Blunkett ‘sorry about IPPs’ // page 10 “The original intention was that only those who posed a really serious risk to the population would be subject to such orders. That didn’t come about and I regret that very strongly”

“Nobody should be “I’m trying to energise all the National Newspaper for Prisoners & Detainees defi ned by the worst sorts of people to do things thing they have done” to help reform our prisons” a voice for prisoners since  New Bridge - Sixty years May 2016 / Issue No. 203 / www.insidetime.org / A ‘not for profi t’ publication / ISSN 1743-7342 of befriending prisoners Dame Sally Coates An average of 60,000 copies distributed monthly Independently verifi ed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations Comment // page 26 Comment // page 17

It was so disgusting for David No justifi cation Cameron to say he felt physically sick at the idea of prisoners voting. I mean really? Physically sick? Get a stomach mate. If you’ve got for ban on such a weak stomach you should go and do something else prisoner voting

Last month Shami Chakrabarti stepped down as Director of Liberty, the civil liberties advocacy organisation where she worked for 14 years, 12 as head. Before handing over to her successor, barrister Martha Spurrier who specialises in claims against prisons and the police, she spoke to Inside Time and explained why prisoners should be allowed to vote in the EU Referendum on June 23rd.

l Every prisoner should have a vote l Prisoners should still feel they count l Everybody loves human rights - their own l We need to fi ght to keep the Human Rights Act

Erwin James most effective public affairs lob- leaving an organisation and a byist of the past 20 years.” In 2006 cause that she clearly relishes with she came above David Cameron a passion. “Its been amazing,” she I’ve heard Shami Chakrabarti give and Tony Blair in the shortlist for says. “But it just feels like a good lectures on several occasions and the Channel 4 ‘Most Inspiring time for me and for the organisation I’ve always been impressed by her Political Figure’ award and is a to have a bit of a change. It has been ability to speak from the heart about regular on Question Time and roll- a huge challenge, and in a way I feel human and civil rights without a ing news bulletins. I wondered liberated and relieved to be going.” single note in sight. A compelling after having been such a stand out and entertaining speaker, The figurehead in the rights debate for Continues on page 14 Shami Chakrabarti former Director of Liberty Times once described her as, “the so many years how she felt about

