing serious and organised “no successful attempts Manchester Care Homes drones or not. Drones, how- crime networks after finding heard of,” or numerous vari- St Williams, East Yorkshire ever, are a game changer. links to some of the recov- ations, “seven in six ered drones. But, frankly, months…” and “ten to the Medomsley Detention Centre, County Durham Amazon has introduced UAV organised criminals are not end of May…” The fact of the delivery trials. The White required. This technology is matter is that the HMPs If you have suffered sexual abuse in any institution or whilst in House was even visited by a not beyond the reach of a didn’t, and don’t, have illicit the care of your local authority we may be able to help. surprise drone. So, how can ‘couple of mates.’ trafficking into prisons in the underfunded HMPs pos- control - full stop. And that sibly expect to keep them out? While one prison official was was before the introduction quoted as saying “you need a of drones. 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In 1979 Brandon Astor Jones, 72, was convicted along with another man of a murder committed in Atlanta, Georgia. Both men were sentenced to death. Jones’ co-accused was executed by electric chair in February 1985. Over the ensuing years Brandon Jones developed as a prominent thinker and writer on prison issues in the US and across the globe. After 37 years on Death Row Jones has just lost his final appeal to be allowed to live. Here he compares the treatment of prisoners in America with that of prisoners in Norway.

Prisoners at work on Bastoy Island Mr. Nilsen’s method works threat to larger society Brandon Astor Jones and so many other prison because I have treated her or administrators’ methods do him badly while they are in my If you treat men, women and not, I can tell you that it is care? We know that prison children who are in prison because of Mr. Nilsen’s ample harms people. I look at this Island of hope like faecal matter, that is use of respectful and humane place as a place of healing, exactly what they are very treatment. not just for social wounds, but likely to literally throw back of the wounds inflicted on Last spring Sarah Lewis from the University of Portsmouth spent six at you, with few exceptions. them by the state during their weeks undertaking research on Bastoy Prison Island - the first ecological If I am not making myself years in eight square metres clear, let me put it another of high security.” prison in the world and home to every category of prisoner regardless way: It is all very well and of offence, serving up to 21 years, the maximum sentence a Norwegian good to talk of helping an Wow! It takes great courage court can award. This is what she found. ex-prisoner get him or herself to publicly be so candid and back on track (that is assum- truthful in a world of huge Dr Sarah Lewis ing he or she was ever on the private and state-operated right track to begin with) bureaucracies, so many of when she or he completes As soon as I stepped onto the island the first which have been built and their sentence or is released thing I was aware of was the overpowering perpetuated on and by the on parole. They certainly sense of hope. The atmosphere was so calm. I inhumane treatment of high need all of the help society walked around, chatting to prisoners and staff security and low security can muster, but to talk about and the more I saw the stronger the desire I Brandon Astor Jones - 37 around the globe. Mr. Nilsen that while they are still in Years on G-Unit (Death Row) also figured out a way to had to share what I had found with the wider prison, where day in and day public - with the world. This was so obviously Georgia Diagnostic and achieve all of his phenome- out they are being dehuman- Classification Prison nal prison-operational suc- such an exceptional place. ized, is tantamount to put- cess at considerably less ting the proverbial criminal Let me share his words that expense than those prison One of the most striking aspects of what I Bastoy Prison guard justice cart before the horse: moved me - and continue to administrators who are still found was the shared mentality between the cart does not pull the move me to the core: clinging to the old ways that guards and prisoners. Relationships were responsibility and agency and had meaning- horse. Everything works bet- are rooted in the administra- clearly important to the success of the com- ful work and were able to contribute to some- ter when the horse is in front “As a prison governor, or poli- tive brutalization and dehu- munity - not just prisoner to prisoner - but the thing worthwhile - it was about creating a of the cart. Humane treat- tician, we have to approach manization of men, women whole community, authorities and those in connection with nature and having time to ment is the horse. this [incarceration] in a differ- and children - not just in their charge - all valued their relationships with reflect. The more normal I saw people being ent way. We have to respect America, but all over the world. treated the more normal - or socially appropri- each other. What really struck me was that the I came across an old newspa- people’s need for revenge, but shared mentality of the whole focus of the ate they behaved. There was no culture of per article while getting rid of not use that as a foundation I close in gratitude and eter- Bastoy experience was on rehabilitation. It stigma at being a prisoner. While I, and any excess paper in my cell. It for how we run our prisons. nal appreciation to and for was so much more than reducing re-offending reasonable person, would want to see justice was a piece titled “the prison Many people here have done the people who have sup- rates. Although this is vitally important - what being served in our criminal justice system - it that works”, about Bastoy something stupid - they will ported me and for Mr. Arne really mattered here was allowing people to seems to me that we need to temper the need prison island situated a cou- not do again. But prisons are Nilsen’s humanity, dignity, grow, and to become who they wanted to be, for justice with the need to use prison as a ple of miles off the southern also full of people who have courage and kindnesses. who they thought they should be. This was the means of creating fewer victims of people coast of Norway. The subtitle all sorts of problems. Should I most obvious reason for Bastoy having the lowest released from prison. That is real justice. of the piece was “The depart- be in charge of adding more Brandon Astor Jones was due re-offending rate in Europe at just 16 per cent. ing governor of a jail with a problems to the prisoner on to be executed on February Not a single prisoner I met had any desire to reoffending rate of just 16% behalf of the state, making 2nd 2016. The prisoners and the staff were keen to talk go back to the person they had been before shares the secrets of his him or her an even worse and to share what they were experiencing. I stepping onto Bastoy Island. It is a model that remarkable success.” The soon knew that what I found would change I believe would work anywhere - a regime that governor’s name was Mr me and that it would spur my hope and belief would work even in a closed prison. One day I Arne Nilsen. It is worthy of in the future for how we would want any would like to see this approach being utilised note, too, that while this RECENT ACCIDENT? prison to aspire to being. in a British setting. That is my hope. prison island is, “home to some of the most serious Personal Injury Specialists

There were such strong connections being offenders in Norway, it has C o made with the environment, with animals, received increasing global NO WIN, NO FEE with nature - all in preparation for the ulti- Sarah Lewis’s book Therapeutic Correctional attention for the humane Relationships: Theory, research, practice is available conditions under which the • Personal Injury Claims mate connection with society. Feeling free in & prison was crucial and uniquely I guess in a here: routledge.com/products/9781138897991 prisoners live - in houses • Dental Negligence prison, having the opportunity to practice Her Research Presentation and Photographic rather than cells in what For a free consultation please contact being free. The main things I found were the Exhibition entitled “Learning lessons from penal resembles a cosy self-sus- Rebecca or Clair importance of creating opportunities where taining village…” exceptionalism: An exploration into how penal 0800 0191 248 or 01302 326666 prisoners felt ‘normal’ - providing quality exceptionalism can assist in the re-imagining of opportunities to develop relationships with penal justice across the globe” takes place on All the while, the high reof- Shaw & Co 6 Portland Place other prisoners and staff, family and friends, Friday 18th March, Keble College, Oxford. fending/recidivism rates in Doncaster DN1 3DF the environment and society. More details available here: most of the rest of Europe and America hovers between N AT I O N W I D E S E R V I C E www.howardleague.org/justice-and-penal-reform/ S h a w www.shawandco.com It was important that prisoners had 65 to 70%, even in 2015! If Dr Sarah Lewis - [email protected] you are inclined to ask why 22 Comment www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

“Would you get us a four quid bottle tion without his usual jollity. He smiled a grateful smile. Then he community. I grimly concluded that of wine, please?” reached into the inside of his jacket, my wishes for Spikes’ post-prison On leaving I ushered Spikes further and pulled out a lanyard with an ID ‘looking up’ were, in reality, pretty I reached out for it before stopping, into the doorway of the shop next card on the end of it. It was his slim. The Prison Reform Trust pub- leaving my hand hovering halfway door, to escape the beady eyes of the prison ID. lished statistics last Autumn that between us. Narrowing my eyes I Co-Op cashiers. I held out the bottle show prison as having a ‘poor asked, “Why? Why can’t you get it of wine and a handful of change. “Ever been to this one?” he asked, record’ at helping people to ‘get out yourself?” indicating the name of the prison on of the life’. Just under half (45%) of “Thanks,” he said. the card. all adults released from prison are He stared at me for a moment, his reconvicted within one year of dark brown eyes looking deep into “So, come on then,” I asked gently. “I have,” I replied. “Last year”. release. And for those serving sen- my own. “What did you do that got you kicked out?” “Well”, he said, “I just got out tences of less than 12 months - like The Secret “Ummm”, he started. “I got in trou- today. Yeah. Been in there for shop- Spikes - this figure rises to 58%. The ble in there. They kicked me out. “I tried shoplifting the wine,” he said lifting. 6 weeks. I was drunk,” he same report also identifies alcohol Criminologist They won’t serve me”. without hesitation. added, by way of explanation. “I’m as a central factor in these not supposed to be drinking now - reconvictions. I screwed my eyes. It clearly wasn’t I just got out today. Probation said so. But…” He trailed Our brand new columnist because he was too young. off. So what does a criminologist make injects a large measure of Yeah. Been in there for of all this? Well, one might consider humanity into the crimi- “Please?” he implored, thrusting shoplifting. Six weeks. Recognising our common ground, challenging what seems to be the the grubby tenner at me once again. we chatted a little longer - about the criminalisation of addiction. nological perspective I was drunk. justice system, about prison, and Another might ask what support I made up my mind and taking the about the life that he was living, Spikes was being offered, other tenner I headed into the shop. After more or less on my doorstep. than Probation (whose main con- “Excuse me, love? Don’t suppose picking up the milk I headed round His desperation was obvious. I felt cern he felt was simply to keep tabs you could do us a favour?” to the booze aisle. bad for him - I didn’t want to just “Look,” I said, “I’ve got to go. But,” on him). Me personally? I would leave him. I was also curious as to and I reached out to shake his hand. I looked up. The owner of the voice question how anyone is supposed As I approached the till, the young what was going on for him; this man “I wish you all the luck in the world stood in the shadow of a shop door- to take a decent crack at life after guy who often serves me nodded who tried to shoplift a four quid bot- - I hope life starts looking up for way. He was a young male - late 20s, prison when - the Prison Reform towards the doorway, where Spikes tle of wine. I wanted somehow to you”. his light brown hair pulled into continued to lurk in the shadows. reach out to him - to show him that I Trust report also tells us - the Prison Discharge Grant has remained fixed spikes. He looked like he could do “Didn’t give you any trouble, did ‘got it’. And most importantly, I He took my hand - his was freezing. at £46 since 1997, clearly taking no with a good meal. he? Only he got quite violent in here thought, I wanted to show him that I “Thanks”, he said, and headed off earlier. So be careful”, he warned. wasn’t judging him. in the opposite direction, opening account of the rising price of - well, “Depends on what it is, I guess,” I “And if he’s being a problem, come the screw-cap on his bottle of wine every bloody thing. replied cautiously. and tell us. We’ll call the police”. “Makes sense”, I replied. as he disappeared into the night. It concerns me, and should concern He looked around furtively. I could “No, no”, I said hurriedly. “He’s His eyes registered appreciation, As I walked home, I thought about NOMS and the MoJ too, that for see that the staff at the Co-Op next fine, no problem at all. Actually”, I and some confusion. Spikes - a young man not even 12 door - where I was going to buy milk what I knew regarding, ‘re-entry’; in lied swiftly, “I know him.” criminological terms, that’s the hours out of custody - a four quid - had already clocked us through “I spend my life working around study of what happens when people bottle of wine was the best support the glass shop-front. He thrust a I saw the cashier’s face fall. He crime and prison”, I continued, “So I coming out of prison ‘re-enter’ the he thought society could offer. screwed-up tenner in my direction. completed the rest of the transac- get it. Sort of. I think”. rmnj solicitors Recalled? ... let us fight for your freedom Give our experienced Prison Law Team a call on 0151 200 4071 - we can help you.

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24 Comment www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016 Making a Murderer: Netfl ix documentary on Steven Avery ‘could not be made in UK due to lack of open justice’

deserve the same accessible and open justice process that can be seen in Making a Murderer,” she said.

In British broadcasting, this subject area was largely abandoned with the demise of the highly-regarded BBC series Rough Justice, which was on air for 27 years until 2007.

Professor Julie Price of Cardiff Law School said its Innocence Project was working on a dozen possible miscarriages of justice, but found that media publicity could cause “insurmountable problems” to Ricciardi and Moira Demos, has magistrates’ courts and only permit- clients. both gripped and shocked American ted in the Court of Appeal, where audiences. Forbes magazine their use is highly restricted. Court Ms Bolton said media programmes described it as “Netfl ix’s most sig- transcripts, which could off er played an important role in the pub- nifi cant show ever”. The two chief researchers a verbatim record of lic understanding of the justice sys- defence lawyers, Dean Strang and cases, are destroyed aft er fi ve years, tem’s fallibility. “These programmes Jerry Buting, have become unlikely unless they have been placed under put people in the shoes of the crimi- internet heart-throbs. Its success a preservation order. Case fi les are nal defendant,” she said. has cemented the importance in usually destroyed aft er six years. American broadcasting of the true But Louise Shorter, who was a pro- crime genre, following the recent Marika Henneberg, a senior lecturer ducer on Rough Justice for 10 years popularity of the HBO series The in the Institute of Criminal Justice before setting up Inside Justice, a Jinx and the podcast Serial. Studies at the University of miscarriage of justice investigative Portsmouth, has watched Making a unit, said programmes could still be But legal experts in Britain have Murderer and been astonished by made and public interest in such expressed concern that the lack of the access the research team had to stories never waned. Since the show’s release on 18 access to case fi les and court tran- materials from a historic case. “This scripts from the justice system in is raw justice in action,” she wrote December, more than 100,000 peo- She is making The Station, a BBC England and Wales inhibits the in a contribution to The Justice Gap ple have signed a petition calling for programme with similarities to the making of similarly detailed media blog. “Having worked with wrong- Ian Burrell Barack Obama to pardon Steven US true crime hits. It will “inter- projects on suspected miscarriages ful convictions for nearly a decade, I Avery, the subject of the 10-part true weave layers of unfolding narrative, of justice. am overwhelmed by the accessible crime series. telling the past tense story of [a] and ‘open’ justice process that this crime along with the present tense Avery is serving life for a 2005 mur- “Lawyers and journalists have been documentary highlights. In England Making a Murderer is captivating investigation”, said the BBC. Ms der in Wisconsin, despite present- asleep at the wheel and allowed the and Wales such an open justice pro- television audiences on both sides Shorter said: “It’s going to be ing evidence at his trial that he had British system to become secret,” cess does not exist.” of the Atlantic and has already been reviewing a case not a million miles hailed as one of the most important been framed by local police offi cers. said Emily Bolton, a lawyer for the away from the programmes you are documentary series ever made. At the time of his arrest Avery was non-profi t Centre for Criminal Ms Henneberg is advising Omar talking about.” suing the local force for $36m aft er Appeals. She appealed for court Benguit, who maintains his inno- wrongly serving 20 years for a 1985 transcripts and police and prosecu- cence of a murder in Bournemouth But legal campaigners warn that the Ian Burrell is the Assistant Editor rape that DNA evidence subse- tion fi les to be maintained digitally in 2002. He underwent three trials, cult Netfl ix hit - which exposes the and Media Editor of The Independent. unfairness of the US criminal justice quently proved he did not commit. for future inspection. the transcripts of which have been system - could not be made in the destroyed. This article is reproduced with kind Making a Murderer, based on a dec- UK because of the growing restric- In England and Wales, cameras are permission of The Independent. It was ade of research by its creators Laura tions on open justice. banned from crown and “Appellants in our jurisdiction fi rst published on 6 January 2016.