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I am not suggesting that we are allowed pit-bulls The PPO also ruled that they do not consider that every prisoner in the or great Danes, that would the prison’s suggestion that prisoners sit on have a dog? system should be able to buy be absurd, but Jack Russell’s their beds to eat their food from their lap as dogs or cats from the canteen, and the like would be perfect. provision of decent conditions. The PPO Miles - HMP Wakefield like we do now with caged recommended that the governor of Rachel Erwin James John Roberts birds, but just lifers. Just a thought from a lonely Swaleside: Editor in Chief Publisher and Billington OBE I have been in prison for old lifer. Director Associate Editor some years and I really miss It could be attached to a • Ensures that all prisoners in Segregation having a dog. 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anonymity to cover our tracks. The author of Mailbag 2-9 No shame in your name the letter I am using as an example picks up ‘Why no justice for prisoners?’ Prison staff getting Mark Humphries - HMP Wayland on a good point. We need people to know Name Withheld - HMP Lancaster Farms what our prisons and the prison service is high on Spice? really like; I was only disappointed that he Ha,ha,ha sorry! As a freelance writer I know what I am about didn’t tell us who he is. If someone assaults prison staff in any way the police are Name Withheld - to write will be unpopular; but it needs to be immediately informed by the prison authorities and they are Page 4 HMP Holme House out there for discussion. It concerns the The men who climbed up onto the roof of on the case investigating. But when a prisoner gets seriously anonymity of those who submit letters for Newsround 10-13 Strangeways prison didn’t use anonymity. assaulted, which happened to me, (though not at this prison) publication in Inside Time. They protested and complained about and all my injuries were recorded and photos taken - could Paws for Progress this prisoner have the police notified and an investigation is the UK’s first As an example I will look at the ‘star letter’ conditions, and the state of the prison begun within the hour? The answer is NO. prison based res- in the March issue. The author of that letter system. As someone who came into prison in cued dog training wrote that he is ‘genuinely sorry for the the early 1990s I owe them a vote of thanks; Page 13 programme crimes [he] committed [and that he wants to] they changed the system. I am not advocat- “We are all humans, we all bleed, so why are ing the same actions today; but would do so become a useful member of society on prison staff given carte blanche to beat and Comment 14-29 release’. I hope he does; and I wish him well if required. whatever the future holds. torture those in their care and then just go about “The footballing I am saying stand-up for what you write their business as though nothing has happened.” world will never For all of us to become better members of about. Be proud of who you are. If you write quite be the same society we need to be accountable. We to these pages; and I encourage you to, do so again” Prisoners who are assaulted by prison staff have to make cannot be accountable if we write using using your name. Page 18 Inside Sport their complaint via a written Comp1 form, which can take weeks (and sometimes never) to get any sort of answer. The Information 31-37 police or prison authorities show little interest when a Prisoner, not offender Can’t see the light prisoner has been seriously assaulted by staff. So my Stephen West - HMP Bure through the trees? question is - why is there one rule for prison staff and then a Self-employment more complicated and convoluted rule for prisoners. We are There are many within prison who talk of not being given the right to vote, or not being could be the answer all humans, we all bleed, so why are prison staff given carte Page 33 addressed by their correct title of ‘Mr’ or ‘Mrs’. But, frankly, I feel these disputes pale into The Careers Lady blanche to beat and torture those in their care and then just insignificance next to prisoners being continually referred to as ‘offenders’. go about their business as though nothing has happened? Legal 38-43 I am guilty of a set of crimes for which I, quite rightly, lost my freedom through imprisonment. Answers please. A father’s voice: And along with this punishment supposedly comes rehabilitation, the chance to pay for my children in care crimes and then put that life behind me. Yet, how can myself and thousands of other prison- Editorial note proceedings ers be given the chance of meaningful rehabilitation if NOMS, Probation and prison staff Prisoners have the right, if they desire, to contact the police Joseph Stanger continually refer to us as ‘offenders’? themselves directly, or their family can do this. This can be Page 39 done, if necessary by writing to the local police station. Written Jailbreak 44-56 “To brand someone as ‘offender’ is to imply directly that this person requests should be placed for photographs to be taken of is continually offending and will never stop, always being an ‘offender’” injuries. Always request a Crime Number to ensure it is “Not only was properly recorded. Keep copies of all correspondence and write she our mum, To brand someone as ‘offender’ is to imply directly that this person is continually offending down, immediately, what happened with dates and times, but our best and will never stop, always being an ‘offender’. This is a dangerous assumption. persons involved and any witnesses. Other prisoners are often friend too” Page 51 Rehabilitation and simple mutual respect go hand-in-hand. Yet, without the foundation of reluctant to act as a witness for fear of reprisals. Steven Quigley mutual respect in communication, rehabilitation might as well be forgotten.

Editorial note The policy of Inside Time is to always use the generic term ‘prisoner’ when referring to people in prison. Contributors are advised of this policy. However if a prisoner uses the term ‘offender’ or ‘inmate’ in correspondence then we will respect their right to do that.

for the job is obviously Violence I understand that the male pumped-up on steroids, and prison system is a macho it is not hard to spot this, in prisons environment and operates a then maybe you should NOT Micky - HMP Whitemoor dog-eat-dog ethos, every- let him anywhere near a body has to prove how hard prison landing. I am a mandatory lifer and they are or suffer as victims, have spent over 17 years in but I’m wondering why this The fact is that if I have seen prison, having had the is still the case and exactly these obvious juicers in dubious pleasure of spend- what are the authorities prison uniform on the ing time in around 22 doing to address this landings then their manag- different prisons. I have problem? ers also know who they are. witnessed a lot of terribly It is bad enough that some violent acts over the years, In order to address some of prisoners are violent and carried out both by staff and the violence by staff I have a aggressive drug-abusers, inmates, and things seem to suggestion for the Prison without us having to put up be getting worse not better. Service. If the guy applying with the same from the staff.

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Legal highs are Mailbites not going away Mamba Attacks Name supplied - HMP Wakefield Since I have been here I have lost count of the number of I think we can all agree that the prison inmates who have had system is facing one of its biggest challenges ‘Mamba attacks’. I was a when it comes to ‘legal highs’. But what, heroin addict for over 15 exactly, can they do about it? The answer to years, so I am not some that is, not much. straight-goer getting all panicky over nothing - these The attraction of legal highs is that you can legal highs will kill you a lot buy them over the counter or via the internet and there are no sanctions on what you buy. quicker than heroin. This is I keep hearing the government and the now an epidemic and it will prison authorities banging on about banning not be long before the deaths them or devising tests that can show © prisonimage.org (altered image) start piling up. whether you have used them - believe me Steven Griffiths - this is all claptrap. Either they do not have a clue or they are fooling themselves. in 2008, will know how much they have HMP Birmingham been changed. The original Spice mix was Get real! Legal highs are usually sold as ‘plant food’, basically harmless - it gave smokers the Jack Q - HMP Birmingham Spice and Die mixes of vegetable matter that you put on same effects as smoking strong marijuana - but they have had to change the ingredients your plants to make them grow. And I have heard on the BBC that, according to prison authorities, I witnessed first-hand the so many times Spice is now a pot-luck (no whenever the government does pin down the people are chemically breaking down legal highs and devastating effects of Spice pun intended) gamble for anyone who ingredients in various varieties of legal coating letters that they send in to inmates so that they can when my cell mate smoked smokes it. Whereas 7 years ago it would highs and ban them, the manufacturers just smuggle the drug into prisons! too much one day. He turned mellow you out, modern Spice is more likely change some of the ingredients and create a grey, could not breathe to give you hallucinations, depression, brand new compound that is no longer It makes me wonder what planet these people live on? I mean, properly and started foaming illegal. The government are running to catch anxiety and suicidal or murderous thoughts. according to the MoJ’s own press releases there are thou- at the mouth. I thought he up but forever missing the bus on this sands of mobile phones illegally in our jails, so that must tell was going to die. He was matter. So, instead of eradicating legal highs in our prisons by banning them and making them us that there are workable methods for smuggling bulky taken to the hospital ward items into prisons, tried and tested. So if thousands of mobile Likewise, the prison authorities cannot ‘illegal’ highs, the government have merely and spent the next twenty phones can get in then why would you need to go through devise a test for legal highs because the made them much more dangerous. The four hours recovering. this complicated and expensive method of smuggling in ingredients keep being changed rendering answer, unpalatable though it may be for Afterwards he said that it was relatively small amounts of drugs? It just does not make sense. their tests useless. How long can this go on? readers and their ilk, is to legalise the most terrifying experi- The answer is indefinitely. Some people who cannabis in prisons. The alternative is more We all know how contraband gets into our prisons, I don’t ence of his life. “I thought it have been familiar with legal highs since deaths, and though I know that will be think the methods used are much of a secret! The BBC and was the end, this is it, I am these drugs started coming into prison back welcomed by some of the nastier sections of society, surely we are better than that. the Prison Service should get real and stop trying to pretend going to die in prison” were that smuggling contraband into our prisons is some sort of his exact words. strange and complicated process that makes us all criminal Name supplied Parole? Recall? masterminds. In most cases the gear is just thrown over the wall. Simple. Life Sentence? Spice Fumes unit with a rough total of Fairy Tale 120-130 inmates in single OLLIERS SOLICITORS and double cells, and have I am writing in response to never been in the state the article in the March issue described by Mr Baxter. I ‘Prison Staff Getting High on CAN HELP have sat in cells whilst 3,4,5 Spice’ - what nonsense. or even 6 inmates smoke During my time in prison I Representation throughout & Wales Spice from pipes and joints, have never smoked Spice as it and have felt no effects is not my drug of choice, but I whatsoever. have had cellmates who Life Sentences - IPP, MANDATORY, DISCRETIONARY, would have sold their souls The main reason I’m writing AUTOMATIC LIFE SENTENCE PRISONERS - ORAL & in about this article is for it and smoked it regularly WRITTEN REPRESENTATION because a lot of inmates are in our cell. being placed on Basic, being placed on report and having Not once have I experienced all types of medication Recall - PAROLE BOARD