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by far the worse was the headline proclaiming him the ‘KILLER ON THE ROOF’ (Daily Star, Charles Salvador 21st June 1983). Libel cases are notoriously difficult to launch, and even more so to win. And whilst the public may have a modicum of sympathy for a much-loved household name, who really cares what the press print about a and the unforgiving prisoner? From little acorns For years I was of the misguided opinion that media spotlight all news stories must have at their heart, at Lorraine Etherington and Charles Salvador least a grain of the truth. There is no smoke without fire, surely. What I’ve now come to People in prison - ‘fair game’ for unscrupulous realise from painful personal experience is Right to reply that small grains can build paddy fields in the This isn’t a missive for clemency. It is not only reporting imagination of some ‘journalists’; writers who for the concerns of Charlie that I write this. It could probably carve out a far more successful is to open up the wider debate that we can ALL career in crime fiction. In 2014 Bronson went be fair game, at any time. In many respects it Lorraine Etherington ‘utterly butterly’ because Arsenal won the is a wonderful thing that so many can make FA Cup, smearing himself in butter for his social comment. The power of media sites annual rumble with 12 guards (26 May 2014). can be harnessed to great effect, to challenge There has been a raft of particularly ridicu- Cyber-Journalism I often wonder who the mysterious ‘prison social injustices and reveal inequalities and lous stories of late, concerning the prisoner These recent episodes confirmed to me what source’ is who does the head count for these educate a wider audience. But this is not a formerly known as Charles Bronson. One I have long felt is a worrying trend for society stories. When he read the article, Charlie was level playing field. Prisoners, particularly, recently unmemorable example was the ‘rev- in general. With the advent of social media mystified. As a Luton fan, the Arsenal v Hull do not have such recourses. If any of you find elation’ that Charlie has memorized verbatim sites such as Facebook, Twitter and, if you’re Cup Final had no relevance to him. It was, yourselves caught in the unforgiving gaze Morgan Freeman’s entire parole speech from old enough to recall it, myspace (how rapidly as it turned out, a so-called friend’s attempt the film ‘Shawshank Redemption’ and intends technology mulches up those not capable of to publicise her auction of Kray memorabilia of the media, I wish you luck. You may have to recite it at his own oral parole hearing, keeping pace), we seem to be in the midst of by revealing extracts of a letter Charlie had been judged in a court room and given your which is expected early this year. a type of ‘cyber journalism’. I believe I have written to her. He had casually remarked that punishment, but soon you could experience been yet another victim of an - as yet unidenti- he was disappointed to see Hull lose as he the damning judgment of a nation, or a par- This little story was cherry-picked and fied - crime; the burglarisation of one’s media always backs the underdog. As an underdog ticularly ambitious but unqualified hack. A polished by a freelance hack who happened site to pilfer a juicy story. It seems anybody himself, it cannot be denied that Charlie little knowledge is always a dangerous thing. to read online that Charlie had watched the nowadays can become a social commentator, has taken thirty plus years of media misrep- And where is your right to reply? ‘Top 10 Prison films’ and was proud to see with little by way of credentials or authority. resentation with incredibly good spirit. He ‘Bronson’ nestling in at number 4. I happened Where are the good old days of being door- recently told me ‘If even a quarter of what to mention, in my capacity as Secretary of stepped by a journo? At least we had a level has been written about me were true, I would Lorraine Etherington is Secretary, The Charles his Art Foundation, that Charlie was going to playing field. I feel Sean Penn had the right punch myself!’ You’ve got to admire the man’s Salvador Art Foundation reference the number one movie, ‘Shawshank idea. humour in such adversity. www.thecharlessalvadorartfoundation.co.uk Redemption’ in his oral parole. The compar- ison is a rather obvious one, between Red’s Whilst the public may repeated ‘REJECTED’ stamp on his file, and Charlie’s unrelenting imprisonment. From have a modicum of sympathy this, said hack (who shall remain nameless), for a much-loved household constructed an entire story in which Charlie will be regurgitating, ad nauseam, Red’s name, who really cares what entire speech. The Daily Express and The Daily the press print about a Star online snapped up such crime reporting. Prior to this, the very same ‘freelance writer’ prisoner? had written a full page article revealing how I had dumped Charles Bronson and left In a recent conversation with a journalist, I him heartbroken. This rather imaginative was told that my status as Charlie Bronson’s piece went into wild extrapolations as to my former or present fiancé makes my own life of motives for such a move, and revealed my relevance to the media. There was no interest innermost emotions and feelings. All of this whatsoever in my capacity as Secretary of was generated without so much as a ‘Would his Art Foundation or what I could bring you care to comment on this?’ I was blissfully to the table in this respect. Fate accompli, unaware of the article until a friend phoned I have now accepted this makes me as well to check on my emotional welfare. As you can as Charlie, fair game. 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Empire. Not only that, but After listening to the happened, why bother with the consistency in Jerry’s there was a time when the accuser’s weak and contra- any judiciary procedures of case against the inconsisten- British judiciary system was dictory testimony, including trial and appeal? Why not cies of other allegations by widely regarded as one of the when, how, and where the simply lock away all defend- the same accuser to lead to best in the world. alleged abuse took place, ants? If the supposed victims the conclusion that the jury Nathan’s QC asked the judge are not sure the abuse reached a verdict beyond When Nathan and I arrived to throw out the case. The happened, the police and reasonable doubt? at Heathrow Airport in the judge himself had declared the CPS will surely not press summer of 2013 (ironically the accuser’s testimony unre- charges. Right? When the very essence of to celebrate our thirtieth liable. However, the judge the jury system (facts based wedding anniversary), Nathan refused the QC’s request and When the on evidence and allegations was arrested at the airport concluded that “we should proved beyond reasonable on suspicion of sexual abuse trust the jury system which very essence of the doubt) is no longer indis- during a time between 1979 has a long history” and “let jury system is no pensable, the foundation on and 1980 - against a boy who us leave it to the jury” to do which that system is founded was under sixteen. Later on, their job. How about doing longer indispensa- crumbles. One of the pillars in the indictment, the time your job, Mr Judge? Nathan’s ble, the foundation that this once great and period morphed to from July case, full of the accuser’s glorious British Empire stood 1983 to July 1984 (probably own errors, should never on which that on is now collapsing, and after Nathan told the police have gone to the jury! system is founded the ground sinks beneath us. that he had not been in UK Who are the guilty ones? Not since May 1980 until March In October 2015, after a long crumbles merely the so-called victims 1983). Then, at the very wait of fourteen months, with who made up false allega- end of the trial, the time Nathan having served over a Of Nathan’s five co-defend- tions, but the very people in period once again changed year in jail for an offense he ants, Jerry was the only one whom we place our trust: the © Fotolia.com - between March 1983 and 31 could not have committed, found not guilty of both police, the CPS, the judges, December 1984 (after estab- finally we were about to counts of the charges, one of the jury, and the system lishing that there was only a learn whether leave would which brought against him itself. They are all failing us. very short period of time we be granted for the Court of by the same accuser, who on Is Great lived at the so-called crime Appeal to hear Nathan’s this occasion gave surpris- scene). The man who pressed appeal to overturn his con- ingly consistent accounts charges claimed initially that viction. In turning down (despite the fact that we Nathan had sexually abused Nathan’s application, the are still talking about the British Justice him twenty times, but that judge at the Court of Appeal same accuser in his mid-for- number changed to two said it was sufficient that the ties trying to remember Inside Justice, part of Inside times in his final statement. accuser said “he was sure details from thirty years Time, is funded by charitable But never mind whether the that it had happened and the ago). Another consistency donations from the Esmee allegation was two times or other inconsistencies were achieved by the accuser is Fairbairn Foundation, Inside Sinking? twenty times, or that the age consistent with someone that he remembers the last Time & the Roddick Foundation. of the alleged victim changed in their mid-forties trying name of all other co-defend- Web: www.insidejusticeuk.com from eleven to fifteen going to remember detail from 30 ants except Nathan. Now, Facebook: insidejusticeUK Name supplied on to sixteen; the jury is years ago ….” If it’s suffi- what kind of scale does the Twitter: @insidejusticeUK often very forgiving towards cient that the accuser said it court give the jury to weigh My husband, Nathan, tells in Hong Kong, I was a naïve sexually abused victims, everybody that our story was teenager and was intrigued especially in historical cases. love at first sight. I’m not so by this man from a faraway In the judge’s summing up, sure about that. I just thought kingdom called Great Britain. he quoted the accuser: “I his heart was in the right There was a time when the messed up my statements…,” place. When I met Nathan sun never set on the British and moreover that he’d got the story back to front. CHILD ABUSE Helping victims rebuild their lives since 1994.

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efficiently. There were long waiting times for most clinics. Some aspects of medicine The Inspector Calls administration were unsafe and complaints about health care were not handled appropri- ately. The Care Quality Commission who As more and more men are being convicted of sexual offences formed part of the inspection team, issued a whole prisons are now being re-roled to hold only these number of requirement notices.” prisoners. The sentences are often very long, large percentages The report says; “Although there were some of prisoners are over 50 and many are frail and need high good resources for older and disabled men, there were insufficient prisoner carers to help levels of care. Many of these prisoners also maintain that they meet their practical, everyday needs.” are wrongfully convicted which the Inspectorate label as ‘in HMP Rye Hill Levels of violence and bullying were low denial’. In December the Prisons Inspectorate reported on Category B training prison for men although figures for self-harm incidents were convicted of sexual offences high. An activity centre with a range of educa- inspections of two such prisons, both privately managed. Managed by G4S tional, therapeutic and recreational activities CNA: 600 was an important resource for prisoners who This is the first inspection since Ashfield Population: 618 (August 2015) found it difficult to cope on the wings or in changed from holding young people to men Announced Full Inspection: 3-14 August 2015 ordinary workshops. convicted of sexual offences most of whom / Published: 17 December 2015 had sentences in excess of 10 years or indefi- Last inspection: June 2011 Use of force was ‘comparatively high’ but nite sentences. Two thirds of prisoners are Inspectors said a small number of prisoners aged over 40. Safety Good accounted for a large proportion of incidents Respect Not sufficiently good and the introduction of body worn cameras Purposeful Activity Good Prisoners felt safe with excellent relationships for staff was praised for having a positive Resettlement Good with staff and Inspectors described living con- effect. ditions as ‘clean and decent.’ Violent and With a few exceptions staff/prisoner relation- HMP Ashfield self-harm incidents were low and there was Performing well in most ships were good and as well as a good envi- Category C for prisoners convicted of sexual good support for prisoners in crisis. The use of areas ronment and clean cells the prison has in-cell offences formal disciplinary procedures was low and telephones and wing kiosks for many Managed by: Serco Inspectors questioned the necessity of having activities. CNA: 408 ‘Segregation Cells’ on one wing. Prisoners had Responses to 189 returned Population: 397 (August 2015) long periods of unlock and although provision prisoner questionnaires: Whilst giving a generally good report, in Unannounced Full Inspection: 17-28 August of activities was good, Inspectors questioned summing up Nick Hardwick says; “… in some 2015 / Published: 22 December 2015 38% IPP/Life Prisoners 1.9% Recall 40% whether it fully met the needs of the new adult Aged over 50 83% Treated well in Reception areas, particularly health care, the prison was Last inspection: May 2010 (Then a YOI) population. 33% Had legal letters opened 21% Food not meeting the needs of its population and these areas now needed to be brought up to Safety Good is bad or very bad 33% Don’t know who Inspectors said; “Health services were the same standards as the rest of the prison.” Respect Good IMB are Treated with respect by staff effective and responsive. Complaints were 77% Purposeful Activity Not sufficiently good dealt with correctly and speedily and nearly 32% Number who have felt unsafe 37% Resettlement Reasonably good 80% of prisoners thought the quality of food Victimised by staff 66% Difficult to see Recently published HMCIP reports was good.” dentist 20% Easy to get drugs 13% Not A well run prison engaged in any purposeful activities 22% Ashfield - December 2015 A significant number of prisoners maintain Less than 4 hours out of cell 27% Don’t get ‘A well run prison’ their innocence, described by Nick Hardwick visits Feltham - November 2015 Responses to 193 returned as ‘in denial’ and he said a priority of the ‘Making real progress’ prisoner questionnaires: prison should be to address the risks of Reporting on another prison re-roled to hold Hatfield - January 2016 31.4% IPP/Life Prisoners 3% Recall 48% prisoners maintaining innocence. some of the burgeoning number of men ‘A safe, decent and purposeful resettlement prison’ Aged over 50 81% Treated well in Reception In summing up Nick Hardwick said; “Overall convicted of sexual offences Nick Hardwick, Humber - November 2015 34% Had legal letters opened 5% Food is this is a very good report for a prison that has in his report, comments on the complex mix ‘Significant challenges ahead’ bad or very bad 24% Don’t know who IMB of men convicted of serious offences and the undergone a radical change of direction. Maidstone - December 2015 are 92% Treated with respect by staff 24% ever increasing number of frail older men now Priorities going forward are to ensure work, ‘Unsure of its role in preparing prisoners for Number who have felt unsafe 20% held who need significant levels of care. training and education is fully fit for purpose, release and managing their risk’ Victimised by staff 43% Difficult to see and that the prison has a more sophisticated It was a concern that; “Healthcare was the Rye Hill - December 2015 dentist 7% Easy to get drugs 9% Not and better coordinated approach to address- weakest area of the prison. Services had not ‘Performing well in most areas’ engaged in any purposeful activities 9% ing the risks posed by a sex offender popula- sufficiently adapted to meet the needs of the Less than 4 hours out of cell 24% Don’t get tion. This seemed to us well within the compe- new population. There were staff shortages Copies of the most recent report for your visits tence of a prison that is well led and run by a and the available staff were not deployed prison are available in the library. capable and caring staff team.”

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on temporary licence. At the start, frequency and stopped” or become “almost prison forget we are operat- Timpson this is our preferred duration of placements. impossible”. One responding a business and that the way to find talented people in ent said: “We have had to offenders are fully integrated prison.” Ministry of Justice statistics stop working with women [within the workforce]. We show that the number of peo- on ROTL as the process takes rely on their presence.” A joint briefing published ple released from prison on too long and it has affected in January by the Prison temporary licence has fallen our relationship with The current Justice Secretary, Reform Trust and Clinks, the by 41% since the review was employers.” Michael Gove, has indicated umbrella organisation for the announced in 2013. This is scope for greater use of ROTL voluntary sector working in despite the importance of Respondents to the survey under proposals put forward criminal justice, reveals that ROTL for effective rehabili- reported increasing prob- as part of the government’s restrictions on the use of tation and the strong track lems communicating with review of education in pris- ROTL introduced by the for- record of the prison ser- prisons, longer delays in get- ons. The National Offender mer Justice Secretary Chris vice at managing risk. Less ting placements confirmed Management Service (NOMS) Grayling are squandering than 1% of releases on tem- and inconsistencies in the has announced its intention the good will of charities and porary licence fail and, of application of the new pol- to conduct a review of ROTL businesses willing to pro- these, only 6.1% involve an icy. Four fifths of respond- policy in early 2016. vide opportunities to people arrestable offence. This is the ents (79%) said that it now on temporary release. Based equivalent of five arrests per takes longer for prisoners to Building on good practice on a survey of 39 voluntary 100,000 releases. get ROTL placements con- and the experience of charities and private sector providers firmed. 68% of organisations and businesses, the briefing of community placements The best way to said that people on ROTL makes practical recommen- Inside Out for prisoners on temporary placements with them had dations to help reverse the release, it shows how the secure a great col- reported difficulties getting decline in the use of ROTL, Restrictions on temporary release are changes are damaging the league, who won’t their applications approved. reduce unnecessary restric- performance of voluntary ever go back to More than half (51%) said tions on eligibility and delays squandering the goodwill of charities and and private sector organisa- that their experience of con- to placements, improve com- tions and preventing pris- offending, is to employ tact and liaison with prisons munication between prisons businesses who want to reduce reoffending oners from getting jobs and them on release on about ROTL placements had and providers, and increase training in the community got worse. 37% said that the coordination and consist- Mark Day temporary licence. At help us raise vital funds for to help them turn their lives Timpson this is our changes to ROTL were not ency in the application of and Jess Mullen our healthcare,” says Carol around. explained at all while a fur- the policy. The NOMS review Davis, the charity’s Prison preferred way to find ther 29% said that the expla- presents an opportunity Many charities and busi- and Community Justice The existing ROTL policy was talented people in nation was unclear. to restore a more balanced nesses play a vital role in Manager, “but it provides introduced in March 2015 prison. approach, with less bureau- rehabilitation by providing valuable opportunities to following a review commis- One respondent said: “The cracy, more discretion for volunteer, training and work those wanting to break the sioned by the former Justice James Timpson process has become much governors, and more prison- placements for prisoners on cycle of crime and help make Secretary Chris Grayling in longer and more complicated ers putting something back release on temporary licence a positive contribution to the 2013, after three high profile The findings of the survey and has meant that we are into society. (ROTL). It’s a partnership community.” and serious failures in quick suggest that charities and unable to send candidates which can benefit both pris- succession. The changes, local businesses are strug- forward for jobs because we oners and providers. The James Timpson, Chief most of which were first intro- gling to fill volunteer and cannot be sure that NOMS Mark Day is Head of Policy charity Sue Ryder has worked Executive of Timpson and duced as interim measures work placements as a result will process their ROTL in and Communications at the in close partnership with the Chair of the Employers’ Forum shortly after the review was of the new rules. Almost time for their interview.” Prison Reform Trust and Jess prison service for the last for Reducing Reoffending, commissioned, include more two-thirds (65%) of respond- Another said: “The prison Mullen is Policy Manager at decade providing volunteer- said: “The best way to secure stringent assessment and ents to the survey had seen a does not communicate with Clinks. Inside Out is available ing opportunities for people a great colleague, who won’t monitoring arrangements decrease in ROTL, with some us sufficiently. We offer a as a free download at www. preparing for release from ever go back to offending, is and strict rules governing organisations reporting that placement and then we have prisonreformtrust.org.uk or prison. “Not only does this to employ them on release who is entitled to ROTL and placements had “completely to chase the prison … The www.clinks.org

of work, and restriction of travel out- of the offender’ and this is reiterated side of the UK. The supervision in guidance to probation staff and Post prison supervision requirements should be explained to prison governors when setting the you at the start of the licence period supervision requirements. The Ryan Harman receive shorter periods of supervision licence and supervision period will and again at the start of the post sen- focus should be on supporting you than those serving sentences of less always add up to 12 months in total tence supervision period. Prison to reintegrate into the community Service Instruction 31/2014 contains and address factors that might lead This February it will have been a year than 1 year. These changes apply to and therefore end on the one year more detailed information on these to further offending. since the Offender Rehabilitation people whose offence was commit- anniversary of the day you were requirements. Act 2014 (ORA) introduced manda- ted after 1st February 2015, sen- released from prison. It is too early to have a real picture tory community supervision for tenced to a prison term of more than If you are considered to have broken of how effective these changes have prisoners on short sentences. In my one day and who will be 18 or over The licence period has standard con- the terms of your supervision you will been in reducing reoffending, what most recent visit to a resettlement when released. ditions much the same as those for be returned to court. It will be up to individual experiences have been in prison, it was apparent that many longer sentences, with the exception the magistrate to decide whether you different areas, and whether it is people still do not fully understand The post sentence supervision will that a fixed term recall lasts for a 14 have failed to comply with the super- having a significant effect on sen- how the changes impact on them top up the supervision period to 12 day period for sentences of under 12 vision requirements and if any sanc- tencing practices, but the Prison after they are released. months in total. This can be confus- months compared to 28 days. If you ing because it means that the break the conditions of your licence tions should be imposed for a proven Reform Trust will continue to take a breach. The magistrate has a number keen interest in the impact of the Prior to the ORA coming into force post-sentence supervision period will you may be recalled to prison to of different options including return- Offender Rehabilitation Act, includ- adults serving custodial sentences vary in length depending upon the serve anything from fixed term up to ing you to prison for a maximum of ing the extent to which post release of under 12 months were released length of your sentence. For example, the remainder of your sentence. 14 days, giving you a fine or imposing supervision is or is not achieving its unconditionally after serving one if you received a 2 month custodial Further information can be found in a Supervision Default Order (SDO). A rehabilitative aims. . half of their sentence. Under the sentence, you would serve the first Probation Instruction 27/2014. SDO can either be unpaid work or an ORA this has changed so that, fol- month in prison, the remaining electronically monitored curfew. The You can contact the Prison Reform lowing release at the halfway point, month on licence and then receive a The post-sentence supervision period magistrate can amend or remove Trust’s advice team at FREEPOST anyone serving short term custodial post sentence supervision period of has similar conditions known as requirements, or they may decide no ND6125 London EC1B 1PN. Our sentences will now be subject to a eleven months. In another example, ‘supervision requirements’. These action is needed. free information line is open Monday, licence period for the remainder of an individual receiving a custodial include a requirement of ‘good Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30. their sentence followed by an addi- sentence of 18 months would serve behaviour’, the requirement ‘not to The main emphasis of the post-sen- The number is 0808 802 0060 and tional ‘post-sentence supervision’ nine months of this sentence in commit any offence’ and ’to keep in tence supervision is made clear by the does not need to be put on your pin. period. The ORA also adds the post prison, the remaining nine months of touch with your supervisor in accord- The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, sentence supervision period for the sentence on licence in the com- ance with instructions’. There are also which states that ‘The purpose of the Ryan Harman is the Advice and those serving sentences of 12 to 24 munity and a further 3 months on standard requirements around resid- supervision period is the rehabilitation Information Service Manager for PRT months to ensure that they do not post sentence supervision. The ing at an approved address, approval 30 Information // Through the Gate www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

Women’s Centre which is used as a safe space for women. A range of oppor- KeyChanges: a gender specific tunities are on offer such as our popular accredited Peer Mentoring course, cooking classes, IT, self help groups and many more. We offer an educational presentations support service for women scheme informing local communities and Universities of the issues that women face in the criminal justice system. got out. When I was released and put her failures where in 2008 I had already formed they should be - behind them We also run a salon enter- my idea of creating a charity - whilst looking forward to prise where a woman can for just these women to help build a better future. work towards a City and them realise their potential. Guilds qualification. We have Three years later I founded Our mentoring scheme recently set up a PAT testing the charity ‘KeyChanges- is designed specially to enterprise where women can Unlocking Women’s Potential’. empower a woman. It offers apply to volunteer to be part a confidential, gender-spe- of our PAT testing scheme They got me cific and non-judgemental with a view to employment. service, listening to and into a hostel for the We also offer self-em- understanding our women’s homeless and helped ployment opportunities, needs. We understand that providing chairs to rent in me with a plan to pay all women are individuals; our salon for hair and beauty. off my rent arrears. I we help them rebuild their feel that if it wasn’t for image, build supportive We look forward to offering networks and a new life. If Key Changes I would more opportunities in the they return to prison then we have reoffended, they future and to continue to © prisonimage.org don’t give up on them. We tackle equality for women. have been there for me continue our support. Two prisoners push their babies in prams through the grounds at HMP Styal. to give me advice and If you are interested in our service or just want to drop support. They encourage Our mission statement: Michelle Nicholson longer able to take care of or gone on to commit petty us a line with any ideas or me to stay strong. feedback please do so. We protect. A woman is often left crimes and were then locked ‘To create opportunities for isolated as they are the main away from the community would love to hear from you. I never expected that I would Jan (29) served 6 months women who have experienced caregiver at home. - out of sight out of mind. end up in prison. Who does? the criminal justice system What’s more, when released Michelle Nicholson It’s not something which The vision of KeyChanges is in order to empower, inspire My experience of prison was these women are too often is the CEO of KeyChanges anyone plans or wishes for to tackle some of the social and encourage them to make one which really opened left feeling that they had themselves. When I did find injustices for women in our informed choices. To help my eyes to what was going failed, being stigmatised KeyChanges-Unlocking myself in prison it was a society. We start this process overcome any personal or on in our communities. I and marginalised from the Women’s Potential shock in more ways than one. by empowering a woman societal obstacles to women believe it has made me the community, sometimes and instilling a sense of in the criminal justice system, 1-11A Elm Lane, Sheffield person I am today; a person returning within only weeks S5 7TR For a woman being in prison self-belief. We understand tackling inequality and thus who strives for equality and to custody. means more than taking that self-belief often comes creating a more inclusive offering second chances. Tel: 0114 245 9508 away their liberty. For many from where we feel we stand society’ Prison houses many women I studied early on in my Email: m.nicholson@ it means worrying endlessly within our community and who had come from abusive sentence with a plan to make keychangesuwp.org.uk about children they are no p2p.pdf 1 15/12/2015from 13:03 our backgrounds. We As well as the mentoring backgrounds who have then changes for women when I walk beside a woman to try service we have our own www.keychangesuwp.org.uk

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Mogs had a point so I made a cardboard parties, a bit like those wedding planners who placard like folk wear at the airports with his sort out weddings. name on it. She recommended I hire a prison singer so My young nephew can’t wait to see his Uncle! I booked a female artist called, Belle Marsh, He is so excited about Brian coming home. who apparently is really good and belts out He’s only 6 and his Mum told him that his hits such as: I’m Coming Out (I want the world Uncle had gone to live with the Queen for to know) by Diana Ross and Jailhouse Rock by a bit. There were a few hiccups with that Elvis. storyline especially at school. My nephew told his teacher that his Uncle was a ‘King’. Well Irene’s Prison Planners also do themed he nearly got it right… he just forgot to add the buffets at pretty reasonable prices. I ordered ‘pin’ on the end of it bless him. ‘The Walls’ theme which is a large wall of mini sausage rolls piled up with salad cress This is the problem when our loved ones intertwined on top so it looks like barbed wire. end up in prison. Some of us have to concoct Inside the wall is an exercise yard which is stories in order to make life a little easier for handy because you can store paper plates and the kids. The kids come first… always. serviettes in it. I must say it looks well impressive! I chose the CAT D buffet wall (small) Donkey’s years ago when my Dad was locked because there isn’t many coming to the party. up, my Mum told me he was working away The CAT A wall was too big and the sausage on an oil rig. Some of my friends Dads were rolls would have been a waste. working away on ‘oil rigs’ too so I thought nothing of it. He’s coming out! Brian doesn’t seem to understand how Nowadays the stories have become more stressful this home coming lark is. He rang Prison Widow My Mum ordered some personalised invita- adventurous… ‘Dad is working away with the other day asking me to send him a fiver tions which said, ‘you are invited to Brian’s Bear Grylls for 12 months or Mum is on tour but I told him I want it back when he gets his coming out party’ but some of the neighbours discharge grant because the buffet cost me It was extremely difficult finding a venue for with Little Mix doing their make-up’. got the wrong end of the stick so we bought £5.00 plus a tenner for the prison singer and his coming out party. He’d been barred from some standard ‘welcome home’ ones instead. the local Labour and Conservative clubs in We do what we have to do for the kids when three quid for the balloons! It’s tough going out here and he has to realise I am not made our area because he won the jackpot on the I won’t lie, it’s been stressful but thank all said and done. of money. slot machines every time he went in - which goodness my pal Mogs pointed something out was every night. Anyway, we decided on to me. She said, “Brian went in to prison with Anyway, I wanted Brian’s party to be a having a quiet do at home with just family and hair like Dog the Bounty Hunter and now he’s memorable one and was stuck on ideas so Anyway, I must crack on with my prepara- close friends. Well it was mainly family really bald, so do you think everyone will recognise I rang, Irene’s Prison Planners. (IPP - How tions and of course I will let you know how because all his close friends are in prison. him”? ironic.) Irene organises prison home coming the big event went.