REPRESENTATION any of the so-called symp- Fits of stopped merely for having toms these officers are ‘red eyes’ or looking claiming for from just Our London office laughter ‘disoriented’. So if what Mr opening cell doors! For CONTACT: JEREMY PINSON Baxter states is indeed prisoners who do not smoke 1 Heddon Street possible, then surely FREEPOST NEA 13621, Name Withheld - Spice to be sat in a 12x10 box Mayfair HMP Holme House inmates who live here 24/7 MANCHESTER M3 9ZL should be given the benefit with prisoners who are London happily puffing away and not 0161 834 1515 I am writing with regards to of the doubt before punish- W1B 4BD the article in the March issue ments are handed out? If experience any change, begs - ‘Prison staff getting high (ha,ha,ha,ha sorry!) staff are the question of how these on Spice’. This ‘report’ by out of their heads just from officers are suffering Andy Baxter had myself and poking their noses around a symptoms when they barely fellow inmates in fits of cell door and sniffing the come into the cells for a laughter for the full hour of air, then surely any prisoner minute a day? association! who looks red-eyed and disoriented should not Davie P - HMP Holme House I have been in this prison for necessarily be guilty of 4 months, on the biggest smoking the drug? Reasons to quit page 46 Insidetime May 2016 ‘Mailbag’, Inside Time, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton SO30 2GB. Mailbag 5 ‘Mr King is right…’ Updating OASys Mr Gove are you a doer or Colette - A prisoner’s parent Name withheld - HMP Durham Jonathan King’s ‘Keeping an open mind’ in your March issue just a talker? has been passed to me by my son, who is serving a sentence Is it right that Probation can Lewis Fox - HMP Standford Hill before tax and National Insurance, you are as a result of exactly what Mr King writes about. Three years refuse to update the OASys not really left with much hope of leaving ago I would have been an ordinary member of the public who record? I completed Having spent 3 years in closed prisons I prison solvent and able to start anew. Surely assumed that the police examine evidence and look for the Cognitive Behaviour always had this picture of D-cat being the allowing us to save for accommodation truth before reaching a conclusion. Not anymore. Therapy (CBT) in 2012, I also light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, I would deposits would reduce reoffending? completed victim awareness imagine that most long-term prisoners feel In our case a crime was never committed, but the police took and TSP. My OM (Offender exactly the same. Too many prisoners leave prison absolutely a tragic accident and turned it into a murder. Once the Manager) refused to add pot-less, bitter and in a far worse position decision was made to arrest on suspicion of murder they CBT. I did this course as part You imagine spending time with loved ones than when they came into prison. were prepared to go to any lengths to get a conviction. of the requirement to work on home-leave and getting back into work or on my anger management. training for the best chance of a law-abiding Knowing the Minister of Justice is an avid “‘Stitched up’? Definitely. And when I visit the future. But, wakey, wakey, it’s only a dream! reader of this paper I would like to put a few questions to him - prison I look around and wonder how many of My option at the time was either Anger Management, “Too many prisoners leave prison the other inmates are there for the same reason” 1) Is there any concrete plan to tag inmates which was a 2 week course, absolutely pot-less, bitter and in a or CBT, which is a one-to- serving over 4 years? In such a case no cost to the public purse is too great. If there one therapy course which far worse position than when they 2) Would it not be good for rehabilitation if is no expert witness in the UK whom they can call on to lasts for 10 weeks. I chose came into prison” home-leave were put back to how it was, collaborate their fiction then they will fly someone in from CBT. I completed the course working and not broken, before Mr elsewhere. Neither is any emotional cost to either family to but it was removed by my What we actually have is a clogged open Grayling’s knee-jerk reactions? be considered. Indeed, I am convinced that the police do not OM as he said I refused to estate with prisoners having to wait 4-6 3) Is there any evidence that the reduction of always believe the accused is actually guilty. The truth is not complete the course. This months to have a day visit, which lasts 9 ROTLs has improved reoffending rates? a concern; the conviction, the tick in the box, a promotion stopped me from progress- hours. No chance of overnight home-leaves maybe, is what is really at stake. ing to Category D. I made a until the last 9 months of your sentence and I am hoping, even after you have visited complaint about this to my no paid work except in your last 12 months. some of the slums that this government call ‘Stitched up’? Definitely. And when I visit the prison I look OM’s manager in Probation prisons, you are a doer rather than just around and wonder how many of the other inmates are there but my complaint was not With the prison taking 40% of your earnings another talker. for the same reason. upheld and my OASys was not updated. ‘Assisting witnesses’? Yes. And if they can’t be assisted their Corrections and Clarifications words can be cast slightly differently in order to fit the police I was released in 2015 but The policy of Inside Time is to correct significant errors as soon as possible. Corrections will narrative. We should all be aware that no statement given to recalled on a standard recall appear in the mailbag section of each issue and on the relevant web page. 