spent 18 years in prison having been convicted of bank robbery. He About The studied law, and the legal practice who had defended him gave him Hardman Trust a job as a law consultant when his sentence was served. A Hardman The Hardman Trust provides Award enabled Terry to buy a simple, practical help to people laptop, and that meant he was who are nearing the end of working on his second day after longer sentences - 10 years or release. Now, he is dedicated, busy, more for men, 7 years upwards and has an empathy with those who Bold and bright new image for women - and who want a need his professional help. new, crime-free start in life upon “Without The Hardman Trust, I release. for The Hardman Trust wouldn’t have been able to start work,” he recalls. “I don’t know The Trust provides small awards, Prisoner support charity The we do is actually really simple, and sense that the person’s life is on the what I would have done... I really up to £600 at present, to help Hardman Trust has unveiled a new really effective. up. It’s enormously positive and it’s don’t know.” people achieve specific goals, brand, and launched an ambitious a great way to help someone make that help people settle, get a job, fundraising campaign, to enable it The Hardman Trust is about giving the very most of a second chance in The key to providing more awards to help more long-term prisoners people who have been in prison life.” to people like Terry is raising more and get on with life. who are nearing release. Plans a new start. It’s about recognis- funds, and for The Hardman Trust, are also in place to increase the ing their potential, and releasing Awards are used for a great variety that’s where the hard work begins. About 100 Hardman Awards maximum value of a Hardman real change in their lives. Award of purposes: vocational training are made every year, but plans Award in special cases. winners attend a special presenta- in using machinery, truck driving “Fundraising is always a daunting are in place to work towards tion ceremony, inside one HM courses, laptop computers have task,” says Roisin Timpson. giving 150 more each year, and Backing the new campaign is a Prison to which family and friends been purchased to enable people to “However, we have so much going in special cases, to increasing the new look for the charity - a brand are invited. The sense of pride and go to university. One young woman for us. I work with an amazing overhaul designed to convey what achievement at these events is was awarded funds to train in group of Trustees, who are passion- maximum funding to £1,000. The Hardman Trust is all about. palpable. In addition, a letter to reflexology. ate about what the charity does, and the Governor asks that a note of the very experienced in the sector. We “At any one time, 3,000 people “It’s a bold, bright new image for award be made on the prisoner’s actually have former award winners who are serving longer sentences us,” says Chairman Roisin Timpson. record, which may then be referred as trustees; our award winners are are nearing release,” explains the “We brought in some brand pro- to at a subsequent parole hearing. our greatest advocates, living proof Trust’s Administrator, Ian Wilson, fessionals, who agreed to work to of what a Hardman Award can “so we will have no difficulty in a very tight budget. We spend the “Hardman Awards are about way mean.” bare minimum on administration.” more than money,” says the Trust’s finding people who need our They said to us, “You know what? Administrator, Ian Wilson. “Yes, “On top of that,” she says, “The help.” The stuff you do is really exciting, the money can be vital in helping Hardman Trust is really good value it’s forward looking, it really ought someone find meaningful work or for donors. A few hundred pounds to stand out.” So they’ve got us training, but just as important is Terry Lock working on his laptop can completely change the course The Prisoner Funder Directory using bright colours, dayglow the affirmation it brings; the sense of someone’s life, and change life is available in all prison orange; they’ve simplified how we of achievement, pride for the award Amongst the most remarkable completely for their family, their libraries. talk about our work. Because what winner and their families, and the Award winners is Terry Lock, who children, and for others around them.” 32 Information // The Rule Book www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

Sacrifi ce) - 10 Dhul-Hijjah 1437 Religious Festival Dates 2016 11* October Yaum Ashura - Excused from work day - only for Shi’a Muslim prisoners who wish PSI 2015-034 is the latest in the series of annual Prison Service Instructions which set out on to commemorate this - 10th Muharram 1438 The which religious festival dates prisoners must be excused from normal regime activities in prisons 11* December Mawlid An-Nabi (Celebration in England and Wales. In order to take advantage of these dates prisoners must be registered of the birth of the Prophet Mohammad with the prison chaplaincy as a member of that religion. To register or change your religious (pbuh)) - Rabi-Al-Awaal 1438 record you should speak to the prison chaplain. * Dates are based on the Lunar Calendar and RULE Where necessary the prison will provide appropriate catering for worship or fasting. For faiths may vary by a day not listed, prisoners should contact their prison chaplain or faith visitor. Pagan Prisoners taking advantage of these dates must not lose out fi nancially or in other ways. Pagan prisoners may choose four dates from Book Many of these faiths have further festival dates for which prisoners are not excused work or the following festivals where they must be regime activities. A full chronological summary of all religious festival dates in 2016 can be excused from work: found in Annex L of the PSI (available in prison libraries). 1 February Imbolc with Paul Sullivan 20 March Ostara - Spring Equinox The PSI also contains detailed instructions for catering provision during the festivals and contact 1 May Beltane details for the various faith leaders from whom more information can be sought. 20 June Litha - Midsummer-Summer Solstice 1 August Lammas or Lughnasadh Festivals for which prisoners must be excused from normal regime activities in 2016 22 September Mabon - Autumn Equinox 31 October Samhain Buddhist 30 October Diwali (Festival of lights) 21 December Yule - Winter Solstice 20 May Buddha Day 19 July Dhamma Day Jewish Rastafarian 22 April sunset to 24 April nightfall 16 October Sangha Day 7 January Ethiopian Christmas Passover (Pesach) 5 May The victorious return in 1941 of His 28 April sunset to 30 April nightfall Christian Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie 1 to the Throne Passover (Pesach) 25 March Good Friday in Ethiopia aft er the time of exile in Britain 11 June at termination of Sabbath to 13 June 27 March Easter Day 23 July The Earthday/Birthday of HIM Haile nightfall Pentecost (Shavuot) 25 December Christmas Day Selassie 1 2 October sunset to 4 October nightfall 2 November The anniversary of the Orthodox Christian New Year (Rosh Hashanah) Coronation of HIM Haile Selassie 1 and HIM 7 January Christmas Day 11 October sunset to 12 October nightfall Empress Menen 29 April Great Friday Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Day of fast) 1 May Easter Day/Pascha 16 October sunset to 18 October nightfall Sikh 15 August Dormition Tabernacles (Sukkot) (includes Sabbath) 5 January The birthday of Guru Gobind Singh 23 October sunset to 25 October nightfall 14 April Baisakhi/ Vaisakhi Hindu Rejoicing of the Law (includes Sabbath) 16 June Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev 7 March Maha Shivaratri (day of fasting) 30 October Bandi Chor (Diwali) 23 March Holi (Festival of colours) Muslim 14 November The birthday of Guru Nanak 15 April Shri Ram Navami 6 July Eid-Al-Fitr (Festival marking the 24 November Commemoration of Guru Teg © Gstudio Group - Fotolia.com 18 August Rakhee/Raksha Bandhan completion of Ramadhan) - 1 Shawwal 1437 Bahadur 25 August Shri Krishna Janmashtami 11* September Eid-Al-Adha (Festival of BITTER PILLS YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO SWALLOW

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didn’t have an officer like her It sounds a bit like Shawshank inmate, regardless of back- “was a bit embarrassing” and to help and support me I Redemption: “What Neil did ground or offence.” “quite humbling.” would not be alive today.” with the old musty room in From cookery and drama the education block was a Another prisoner wrote There were literally thou- groups, Sarah helps create testament to how adversity “Fatima is so calm and so sands more words written by the sort of “real community breeds opportunity. Where calming and is a great facili- prisoners or people on proba- spirit” where the women most people would see a tator in groups, especially if tion in direct support of indi- “make a fuss of each other futile vocation, a room with things get heated. One day I vidual nominations. Each of when birthdays come little light and bars on the was in a bad place and I those words was carefully around.” windows, Neil saw a vast shouted at her and felt so read by several experts as opening and opportunity to bad… nobody ever shouts at hundreds of nominations “What I do isn’t rocket sci- help change lives of an often Fatima! I’ve been in prison 11 were whittled down to 10 ence,” said Sarah, “but I forgotten group in society. years and never met an officer Awards and 20 know it makes a difference.” We have a choice to do noth- like her.” Another added: Commendations. (With some She added: “I love my job, I ing or make the most of every “She has helped me a lot with difficulty: the standard is take a lot of pride in what I do building family bridges, and HRH The Princess Royal resource at our disposal to high). This spring, HRH The and I’m passionate about the all my family think the world better our lives; Neil has Princess Royal - who has reg- women I serve. I have seen of her.” allowed us to do this… he ularly visited winners in the change that occurs, how- prisons for 30 years now - will sees the library as the ‘heart ever small, when someone Peter Jarvis at HMP Full present the winners with The right stuff of the prison’, a tranquil oasis who has suffered abuse for Sutton won an Award after their certificates at St James’s which reconnects us with the most of their life starts in my an incredible sixty prisoners Palace. thing we love. Neil says that drama group. It gives them a on one wing signed his nomi- Prisoners made a remarkable books are important ‘medi- voice, and a chance to nation. Ahmed* called him Once again the Trust would cine for the brain’.” contribution to this year’s Butler express themselves, in a pos- “outstanding, inspirational like to extend particular itive way that makes others and exemplary”, praising thanks to all those prisoners is Trust Awards ‘see’ them.” Fatima Boukili HMP “his friendly, inclusive and who took the time to look Grendon’s only female un-judgmental approach to around and see that yes, Muslim officer and won a “It is more difficult the best people working in Over in HMP Thameside, us.” He said Peter’s “patient, there are people who do an librarian Neil Barclay won Commendation for her work good-humoured and to praise rightly prisons. The stories they told outstanding job in difficult were inspiring, moving, and an Award and plaudits from with the therapeutic commu- thoughtful interactions with circumstances - often with than to blame.” heartfelt. Here are some prisoners and well-known nity. Five prisoners nomi- inmates are legendary.” little thanks - and then made Thomas Fuller examples… visitors like Andy McNab, nated her, including Jim*: Kevin* wrote “There is one the effort to contribute to (1608-1661) Sadiq Khan and Russell “She’s always got a smile on thing you can rely on with Mr hundreds of nominations. As Sarah Jones at HMP Brand. Neil took what Anton* her face and makes the wing Jarvis, which is worth its Britain’s most famous pris- Prisoners made around a Bronzefield won an Award called “a trolley half filled a decent place to live… She’s weight in gold in this envi- oner Oscar Wilde wrote 124 quarter of this year’s Butler for her work with 77 women, with old torn books and a few my personal officer but she ronment, and that is a con- years ago, “We are all in the Trust Award nominations - including 23 lifers. Elaine* outdated magazines with lit- may as well be the full wing’s sistency of approachability.” gutter, but some of us are leading to several winners - wrote just one powerful sen- tle or no interest to man or personal officer.” Ali* praised Peter himself responded to looking at the stars.” and many more added their tence: “She has done so beast” and turned it into “the Fatima’s “endless positive these (and many other pris- testimonials about some of much for me, and I feel if I envy of other prisons”. dedication to her job to any oners’ words) by saying it * Names have been changed.

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This would almost receiving more enquiries than ever and each ers serving a variety of custodial sentences, cally lengthened the period basis that by the time an Oral inevitably include a period of of our criminal departments is expanding. which are either wrong in principle or mani- of time Lifers and IPPs spend Hearing is listed (4-6 12-15 months in the Open Take, for example, the complex crime team, festly excessive. Again, I will no doubt write in the Open Estate before months), all ROTL should Estate to be tested through the department I run. In 2015 we received about this again once we know more. having the opportunity to be have been completed. If, re-integration into the com- numerous requests from all over the country tested on overnight ROTL. before the hearing, sufficient munity and testing on extended to take over criminal cases where it was felt This year is likely to see the Court of Appeal Whereas in 2013, a prisoner progress has not been made, ROTL (Home Leaves). The there had been a breakdown in relations with give its judgement on numerous cases which would likely complete all ROTL an application to defer can Parole Board along with pro- Solicitors. This is surprisingly a common issue have raised concern over the doctrine of joint and 4-6 overnight ROTL be made at that time. This fessionals would often rely and although the Courts do make it difficult to enterprise. There is no question in my mind within 12-15 months, Reeds option should reduce the on the ‘need for testing in a transfer cases from one law firm to another, that the law on this issue needs changing. It Solicitors have now noted delay a prisoner experiences. less secure estate’. Although it can be done. It is not enough simply to say has seen too many genuinely innocent pris- that the average time our cli- many prisoners would disa- that ‘I just don’t want my lawyers anymore.’ oners sent to prison for crimes, mostly serious ents are achieving these goals Reeds Solicitors appreciate gree with this logic, release There has to be something more than that and in nature, that they did not commit. If the has increased to 18-22 months. the pressures prisoners have from closed conditions was it is important in these circumstances that judgement is favourable then it will hopefully when being faced with a considered an ‘exceptional’ anyone wanting to change lawyers sets out change the way the Police investigate offences, Reeds Solicitors have identi- Parole Review. There has application. in as much detail as possible to the new law- the way the prosecution prosecute cases and fied a number of groups who been an increase in the num- yers what the issues of concern are. With the change the way Judges give directions to the have been affected by these ber of prisoners being 2014 saw a dramatic change numerous legal aid cuts that criminal defence Jury and deal with sentencing. At present, the changes and who should returned to closed conditions with regards to ROTL due to a solicitors have seen forced upon them over law is just too complex on this issue. seek Legal Advice immediately. from the Open Estate due to number of high profile the last few years it is hardly surprising that behaviour concerns which absconds. The media, followed client care has been adversely affected and so Finally, I remind readers of an article I wrote If you are in closed condi- have arisen out of the frus- by public opinion caused the I fully expect to see more enquiries of this type toward the end of last year concerning com- tions and have a Parole tration prisoners are facing. spotlight to firmly focus on throughout 2016. pensation for IPPs and lifers. Wells Burcombe Review upcoming, there are Do not let these frustrations ROTL. The public were has secured compensation for quite a number now grounds to request get the better of you. If you shocked to hear that Lifers I was asked last week what my most memo- of prisoners who have experienced delays release from closed condi- are in Closed conditions and and IPPs would be allowed rable case was in 2015. The answer was not a in their Parole Board hearings. In one case, tions without the necessity do not feel you need to be to leave a Prison. Despite difficult one. I took conduct in July last year an prisoner who experienced lengthy delays of testing in Open Conditions. tested in the Open Estate, ROTL being a key and impor- of a case involving a 72 year-old lady charged before the parole eventually directed his Of course, the only consider- Reeds Solicitors can work tant part of the Life sentence, with killing her husband. She was charged release was awarded £3,500. If you have ation for the Parole Board is with you to put you in the the public appeared to be with gross negligence manslaughter which experienced delays in the last 12 months you the risk a prisoner poses to best possible position ahead unaware of it. Unfortunately, is not the most commonly charged offence. should consider getting in touch. the community but the of this review to make a suc- due to high profile absconds, It was in my view an appalling decision to delays caused to prisoners in cessful release application. If public opinion had a dra- prosecute. It was a case which became of real Open Conditions can assist a you find yourself in the Open matic impact on policy. interest to me because I felt that the decision David Wells is a very experienced solicitor in release application. Estate, frustrated with the to prosecute was so unjust. She had been all aspects of Prison Law, particularly Judicial delays and facing a Parole Emergency guidance was married to her husband for over 50 years. The Reviews in cases of unlawful decisions taken Those who are in Open Review, we will aim to guide served on all prisons includ- case against her was extremely complex and by prisons. He is a Partner at Wells Burcombe. Conditions awaiting their you through this difficult ing a ruling that absconders it was alleged that she was grossly negligent Parole Review also have an time and alleviate the delays were no longer permitted to in her care of him when he returned home important decision to make. you are experiencing and get reside in the Open Estate. in to her care and after he had been released Many prisoners are discover- you back into the community Following the rushed and from a care home. She was barely competent ing when reading their as quickly as possible. rather confusing guidance, herself. She was alone and in poor health. Parole Dossiers that both the PSI 13/2015 was implemented Social services admitted elements of fault as Prison and Probation service Matthew Smith is Head of replacing the extensive and to how they cared for both my client and her are not supportive of release the Prison Law Department. long standing PSO 6300. husband. After a 10 day trial, she was rightly Specialists in: due to there being no over- Nicola Maynard is Prison This PSI has implemented acquitted. She is now, quite rightly, consider- Appeals against Conviction and night Home Leaves. One Law Supervisor at Reeds new procedures for ROTL ing her position as to what claim she may now option would be to defer Solicitors. Sentence, CCRC, IPP Appeals and including the requirement have against the authorities. Parole, Prison Adjudications and Discipline, Criminal Investigations, 2016 is going to prove to be interesting for a Confiscation & POCA whole number of prisoners. Michael Gove, the new Justice Secretary, has made mention proceedings. of a review of over tariff IPP and lifer prisoners. If that happens, and I sincerely hope For advice and assistance Our Prison Law Department can assist prisoners under Legal Aid for a number of issues including: it does, then the door could be opened for a anywhere in England & Wales, • Recall and Parole (IPP/Lifer and Determinate) significant number of prisoners to be consid- either in person or via video link, ered for release. There has been much talk please call or write to our head • Independent Adjudications as to how this might happen. I suspect I will office: 5 Holywell Hill, St Albans, We assist prisoners throughout England and Wales offering competitive fixed fees on all write a great deal more on this throughout Hertfordshire, AL1 1EU other General Prison Law matters including Re-Categorisation and Sentence Planning. the year. 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This set of criteria has following the established case but only in relation to seven days of the decision. parole reports are available State had indeed acted become known as the process (e.g. it would allow suitability for release as the and will then assess whether unlawfully in refusing to “Guittard principles”. suffi cient time for the pris- decision for open conditions It is important to note that an the prisoner meets the crite- consider Mr Guittard’s suita- oner to be fully tested prior to has been made. unsuccessful Guittard appli- bility for open conditions What is the criteria? expiry of tariff or it would ria set out above. cation will not have an outside of his parole review • The prisoner must be an maintain their recent The prisoner must decide at impact upon any subsequent What does the application and he was ordered to make indeterminate public protec- progress). this point whether or not to Parole Board oral hearing or this consideration. tion prisoner; need to say? decision. 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It is best to receive advice from off a prison law specialist who can advise them what a prison law specialist who Can I get public funding can assist in what the content they should do. for a legal representative of the application should say, to assist? but there is nothing to pre- In most cases it is likely that If a prisoner is subject to a vent a prisoner making the the prisoner will only have parole review, where the application directly to the been in open conditions for a Parole Board have the power Ministry of Justice themselves. short amount of time and will to direct release, then subject not necessarily have had the to means they will be eligible How long will it take for the full benefi ts of the open for Legal Aid. Written rep- application to be considered? estate, such as undertaking resentations which will be This depends on a number of ROTLs, prior to the hearing. prepared for the Parole Board factors. 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Receiver Order. The most obvious example is the relation to the actual offence in respect of which the spouse of someone who is facing criminal charges, Restraint Order is made (s41(4)(a)). Thus if there are Restraint and Receivers for example the wife of someone facing serious no free assets the State therefore must pay for the fraud charges where the wife has a joint bank defence through Legal Aid. account and holds the matrimonial home in joint names. In law where any person has been, or may Application for Variation or Discharge be, affected by the actions of a Management Once a suspect has been served with a Restraint Your Money or Theirs? Receiver, an application can be made to the Court Order and he has decided he wants to fight it then under s62 (3) for directions as to the exercise of the the first step must be to sit down with his or her Aziz Rahman and Jonathan Lennon The Court noted that the Restraint Orders are draco- Receiver’s powers. The Receiver potentially has the legal advisors and figure out what the challenges nian and as such Judges must take extra care when power to sell property to satisfy his bill even before are, how much money is needed for reasonable liv- dealing with applications. The Court must focus the matter has come to trial - though such a serious ing expenses, what is said about the charges/ pro- fully on the statutory test, then whether there was step should not be taken without seeking a direc- posed charges, how much of the defence case it is Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 tion from the Court; Re P [2000] 1 WLR, 473. The tactically wise to give away at that early stage and The purpose of a Restraint Order is to freeze prop- reasonable cause to believe etc., though now of course the test is just suspicion. The Court of Appeal case of Gibson v RCPO [2008] Times Law Reports, whether the prosecution can demonstrate it acted erty that may subsequently be confiscated. 14/7/08 is instructive. In that case a Confiscation properly at the ex parte stage. Confiscation of course is the power the Crown Court was particularly critical of the way the application was made - in a hurried rushed fashion giving the Order was made against a convicted drug trafficker. has to make orders depriving convicted offenders of The assets identified had been the 50% equity in the The future their assets if the offender has benefited from his judge hardly any time to get on top of the papers and matrimonial home and joint bank account, held by Having your assets restrained is a serious step. criminal conduct. A Restraint Order made under thereby not fully understanding the case. Papers the offender’s wife - the home had been purchased There is not only the worry of impending or actual POCA tells the target that he/she cannot ‘deal’ with must be lodged well in advance and there should in joint names. The Crown Court took the view that criminal charges but a protracted period of time when the property cited in the Order. If the Order men- always be an oral hearing in complex cases. the wife must have realised that the mortgage was you are having to battle with the authorities over tions your car for example, it will mean that you being paid by the husband’s ill-gotten gains and your own assets. Anyone affected by such a Restraint cannot sell the car or transfer it or dispose of it, or in However, the lowering of the test to ‘suspicion’ will was thus an asset which could be sold to satisfy the Order needs to get to grips with their own finances any way ‘realise’ it - i.e. turn it into cash. inevitably make this ground of challenge more difficult. But the higher Courts have been troubled time Confiscation Order. The Court of Appeal took a dif- as soon as possible, consider the case against them, ferent view; it found that there was no legal princi- and the terms of the Order and develop a strategy The Order will invariably include a disclosure provi- and again in recent years in respect of another chal- ple under which a spouse could be deprived of the with their lawyers as soon as possible. sion so that the defendant has to declare all he owns lenge by defendants; failure by the Crown, at the ex parte stage to fulfil their duty of full and frank dis- benefit of illegally obtained property on the grounds to the prosecutor. Sometimes defendants will take a of public policy. The wife kept her half of the house closure. Lord Hughes LJ (as he was then) said in SFO Jonathan Lennon is a Barrister specialising in serious risk. They will withhold information hoping the and bank account. Applying that principle to start v A [2007] EWCA Crim 1927, para 6: and complex criminal defence cases at 33 Chancery prosecutors are not aware of it. That is a risk because of proceedings, i.e. the Restraint Order stage, there Lane Chambers, London. He has extensive experience should the investigators discover the bank account is solid argument for limiting the scope of any such Because the initial application is commonly made in all aspects of financial and serious crime and the or whatever it is then they can haul the defendant Order where there are assets which are held in joint without notice, the court will not at that stage hear Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. He is ranked by both back to Court on an application for committal for names with a spouse. contempt of Court. Such allegations are hard to argument on both sides. For this reason... the court Legal 500 Chambers & Ptnrs & is recognised in C&P’s insists on full and complete disclosure by the specialist POCA and Financial Crime sections; ‘he is defend - they are civil proceedings in the Crown Court, Living and legal expenses there is no jury and the civil standard of proof applies. Applicant of everything which might affect the deci- phenomenal and his work rate is astonishing’ (2015). sion... There is a high obligation upon such an This is another area which might often rankle with those on the wrong end of a Restraint Order - the amount Applicant to put everything relevant before the Aziz Rahman is a Solicitor Advocate and Partner at When and how can a Restraint Order be made? allowed by the Order for ordinary living expenses. Judge, whether it may help or hinder his cause. the leading Criminal Defence firm Rahman Ravelli Section 40 of POCA creates a number of circum- Variation applications made after the initial ex parte stances in which the Crown Court may issue a Solicitors, specialising in Human Rights, Financial The authors are currently involved in a High Court Order will often challenge the amount allowed. What Restraint Order. Usually the Crown will apply for an Crime and Large Scale Conspiracies/Serious crime. case where this duty of candour, it has been submit- is required is a careful analysis of expenses together Order after a suspect has been charged with an Rahman Ravelli are members of the Specialist Fraud ted, includes a duty to investigate; i.e. so that the with as much proof as possible - these steps need to offence, but the authorities can seek such an order Panel and have been ranked by Legal 500 as an Crown, depending on the circumstances go and be considered at the very earliest opportunity. even before there is an arrest - as long as an ‘investi- ‘exceptional’ firm with Aziz Rahman being described investigate issues which might lead to evidence gation’ has started, s40(2)(a). The application is as ‘top class’’. The firm is also ranked in Chambers & against the securing of such an Order; judgment is An exception cannot be made for legal expenses in made ex parte - i.e. without notice so only the pros- Partners. Rahman Ravelli are a Top Tier and Band 1 firm. pending. ecution lawyer is at Court presenting the Crown’s case for the Order. Up until May last year it was However, even if the duty of candour has been fairly easy for a prosecutor to secure the Order; all breached this does not necessarily mean the Court that had to be shown was there was a reasonable will quash the Order. It might, it all depends on the cause to believe that the alleged offender has bene- facts of the case and how bad the breach has been. fited from his criminal conduct. However, since 1st June 2015 the test is now even easier as s40 was amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015 so that now Receivers all the prosecution have to show is that there are If a suspect’s finances are complex the Court may reasonable grounds to suspect. We feel that this is appoint a Management Receiver (s48) to receive and bound to lead to an increase in the Orders being made. manage the property. This too was an area where the Court of Appeal set down guidance in the Eastenders The strongest legal This is especially so as the Crown do not have to case to how such applications should be made. convince the Judge that any particular named prop- representation in the erty was purchased with ill gotten gains. All the The Management Receiver will be a sizeable Crown has to do is persuade the Judge, to the civil accountancy firm who could have the legal author- ﬁ elds of serious, standard, i.e. on the balance of probabilities, that ity to take possession and control of any or all of the there is reasonable cause to suspect that the alleged suspect’s property and sell any assets. This is a complex and business offender has benefited from ‘criminal conduct’ - this major step which has significant implications for ‘criminal conduct’ is widely defined as any conduct those on the receiving end. which would constitute an offence (s76) and the crime. The most Crown may rely on hearsay evidence to persuade Management Receivers do not come cheap. They are the Judge. officially appointed by the Court but they charge for informed, expert their services and the first port of call for their fees is The first a suspect will know about an Order being the restrained or confiscated assets, see s49 (2) (d). advice for those made is when he or she is served with the Order, or One area that is of concern is the Receiver’s costs - even finds that his or her cash-card for some reason which are rarely insignificant. This can lead to a being prosecuted. no longer works at the bank’s ATM. gross injustice where the restrained assets have been used to pay the Management Receiver’s large Windsor & Hare v CPS [2011] EWCA 143 is an impor- bills only for the suspect to then go onto trial and be tant case in this area. HMRC were investigating an acquitted - in that scenario the innocent suspect alleged duty diversion fraud involving suspects may have to bear the cost; see House of Lords ruling linked to the Eastenders group of companies deal- in Capewell v Commissioners of Custom & anor ing in alcohol imports. In December 2010 they [2005] 1 ALL ER 900. obtained ex parte both restraint and a management receivership Orders from a Judge sitting at the Old That possibility of unfairness should be taken into Bailey. In the subsequent appeal proceedings the account at the time the Order is made - or chal- Court of Appeal quashed the orders - though lenged. Defenders can ask for the Court to consider allowed time for the Crown to re-apply to the Old to satisfy itself that the expense of appointing a Bailey for new Orders. That later application was Management Receiver is proportionate and should Telephone Roma House, 59 Pellon 1 Fetter Lane unsuccessful. The Appeal Court took advantage of remind the Court of the duty of proportionality and the case to effectively teach HMRC a lesson - and a the risk of injustice. 01422 Lane, Halifax, West London lesson to Judges that such orders should not be 346666 Yorkshire HX1 5BE EC4A 1BR granted ex parte unless the prosecution can demon- Property held jointly strate that they have done their job properly. Third parties holding an interest in property can be www.rahmanravelli.co.uk / [email protected] Nationwide Service affected by a Restraint Order or a Management 38 Legal // Q&A ‘Legal’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 2GB. Insidetime February 2016

DB HMP Liverpool your next review should take have been liaising with my Prison you are currently would be classified as a truly place. During this review the CARAT worker who has got residing at to make the exceptional circumstance. Q I am an IPP prisoner on Parole Board can make a me a place at HMP Erlestoke decision as to whether you Response supplied by Hine recall for another robbery recommendation for your to do a RAPt course. are transferred. Your next Solicitors for which I received 4 years transfer to open conditions. step should be to use the normal sentence. I went on This is the general procedure Unfortunately I’m having request/complaints system a sentence planning board for seeking progression to problems getting a transfer to make the application in LW HMP Featherstone with my inside and outside open conditions for an as it’s not a part of addition to you writing to I would like to know if offender manager, I’ve Q indeterminate sentence Highdown’s draft. I’ve put OCA and OMU. There may you get an adjudication and completed my sentence prisoner. in apps for a transfer but also be a special form that is it gets referred to an outside plan targets, except for one had no replies, even to the specifically for requesting adjudicator and is then which my probation officer You can seek a transfer to OCA and OMU. Can you tell transfers and it would be dismissed, should a is happy for me to do in the open conditions without me if I have any legal right worth enquiring whether negative entry (IEP) still community. We talked consideration by the Parole to transfer to a prison that this is the best form of count towards you even Legal about progression for Board by making what is have a place for me on their making an application. though the case has been myself and ‘Cat D’ got known as a Guittard RAPt course? Additionally, it is ultimately dismissed? Why should I mentioned and both of application. In order to make up to the Governor to make a still suffer a negative them are happy to back me such an application you A Unfortunately, you do not decision on a prisoner comment on my file, when Forum for this move. How do we would need to show a have a legal right to be transfer. If you were to write surely that should be go about this as neither of reduction in your risk and transferred to a different to your Governor and deleted as I did not get them know how to, and nor Answers are kindly the following: prison. Under the Prison Act explain your circumstances found guilty for the do I. Could you please provided by: 1952, it is deemed that a and set out the reasons why adjudication? Can you advise me on my progres- • Evidence of significant you should be transferred, Hine Solicitors prisoner can be held lawfully please tell me the rules? sion with this? progress; namely that you would be Reeds Solicitors in any prison. However, • Consensus among the able to address offending Frisby & Co Solicitors although there is no “legal A You have asked whether A It appears that you were reports that you are suitable behaviour courses at Pickup & Scott Solicitors right”, the Prison Service you should have a negative subject to a sentence of and safe for open conditions; Erlestoke that is not offered does have a location policy entry on your record for an imprisonment for public • There are no areas of at Highdown, they may also which states that contact adjudication that has been Answers to readers’ legal protection (IPP) and concern that would benefit consider it. between a prisoner and his dismissed and the answer is no. queries are given on a following your release into from further exploration at family should be encouraged strictly without liability the community for this an oral hearing; Once your application has and harmful effects of being If the adjudication was basis. If you propose acting sentence you were found • There are clear benefits to been considered, you should removed from normal life are dismissed your case notes upon any of the opinions guilty of an offence of immediate transfer. receive a confirmation from minimised. The prison also will show that you were the that appear, you must first Robbery and subject to a 4 them within a week or so. has an obligation to keep subject of an adjudication take legal advice. year determinative sentence. In terms of release the Parole This decision cannot be you safe, for example if you and that this was dismissed As an IPP your progression Board will only be in a appealed and the only option were being bullied. Having a and you should therefore not Send your Legal Queries to open conditions or release position to direct your left is to take a form of legal place on the RAPt Course, be penalised for this. This (concise and clearly marked into the community is release into the community action against a refusal to although positive, is not adjudication should not be ‘legal’) to: David Wells, subject to consideration by once you have served half of transfer. This would be a covered by the location considered when any Solicitor c/o Inside Time, the Secretary of State. the determinative sentence policy of the Prison Service judicial review which allows Botley Mills, Botley, which you received for the the High Court to deal with decisions are made about or any act of law. your progression in custody. Southampton, Hampshire When you were recalled you Robbery. unlawful decisions by the If it is the case that you have SO30 2GB. should have been subject to Prison Service. They would Response supplied by Hine I note that you have con- a negative entry in this way a review by the Parole Board have to prove that there were Solicitors tacted Erlestoke and sent then you need to lodge a For a prompt response, who would have determined truly exceptional circum- applications to OCA and COMP1 to the prison and readers are asked to send that you remain in custody stances that the Governor OMU and had little in the request that the entry is their queries on white paper given your new conviction. GB HMP Highdown failed to take account of. In way of a response. removed. using black ink or typed if At this point the Secretary of relation to your circum- Q Since Jan 2015 I have possible. State will have set a review stances, it is unlikely that Response supplied by Reeds taken steps to get help and Ultimately and usually, it is period and indicated when up to the Governor of the the RAPt Course involvement Solicitors

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Defence criminal practitioner’s text book and is used by judges for sentencing more than any Had it been 18 months it would have been counsel can then try to negotiate with the other. The book is classified by the Ministry of Justice as a core judicial text book. The different. Also judges tend not to give a delay prosecution and say the defendant will plead book has an app which is for Apple iPads and Windows 8/10 tablets and computers. It discount to the sentence when a defendant is guilty with a basis of plea document that sets costs £99 (incl. VAT). The print copy costs £106. There is also a discount available when on a tag as they think the discount has already out the defendant’s involvement. The the print copy and app are purchased together and a large discount if the current edi- been given by the discount for the tag. document can not only specify the number of tion is bought with the edition to be published at the end of April. If you have access to importations the defendant was involved in, it a computer, you can follow Robert on Twitter, @BanksonSentence and you can receive Have I grounds for an appeal? Was the can also state the role played by that his weekly sentencing Alert. sentence harsh? There is no appeal for the defendant. reasons given above. Whether the sentence www.banksr.com was harsh is a more difficult question. I see It is, however, possible for the jury to the advantages of short sentences for first determine the factual issues when the Q I was charged with supply. One count was previous convictions. Criminal Justice Act offenders and significantly longer sentences defendant accepts his guilt, Criminal Practice class A and one count was class B. There 2003 s 143(2) requires courts to treat previous for repeat offenders. This enables those who Directions 2005 EWCA Crim 1567 para VII were three defendants and two of us pleaded convictions as aggravating factors. This have learnt their lesson to get back on their B.8(f) and R v Underwood and Others 2004 and one didn’t plead to the class A count. He means the guideline starting figure is based feet, which is often much more difficult after a EWCA Crim 2256, 2005 1 Cr App R (S) 90 (478). was put back for trial. The Judge released us on a defendant of good character. The significant prison sentence. However, the An example of this procedure being used is if all on tags. The one with a trial was convicted guideline then states that ‘No previous con- sentence cannot be described as harsh when a defendant accepts that he or she is guilty of and we were all sentenced together five victions or no relevant or recent convictions’ the guidelines are considered. murder but denies the murder was ‘done for months after my plea. The Judge assessed and ‘Good character and/or exemplary gain’. That issue will often determine whether the case as street dealing with each of us conduct’ are ‘factors reducing seriousness or the defendant has a starting point for the having a significant role. He started at 4½ reflecting personal mitigation’. What the Q I was charged with two importations and minimum term of 15 years or 30 years. The years. He gave the one who was convicted guideline does not say is that the sentence I was thinking of pleading guilty. The prose- Judge invites the prosecution to draft a new 4½ years and the two of us who pleaded full should necessarily be reduced for good cution made me wait a long time and then count to the indictment suggesting robbery or credit for our pleas, making 3 years. All character. Judges can give a discount from the linked me up with a load of others. They burglary or another similar offence. The jury three of us were at university without any starting point for exemplary character for then changed the charge to conspiracy to then decide the defendant’s guilt of that, previous convictions. I never breached my these and other offences. They are rare. import without mentioning which importa- which then enables the judge to determine the tag and was on it for eight months. I had a Examples are when the defendant has been tions were involved. I had to plead to one of starting point. That means 15 years if not job and was refused a pre-sentence report. I involved in some very meritorious work like the importations because that is the one guilty or 30 years if guilty (which is then think the sentence was harsh. Can I appeal? raising a lot of money for charity or put his or when Customs officers swooped on me. The her life at risk by saving someone’s life. Being effect was that I was pleading to an open- adjusted for the other factors in the case). ended count. I did plead and the prosecu- However, the chance of a judge doing this in a A Can I break the issues up? at university and not committing offences on a tag would not trigger such a discount. In tion said I was involved in six importations drug importation case is virtually and surprise, surprise, the Judge agreed non-existent. The guidelines Once the Judge had deter- drug cases mitigation usually make little dif- with them. I definitely got more than if I had mined that you were a street dealer, he was ference. An obvious example of this is those pleaded to the first two. This was not fair. In your case you have already received your obliged to categorise the offence as Category 3 defendants who produce good prison reports. Was it permissible? sentence. Your only chance of reducing the or higher. As it was a class A offence with a The judge invariably says he or she has taken the reports into account and then gives no sentence is if it is possible that one of the significant role the starting point for a Judge’s findings was contrary to the evidence discount at all. This is because the primary A It has long been recognised that conspiracy Category 3 offence was 4½ years. This means or unreasonable. Showing this is usually an and dominant factor is the offence the counts can be very unfair. Normally a jury that the starting point cannot be criticised as exceptionally difficult task. defendant needs to be sentenced for. However should determine what you are guilty of, not he applied the guideline correctly. I think it would have been fairer if he had the judge. 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However, only made an adverse finding against you senior judges give instructions that your type the problem is that the Court of Appeal would when he or she was sure that the finding was of case is one where a pre-sentence report not consider that the Judge necessarily failed correct. The reality is that the prosecution should not be ordered. to take it into account or that if he didn’t take choose conspiracy counts because they have it into account that made the sentence mani- so many advantages. Not only do they transfer Asking Robert and Jason Your good character Drugs Offences festly excessive. so much of the decision making to the judge questions Guideline 2012 page 12 says the starting point but they also make all the evidence apply to The tag As you have received the tag discount applies to all offenders irrespective of their all defendants and spread suspicion Please make sure your question concerns sentence and not conviction and send the letter to Inside Time, marked for Robert Banks or Jason Elliott. Unless you say you don’t want your question and PROBLEM? WE CAN HANDLE IT! answer published, it will be assumed you have no objection to publication. It is usually not possible to determine whether a particular defendant has We guarantee a prompt response, friendly advice and thoroughly grounds of appeal without seeing all the reliable representation from an experienced team. paperwork. Analysing all the paperwork is not Parole Hearings, Judicial Reviews, possible. 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gesture as he looked slightly drunk. I As for me? I’ve got another five years David Bowie guess ten gin and tonics would affect of seeing young lads parading on the ones sound and vision. I later heard wings dressed in the latest fashion, Following the sad new of David Bowie’s passing, he was so steamed that he ended up and absolute beginners who like me a dedicated fan presents her unique tribute to ‘the walking up the hill backwards on his have never been in prison before. way home like a rocket man! man who fell to earth.’ Can you spot the 27 Bowie My relationship with the prettiest songs hidden in the article below? It’s funny isn’t it how the mind works? star in my life is strained. All for Hundreds of memories flash by like a modern love I committed a crime. Alison Henderson steam train going from station to She adored her gifts but we can be station, and yes, time will crawl heroes just for one day until the law especially here holed up in my cell. says hello. It’s not worth it. I am now Surely life on mars must be better Bewlay brothers who first introduced My Jean Jeanie is coping the best she in a system that makes me feel like than this. Naturally I have only us in a club called Fame back in the can and misses her starman. I miss the man who sold the world. myself to blame so there’s no time early 80’s. I didn’t waste a minute and her deeply too but she keeps herself for sorrow. just simply said, “Come on, let’s dance!” busy teaching young Americans all about the life of Andy Warhol. A £10 cash prize will be awarded to I stole the expensive diamond dogs I was aware her protective brother was a prisoner who can identify all 27 from the store because I wanted to keeping an eye on our dance floor Prison is like Suffragette City. There songs. Entries should be sent to the shower my little china girl with lavish smooch so I raised my hand and are always people fighting for their David Bowie usual Inside Time address by 18 Feb gifts. I adored her and we spent many shouted over, “John, I’m only dancing!” rights in these places and still there 8 January 1947 - 10 January 2016 after which we will select a winner. golden years together. It was the I’m not sure if he heard or saw my are no changes. Insidetime February 2016 www.insidetime.org Jailbreak // Reading 41 Bourgeois The power of endearments Hailed as, ‘a savage Masterpiece” on its publication Shared Reading 28 years ago and described by Radio 4’s Matthew Sweet as, “one of the great works of the 20th cen- Lizzie Atkinson Communications Assistant: The Reader Organisation tury,” The Grass Arena well deserves its place in the canon of world literature. Yet it was written by a “You think your pain and Maybe you see something in avoiding things, hiding, I’ll man with no formal education and who, from the your heartbreak are them that you’ve never seen sort it out. ‘Who do they ages of 14 to 30 lived as a wino vagrant, his peers a unprecedented in the before - or something in think they are?’ ‘I know motley band of alcohol ravaged outcasts who lived history of the world, but yourself. This is Shared best.’ Fuss of any kind was without conscience or contrition in their fierce pur- then you read. It was Reading in action - and this the last thing I wanted. The suance of the drink. As yet another reprint rolls off books that taught me that is what happened. more I went on these groups the more hooked I became. John Healy the press the author reflects on his literary journey. the things that tormented Will gave a talk to the entire Over a period of time I began me most were the very wing in the PIPE unit at HMP to get a better understanding things that connected me The Grass Arena, the place splendid certainty they are axe.” It was something said Hull, and had this to say of myself. I would always where men like I had become totally at one with whatever in frustration, nothing more. with all the people who about the impact the Shared reflect on these short stories lived and died, set about with they are doing. Though out- The memo from the top was were alive, or who had Reading group has had on and our talks. ‘Where am I elemental ferocity brutaliz- wardly appearing disruptive brief. “Destroy the rest of his ever been alive.” his life: right now?’ I would ask ing the already brutalized, they seem to have an inner work and deem The Grass myself. I began to believe in leading to lack of love, alien- quietude - which prompted Arena out of print.” The years Those are the words of James “It’s two years since the myself and carry a conversa- ation, inarticulation and me to take up yoga in which of the blacklist had begun. Baldwin, an African Readers group first started tion with others. I began to rejection of social values, slower bodily movements American writer born in while the vagrancy laws of calm the emotions for those Who can merge acceptably here at Hull. And because realize I was now on a level 1920s Harlem who knew his I’m the longest attender I pegging and I felt comforta- the time produced cultures of planning long term survival. when the bourgeois have fair share of pain and savagery. It was more ancient substituted snobbishness for was asked to do a little talk. I ble within myself which in heartbreak. The grandson of Sparta than swinging sixties I began to think more posi- piety? Anyone not of their remember being asked by a itself gave me confidence. a slave, he grew up in London. Scarred and bat- tively about things and some class is suspect. In my inno- lad who went to the readers Now I was enjoying myself. tered features told of lives years later started to write, cence I thought they were poverty and had a troubled group, would I go with him. that were brief and fierce. but soon found that though sending me on a sabbatical. relationship with his At this stage there was only The group is well attended trouble in the chess world stepfather. At the age of ten him there (those days it was these days. We talk about But my life changed dramati- might be excused, the literary It would be another twenty he was beaten by a gang of during Association Friday many topics: Families, cally when during a prison world took a less tolerant years before a champion police officers, and a lot of afternoons when it took Prison, Suffering and many sentence a fellow prisoner, a attitude to relapses. Despite arrived from America in the his writing talks about the place). Anyway I went, more. But to me it’s being a burglar nicknamed, ‘Harry my book winning the JR form of Adam Freudenheim struggles of being a black before long we were reading part of these groups, hearing the Fox’ taught me to play Ackerley award, Europe’s who took over as director of man in white America. For a short story together, and other people’s views and chess. I entered another world. most prestigious prize for lit- Penguin Modern Classics and James Baldwin, reading was asked would we like to opinions which makes it all I went from the violent, cha- erary autobiography - the had not the slightest hesita- literature was how he found read out loud. I’m glad there the more interesting and otic world of the wino jungle first book in the history of the tion in re-publishing The out that he wasn’t alone to the elitist world of chess, prize to win the award out- Grass Arena. “It was to my was only three of us because worthwhile. For me person- - that actually, his feelings of this sort of thing was a big ally I’m thankful I’m on this where middle class women right - before I’d had time to shame,” Freudenheim said pain were what made him sometimes invited me with get adjusted to my new sur- afterwards, “that I was not thing to me. unit and I’m able to human. studied weariness and bour- roundings my new literary aware of this wonderful book.” challenge myself in areas geois endearments to tea. friends were already worry- I remember reading, but I’ve just spoken to you all Now imagine you’re in a ing about the incompatible After more than a quarter of a having no idea what I had about. The sort of life I was Constantly hailed as dahling accent of the stranger in their century The Grass Arena (ISBN- group and someone is just read. I experienced every living outside, there was no I never really knew where it midst. The end came fast. 13: 978-0141189598) is still reading a story out loud. At known panic and fear you way I would be given an would lead but it was a lot selling and can be purchased one point they stop reading. could imagine. Then we all opportunity like this. And more consoling than being Exasperated by the publish- at amazon.co.uk or ordered In the silence that follows, had a bit of a talk about what even at my age I’ve took full threatened with a broken er’s arm’s length friendship I from any good bookshop. someone in the group says we had all just read. Cheryl advantage of it. If anyone is bottle and wonderful to know was talking to the woman something that you’ve also (Reader in Residence)) feeling ‘It’s not for me this’ [though I never quite identi- who dealt with translation John Healy is currently been thinking.. Maybe it’s would ask questions and I - take another look, give fied with my new role] that I rights on the phone and told seeking a publisher for his another prisoner, or maybe was interested by this. My yourself another chance. 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has immense potential to change the way it’s wired: Bye Bye Burn cravings weaken with time. Inside Sport If you’re interested in doing The Prison Phoenix Trust yoga and meditation regularly, write to us. We’ve got books Noel Smith interviews undefeated former and a CD, and can keep writing Lots of people in prison have you eat, when ads come on to you about how your practice found that after starting to do TV, or when you get into the Middleweight boxing champion Steve Collins is going. In the meantime, for yoga and meditation regularly, exercise yard. those times when the urge to they cut back on smoking, or It’s funny really, I mean light up hits and you start even stop completely. This is So when you’re in a situation Stevie was a professional getting fidgety, try this routine because these practices take where you’d normally light rugby player, and very good to see you through those hard you into the here and now, up, the urge comes without at it, then decided he wanted two minutes. Giving yourself allowing you to be okay with you thinking about it. A brain to be a boxer. He was 16½ something to do other than stone, which was his rugby exactly what is happening, used to tobacco has wired smoking can be really helpful. including unpleasant and itself so that the craving is weight but he’s now a 14 Knowing that you are more stone light-heavyweight. difficult things, including strongest at those times (and than the craving can feel great feelings like craving. places) when you’re used to Obviously I want him to do too. You can do this sequence well and he certainly has the having a fag. If you’re trying even if cravings aren’t a problem! You probably know how to stop smoking - or your talent. His next fight will be nicotine works. It changes prison is banning smoking in Dublin on the 5th of Do this sequence three times, February, and then he’ll be your brain chemistry and - there’s good news: nicotine linking your movements with a fighting again in March. creates powerful urges to craving only lasts for two slow, steady breath. Stay aware smoke. Your brain also links minutes. That’s less time than of each-in and out-breath, Definitely one to watch then. smoking with routine activities a TV ad break. The other including the natural pause and events, like relaxing after good news is that the brain before the in-breath starts. Oh yeah!

Child Pose Stretching Dog So what about the future for 1 Rest like this for 3 deep breaths 5 Breathe in, try to straighten the legs you, Steve? I know you’ve and stretch through the arms and back starred in a lot of films since you retired from the fight game. What’s your latest project?

You should know, Noel, you’ve been in a couple of Angry Cat them with me! The latest is a 2 Breathe out, coming up onto your great London Irish gangster hands and knees film called ‘Jack Mulligan’, Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins (pictured) is the which also stars Terri Dwyer Plank most successful Irish boxer (having won 26 Irish and your own son, Dean, 6 This one is optional! If you’re feeling titles as an amateur) in professional boxing his- making his acting debut. It’s strong today, breathe in and come tory. As a professional he held the WBO a really exciting film and we’ll be having a London forward into this pose. Breathe out Middleweight and Super Middleweight titles and and back into Stretching Dog. Flow Premiere soon, as well as between these postures three times, fought the best in his division during the 1990’s, premiers in New York, Boston ending up in Stretching Dog beating both Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn twice in and hopefully Los Angeles Happy Cat his career before retiring undefeated. this year. The film business is 3 Breathe in, lift head gently, arching hard to break into and I’ve been trying for 15 years. the whole spine I recently spoke to Steve for tends to go a bit over the top Inside Time and was inter- when the media is around So no thoughts of a come- ested in what he had to say and gets a bit too over back in the ring then? about the modern fight excited. But he’s young and game. I first asked him what it’s a learning experience. Well, last year there was talk he thought of the of a match between me and Heavyweight Division at the Do you think he’ll ever get it Roy Jones. For me it would moment, and particularly on with David Haye? have been unfinished busi- the new Heavyweight ness, just the one fight, not a Baby Camel Champion Tyson Fury. Perhaps. I think Haye will comeback. But Jones has 7 Breathe out as you come down onto give him a bit of trouble. made it clear that he will Relaxed Dog your knees. Breathe in and lean back. At 6 foot 9 Fury will always Haye is a powerful fighter NEVER fight me. 4 Breathe out, lift up into an upside Then lean forward and begin the have an advantage over other with plenty of punching down V shape with knees bent; relax cycle again, with Child Pose fighters, and he will be hard power, so you never know head and neck to beat now that he’s cham- what might happen in that Do you think he’s afraid pion. Let’s face it, the situation. I think if it happens you’ll beat him? Klitchko brothers had the it will be a great fight. heavyweight division tied up Who knows? for a long time, and it all Any other contenders on became a bit stale and bor- your radar? Steve, thanks for talking to ing. Fury will never be bor- me, any message for our ing, that’s for sure! Yeah, there’s a good British readers? Heavyweight called Anthony What do you make of Fury? Joshua who is very capable. Never give up, no matter how He’s getting a lot of bad Keep your eye on that lad. desperate your situation may If you want a free book and CD to help you set up a regular yoga and medita- publicity already. And, obviously, my own son be. Good luck. tion practice write to The Prison Phoenix Trust, PO Box 328, Oxford OX2 7HF. is now boxing. The Prison Phoenix Trust supports prisoners and prison officers in their spiritual Out of the spotlight he’s a In our next issue we will be lives through meditation and yoga, working with silence and the breath. The lovely kid, and in the ring he I know your son, Steve featuring the RBS Six Nations Trust supports people of any religion or none. We also run weekly yoga classes has plenty of heart and he’s Collins Jnr, is now boxing. Rugby Tournament which for prisoners and staff. fearless. Unfortunately he How do you feel about that? starts on February 6th. 44 Jailbreak // Valentine’s www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016

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I’m an autumn leaf I Am Not A Grass I sway and I’m blown Ice cold and unknown I D P - HMP Long Lartin I’m trodden underfoot I’m kicked to the side I am not a grass I flow with the garbage I am using my voice to raise my concerns I’ll float on the tide And objections to your bullying and harassing I can settle in squares behaviour I’m hidden in doorways I’m under the stairs I am not a grass I am using my voice to stand up to you I wish for spring I’ll come and I’ll go I am not a grass I’ll become green shoots of hope I am making my statements: I’m sure to grow I have had enough of your bullying I have had enough of your anti-social I’ll get taller by the day behaviour I will get stronger with time And your intimidation © Fotolia.com I’ll harden like nature I’m a proud redwood pine I am not a grass Simply because I have now grown a pair And am willing to stand up to you and all other The Monkey’s Back bullies No Bail, No Tag Samuel Danson - Sarah Marson - HMP Styal I am not a grass HMP Altcourse I am the person that wants to encourage others In front of the judge and I got four years to stand up Take me away from the road and away from my fears To bullies and use their voices Shitty smack I was mixed up and messed up with the wrong peers Crappy crack Just feel sorry for my mum, sat at home in tears I am not a grass Achin’ knees Coz you know it’s getting hard on the road Nor am I a snitch; a screw-boy Achin’ back Fighting over drugs cash and different postcodes I am a person with feelings and have the right Snakes getting scarred over things that they owed to serve my time Children on the streets with no fixed abode In a hassle and safe free environment Knackered needles But there’s just too much agg Rusty spoons You want to be a man but act like a lad People getting stabbed up just for a bag If you feel that you have a right to bully Fuckin’ nutters Intimidate, and persecute me Then you got jail, no bail, no tag Crazy loons You should have told the truth, no lies, no blag Then I have the right to report it And use my voice to defend myself and others Somebody tell me what life is What to do to ease the pain Not how messed up the system is I am not a grass Start the cycle once again I said tell me what life is I have found my voice and I have decided to use it! Stick a needle in your vein Fake statements, intel and no justice © Fotolia.com I keep searching but it’s just this Every day the bleedin’ same Now I’m back in here for another Christmas Hotel I got jail this time, no bail, no tag Writer’s Block I should have told the truth, no lies, no blag Matthew Woodgate - HMP Oakwood Shitty smack Jail saved my life so I’m kind of glad Crappy crack Jacob Barrett - Santa Rosa Correctional Got a roof over my head which it’s more than I had There’s dust in every corner He’s here again Institution USA Spiders in my bed The monkey’s back Since the age of 12 years old Writer’s block… Damp in all the bathrooms too Lost my innocence and let drugs take hold No mortal hand can crush its oily black void Messin’ with my head I’m only 23 but I look 30 years old Memory Lane Sucking away memories and dreams It’s my mind that I lost and my body that I sold No verbs or nouns escape its devil’s grasp Out making money in the rain and the cold Time to put an App in R Currie - HMP Woodhill Imagination carpets the ground like pine needles No lies, no blag, cheating, stabbing, stealing all for a bag To get the things I want The forest floor covered with possibilities I was lost in my ways and I know it’s kind of sad This hotels really funny and But I cannot pick a sentence Hey! Sat in jail, no bail, no tag Looks cold from out front Not one needle Things look different now, I’m sat in my pad Can you remember? Writer’s block… I didn’t know who I was and there was no one around When you was young The ‘screws don’t give a monkeys’ Might have been better getting put in the ground Deep in the wood? Not their job to care Living life for drugs and counting every pound Where stories were told I should have asked for the help not wait to be found Just another key to turn Would you like to But not quite understood Janglin’ on the stairs The past is the past That this is where they live be a published I’ve got to move on and make memories last I don’t like this hotel, no Real fairies and elves poet? Need to slow it down I was living too fast It has not one star And when you have gone Need support to help take off the mask The restaurant is dismal too Had the place to themselves I’m not the first and I won’t be the last Makes me want to barf No beady eye It was always there I just didn’t want to ask I’ve got to make a change for the good Could ever spy Then write to: And deal with all the things that I never understood I didn’t choose this hotel The parties that they hold ‘Poetry’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 2GB Try helping others that are stuck in the flood But my actions they sure did Buffets and spreads I’ll put my all in it, tears, sweat and blood So best get on and ‘do my time’ Laid out on mushroom heads Set your thoughts free! It’s hard and I didn’t think I could And leave, a better kid. Their harmony shining like gold But I’ll try and live my life the way that I should Insidetime February 2016 www.insidetime.org Jailbreak // Inside Poetry 47 Shine You Are… John Wootton - HMP Nottingham LF - HMP Oakwood As I sit deep in thought in my cell late at night The red rose I looked through the window and in came a light Resting in a bed of thorns The light was a star which shone very bright And it then made me wonder what you’re doing The gentle sunshine tonight On a soft summer’s morn Are you sat out there thinking of me And you are the comforting Where I remain locked with no hope and no key night This light gave me hope, made my heart skip a beat That follows my day of I know that you feel it, this is where our hearts meet struggle Being away is the hardest, I can’t hold you tight The arms that hold me safe No snuggles at bedtime or long kiss goodnight In loving cuddle Just know that I love you, no walls can change this You are the light of hope And I’d wait for eternity to have one more kiss Guiding me on my way So when you think of me, especially at night The one I think of You know that my heart, it waits by the light As I kneel down to pray

You are the heartbeat Beating a rhythm in my I Write To You empty chest Mark Wightwick - HMP Isle of Wight The one who teaches me © Fotolia.com Because you always know what’s best I write to you from my cell And you are the love It’s a place sadly I know well That leaves me feeling weak Love is in the air... The words are about my plight With your tender kisses You know they didn’t get it right Dancing upon my cheek No fear or favour is their cry You are the calm My Rock The truth you can kiss goodbye Before each storm The Present I have no fear of the truth You are the thoughts of love Remo Rossi - HMP Parkhurst It’s just I don’t have the proof When I thought of you before The system is broken so am I To my darling wife whom I love so much & The Future I sit on my bed and start to cry For STAR GEM, with love I miss your smile, your kisses, your touch Saraya Sandy - HMP Bronzefield I wipe my eyes and write some more u We will award a prize Visit after visit, every month, every year All day behind my door There is an officer at the door of £25 to the entry select- It doesn’t get easier I still shed a tear Hearing footsteps on the landing floor You are on the list for visits today Your letters to me are so very dear Snitches, haters forget them all I know it’s you ed as our ‘Star Poem of the But nothing is better than having you near Most of the women in here on the pull You are on your way Month’. To qualify for a prize, I see your face coming in the room poems should not have won a Of you I dream, every day, every night Niceness and respect that’s what I get And lose the feeling of impending doom prize in any other competition In my time of darkness you bring light Half the girls wanna be officer’s pet You tell me you love me it will be alright or been published previously. This tunnel is long, but I can see the end Keys jingling, gates slamming There is an end in sight Send entries to: Inside Time, And for the rest of my life with you I’ll spend Enough madness and mix up that’s what happening Goodbye my love, see you next week, Poetry, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire, Give me a million, a Ducati, a Ferrari in red I kiss you on the cheek Friday… waiting for your money to drop I’d give it all back to have you instead I return to a place I know so well SO30 2GB. Please put your Girls running around looking for pills to pop For all the years I’ve had to do Bang goes the door to the cell name, number and prison on Keeping my head down and doing my time Breaks my heart I should be with you I look out the window at the view the same sheet of paper as your When I walk out them gates I close my eyes and I see you poem. If you win we can’t send Leaving this all behind! I miss your smile, your kisses, your touch your money if we don’t know To my darling wife whom I miss so much who or where you are! Nothing outstanding no more cases Years Behind these prison walls so many races Paul Williams - HMP Wymott The Man Who Loves By submitting your poems to Full support from my friends and family Inside Time you are agreeing The judge said stand up lad and dry up your tears Maureen Some women in here are not so lucky that they can be published in You’re sentenced to prison for 3 ½ years Overwhelmed and joyful with the relationship I’m in any of our ‘not for profit links’, Brian Darby - HMP Lincoln Without the help and guidance from my man So dry up your tears and kiss her goodbye these include the newspaper, On my way to hell I might have been Where lovers must part now website and any forthcom- I’m banged up with the man who loves Maureen But we mustn’t cry ing books. You are also giving They swap quite a few billet-doux each week Upwards and onwards is how I am feeling permission for Inside Time to Plus they’re on the phone night, noon, and 2016 is going to be so exciting I hear the van coming to be here at nine use their discretion in allowing To take me to prison to serve up my time morning My baby girl is becoming a little other organisations to repro- I look down the pathway and plainly Just to share their sweet nothings, so to speak Madam, getting big and doing well in duce this work if considered I see you standing there waving your goodbyes Propped by his chair, her photos always there Nursery my love for her is growing! appropriate, unless you have to me Blindly it smiles on our world ere we dress clearly stated that you do not My life hasn’t been this happy in the longest while Not seeming to care we’re in underwear want this to happen. Any work My man makes sure his empress always has a smile Six months have gone by babe With unshaved faces and hair in distress reproduced in other publica- Focused and motivated is what I am I wish I were dead But surely this is what love’s all about tions will be on a ‘not for profit’ Words cannot explain how happy I am This cold dreary dungeon and a stone for my head More separation can’t keep at bay It’s raining, it’s hailing, the moon shows no light basis. When submitting your Come what may, its radiance will shine out The love of my life… can’t wait to be with him again But we will return babe at the end of my time work please include the fol- To illuminate our gloomiest day Hoping the New Year brings good luck and new friends lowing permission: this is Like it lights up the man who loves Maureen I’ve counted the days babe, I’ve counted the nights, my own work and I agree to With a glow long well known in my own life Freedom is a must! Going to do everything I’ve counted the footsteps, I’ve counted the lights Inside Time publishing it in Since he’s banged up with the man who loves Jean It takes to stay on the other side I’ve counted the raindrops, I’ve counted the stars all associate sites and other My pen pal, phone buddie and darling wife Of them prison gates TRUST! I’ve counted a million of these prison bars publications as appropriate. 48 Jailbreak // Puzzles www.insidetime.org Insidetime February 2016 Read all about it! Caption Competition Last Months £25 Winner 1. Where were the England cricket team Ghris Blanning playing in January? HMP Channings Wood 2. Who has just been named the new head of UK armed forces? 3. Who are the two new judges on The Voice? Fonesavvy providers of ‘landline type 4. In which country is a virus called zika numbers’ for mobile phones. affecting babies? Proud sponsors of Inside Time’s 5. Which celebrity couple announced the birth PRIZE quiz ‘Read all about it!’ Damn, another of a son in January? plan to jump over the 6. Which was the last non-league club to be If you don’t want callers to be disadvantaged A £25 prize is on offer for moon failed knocked out of the FA Cup? or put off by the high cost of calling your the best caption to this 7. Who won the most popular TV presenter mobile - just get a landline number for it. month’s picture. award for the 15th year in the National TV Calls to mobiles don’t have to be expensive! Awards? MC Pope Francis 8. Who has recently been the first Brit to walk Full details are available on our main In December Pope Francis in space? advert in Inside Time and at visited Africa. During his 9. Chinese New Year starts on February 8th – It www.fonesavvy.co.uk speech at St Saviour parish will be the year of which animal? in Bangui the Pope was 10. The late Glen Fry was founder member of Last Months Winners snapped by a photographer which band? Alan Levey HMP Gartree (£25) appearing to be seconds Sophie Hartley HMP Newhall (£5) away from dropping a Answers to last months News quiz: 1. Louisa Johnson, dope rhyme. What do you 2. Jay McGuinness, 3. George Shelly, 4. NHS Choir, Kenneth Wall HMP Oakwood (£5) 5. Leicester, 6. Aston Villa (will accept Dagenham The winner will receive £25 and the two runner think he is rapping about? and Redbridge bottom of Div 2), 7. Norway, 8. ups £5. See blue box to the right for details of Andy Murray, 9. Jose Mourinho, 10. 6th January (will how to enter. accept 5th) Inside Knowledge // All the answers are within this issue of Inside Time - all you have to do is find them!! How to enter Please do not cut out any The first three names to be drawn with all-correct answers (or nearest) will 11. How many young people died in penal custody between 2002 and 2012? of these panels. Just send receive a £25 cash prize. There will also be two £5 consolation prizes. The 12. How many prisoners are released each year? your entry on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure winners’ names will appear in next month’s issue. 13. What has remained empty at a cost of £6,000,000 per year? your name, number and 1. Who is Jim’s ‘Cheesecake’? 14. Who is the NHS England National Director for Health & Justice? prison is on all sheets. Post 2. How many working days were lost due to sick leave by prison staff? 15. What will be based on the old 12-sided threepenny bit and introduced in 2017? your entry to: Inside Time, 3. Whose fight will be in Dublin on the 5th of February? Botley Mills, Botley, Answers to Last Month’s Inside Knowledge Prize Quiz Southampton, Hampshire 4. Who was the last woman to be hanged in Britain? 1. Maconie, 2. Erwin James, 3. Legislators & Sentencers, 4. Kibi, 5. Criminal Courts charge, SO30 2GB. You can use 6. Terry Waite, 7. 100, 8. Just Kids by Patti Smith, 9. Gangnam Style, 10. Tommy Burns, 5. When is ‘No Smoking Day 2016’? one envelope to enter more 11. 2010, 12. 9700, 13. Project Instrumental, 14. Tyson Fury 15. Baba Ganoush 6. Who was a producer on ‘Rough justice’ for 10 years? than one competition just 7. Who has been bitten by a rat? mark it ‘jailbreak’. 8. Which prison has the lowest re-offending rate in Europe? Our three £25 Prize winners are: Plus our £5 Consolation prizes go to: CLOSING DATE FOR ALL 9. Which prison charges a ‘handling fee’ for handing out newspapers? Atfah Ditta HMP Askham Grange Tracy Shaw HMP New Hall Colin Wells HMP Lindholme Yasmina Khan HMP New Hall COMPETITIONS IS 10. Which programme is dedicated to books and reading? David Whitehall HMP Elmley 18/02/16

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The answer is that although ______I would dearly love to, the amount of time it ______would take would be prohibitive to doing my 2. What kind of dog keeps day job, as you know the chess work is voluntary. the best time? 10. What word begins and That said I will try where I can to pen a few words ______ends with an ‘E’ but only has but just know that all letters remain gratefully one letter? received and duly noted. Without your help I could 3. What time of day, when not build up the picture of chess in prisons that written in capital letters, is the ______I do. I was delighted to be a guest speaker about same forwards, backwards chess in prisons at the London Chess Classic and upside down? 11. What has a neck but no Conference in December. I shared a stage with head? others from Britain and Spain who are equally ______trying hard to foster interest in chess. We all know ______it is difficult, there are manyproblems including 4. Laughing Out time, money and other resources such as man- 12. What type of cheese is power but the work continues. I think I struck a ______made backwards? chord with the audience about how important the game is to you and to the prison system. I 5. A tasty reward given to ______really do want to visit some more prisons in 2016 well behaved dogs and kids so if you want me to come the best way is to ______13. What gets wetter as it invite me via your prison governor or another dries? member of staff who can facilitate a visit. On the 6. A Caribbean shape that chess front there are many events going on this makes ships disappear ______year but I will be particularly interested in the Chess Olympiad in September, the Men’s World Chess ______14. What has to be broken Championship in November (current holder is before you can eat it? Across Down Norway’s Magnus Carlsen) and the Women’s World 7. It takes two people to do this Championship in October - venue to be arranged. ______1. Wild cat of Africa and Asia, the 1. Clown in the TV series “The I will keep you informed of developments. I have ______fastest-running mammal (7) Simpsons” (6) a couple of tournaments lined up myself so I 15. What starts with a ‘P’, need to get back to studying hard. It is true that 8. What has a face and two ends with an ‘E’ and has thou- 5. Stiff cap worn by Roman Catholic 2. Something that can not be without effort I am not going to get the results I hands but no arms or legs? sands of letters? clergy (7) explained (6) desire. That’s the thing about chess, it reveals 9. The northern states during the 3. Fairy in “Peter Pan” (10) character and it makes you strive to improve. ______American Civil War (5) 4. “— du Lac”, a novel by Anita I have a really fascinating puzzle for you this Brookner (5) Answers to all puzzles are in the next issue 10. Province of South Africa colonised month. It is taken from the game Fidlow-Felice, by the Boers (9) 5. An expert in one of the martial arts (5,4) New Jersey 1972. Black seems to have 11. Justin —, American pop singer (10) 6. Cessation from motion (4) everything under control but, showing that chess is a truly beautiful game, white can give WordsearchRichard Parry HMP Norwich (A0871DK) // Valentine 12. Beat severely with a whip or rod (4) 7. Kingdom in southeast Asia (8) checkmate in four moves. If you get it right and

14. 1982 film starring Harrison Ford (5,6) 8. A work of art or literature in which you are first drawn out of the hat you will truly the meaning is represented symboli- have earned your chess magazine (Donated by F L O W E R S L O V B N I G D I N N E F 18. Seaside resort on the coast of cally (8) Chess & Bridge of London) as your prize. H G T S S G T H D V B O M I R E N N I D Yorkshire (11) 13. Victorian painter and designer, an B N K L M Z C B S F E I N F T N E L A V 21. A private box or enclosure in a associate of William Morris (5-5) 8 L O I F I A N C E V G T E T C Y N B I Z theatre (4) 15. To a sickening extent (2,7) O I D O L E F H S U V A N S B G T O C X 22. Meaningless or needlessly 7 I T D H E E F T S J G R C V B N L R X C 16. Stone pillars often used as complicated language (5,5) S A I F M R O S I G R B C A K E G B A V monuments in ancient Egypt (8) 6 25. Late news inserted in a newspaper H N N H U D K A K F I E H G T S B O S P 17. One of Shakespeare’s historical after printing has begun (4,5) 5 plays (4,4) E R H I H N W I J S N L T H Y F S W S Y 26. Synthetic material (5) A A T L I N E N P D H E J K I E B D F H 19. Eric —, English author of thrillers 4 R C C P N P H T C R G C L L S H D D H F 27. A word with the same meaning as such as “Passage of Arms” (6) 3 T H B Q G R F S X U E M N O P G T G D E another (7) 20. The transparent layer covering the C Y B N S O H D U M H S R Q V F G M T N 28. Country annexed by Germany in front of the eye (6) 2 O D I H U P N T D L Y R E G H E G I Y I 1938 (7) 23. The second largest city in Iraq (5) 1 C R I B B O N D T Q B S Z N M D D W L T 24. Unit of length based on the width K A J B F S B T G W E T S Y T C Y D D N of the hand (4) A B C D E F G H T R R G H E J G B R D V U X X S P G N E Write to me with your answer care of The English A R M D Z C B M C A N D L E A B P Y A L Chess Federation at The Watch Oak, Chain Lane, GEF BAD CHI I E T A L O C O H C A D G D G H A U C A Battle, East Sussex TN33 OYD or you can email L E N I W Z X F O U R T E E N T H P O V Neil Speed is a me at [email protected] and they will

former prisoner forward it to me. Please note that you should who came up always write to me at the ECF not via InsideTime. BlushBlush Cocktail HeartHeart Ring with the concept BowBow Dinner KissesKisses Roses of GEF BAD CHI The solution to January’s puzzle was 1.Qd3- CakeCake Fiancé LoveLove Saint whilst in prison. d8+ Kxd8 (forced) 2. Bd2-g5 double check and CandleCandle Flowers PartyParty Smile now the king has a choice of two moves, and Card Fourteenth Pink Valentine GEF BAD CHI by Neil Speed is Card Pink both lose immediately. If he plays 2…Kd8-c7 Carnation Fruit Presents Violet published by Xlibris. RRP: Carnation Presents then 3. Bg5-d8 is checkmate and if he plays 2… Celebration Gifts Propose Wine £12.35 Using the letters Celebration Propose G,E,F,B,A,D,C,H & I fill in the Kd8-e8 then 3.Rd1-d8 is checkmate. A nice Chocolate Happy Ribbon Chocolate Ribbon blank squares. Each letter A-I sacrifice of the queen to win the game. ThanksCocktail to Richard Parry HMP NorwichRing for compiling this word search. must appear only once in Congratulations to Darren from HMP If you fancy compiling one for us please just send it in max 20 x 20 each line column and 3x3 grid. Channing’s Wood who was the winner of gridDinner & complete with answers shown onRoses a grid. If we use it we will send December’s problem. youFiancé £5 as a thank you! Saint Flowers Smile Fourteenth Valentine Fruit Violet Gifts Wine Happy

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