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Basic regime overrule our requests or are down- Pointless lunch time bang up. Health-Scare right hostile. ‘Simples’ as some might say. security Kazeem Kalawole - HMP Long Lartin Steve Kidd - HMP Lowdham Grange In my opinion this has to be the R A Knapp - Again I left jail, sadly to worst healthcare in prison. Their return (as an innocent man Over the past 5 years during which I have Nottinghamshire NHS Trust run this starting point seems to be that we HMP Whitemoor this time) to find this been incarcerated I have noticed a recurring prison, but cannot possibly be are all liars and cheats and are ‘after absolutely pointless theme that is causing me great concern. checking the service as it is simply something’. Yes, we are ‘after ‘Security or Balderdash?’ When inmates are on Basic IEP status, staff not fit for purpose. something’, its called healthcare. you decide. I was in jail harassment of high risk Cat are making it incumbent upon themselves to when Cat ‘A’ was instituted. ‘A’ prisoners in purpose enforce a draconian, pedantic and unhealthy “Their starting point seems A year ago I suffered a near-fatal Back then regular cell built high security jails was rule which stipulates that no inmate can stroke and heart failure. Two nurses continuing. Furthermore, to be that we are all liars and changes were one of the approach such an inmate’s cell. This is here failed to spot that I was having provisos as most Cat ‘A’ unlike when we had it extremely unhealthy and detrimental to a cheats and are ‘after something’. a stroke, they walked away leaving prisoners were being held in discontinued in Long Lartin me with a prison officer until the person’s mental health. Yes, we are ‘after something’, leaky Victorian jails. in 1988 prisoners now have ambulance arrived an hour later. access to the phone. Ergo if a its called healthcare” They assumed that I had been Basic, as we all know, can have an adverse After a long absence from prisoner’s ‘outside help’ effect on an inmate’s mental health. Seeing smoking Spice. I died twice in (more often imagined than a The NHS staff who come in here do hospital thanks to the negligence of prison I was retuned as a as how we inmates live amongst each other, reality) was dependent upon not seem to know about any duty of these two nurses. I would like some high risk Cat ‘A’ to a purpose we automatically establish relationships. knowing his location, within care for us. They seem to go out of recognition for PCO Tara Brown for built top security jail in the Naturally we are obliged to check on each their way to either ignore us, her care of me and for saving my life. late 1980s. To my surprise an half an hour or so of his other’s welfare and I feel that this should be old and obviously redundant being moved they could be endorsed by staff instead of them threaten- procedure was still being advised of the new location. ing us with IEPs and adjudication solely for Serco prison deprivations used to move high risk Cat checking on the welfare of friends. ‘A’ prisoners every 28 days! So I submit, the constant This local policy is only designed to alienate David Shires - former prisoner Most of the high risks in movement of high risk Cat and ostracise the Basic prisoner from his those days were armed ‘A’s and to a lesser degree peers. History bears witness to the high A friend of mine was at HMP Moorland and was transferred to the Serco-run Doncaster, even though he was on parole hold. Seven days after his arrival he robbers or IRA men. We Cat ‘A’s is pointless harass- numbers of self-harm and suicide in prison ment and nothing to do with which prisoners are more vulnerable to when had not been given any bedding. Nor had he had his medication. He is a RES arranged a meeting with the security but everything to on Basic regime. As someone who cares 2 prisoner, and is sharing a cell with a RES 1 prisoner, on a RES 1 block. The security governor and the prison officers are aware of his status, and as a consequence he is not do with balderdash! about his fellow prisoners I am always No 1 governor to point out allowed out of his cell to shower, collect meals, or to associate - he is basically concerned about others’ welfare. I therefore the redundant futility of the confined to his cell 24/7. The cell he is in is a single cell that has been made In this prison in particular, feel that checking in with those prisoners exercise. This was accepted into a two man cell. His cell mate is a smoker - my friend is not. they are forcing elderly men being held on Basic should be encouraged and an accommodation was reached whereby all high (in their late 60’s) to indulge and even rewarded. Surely, this cannot be allowed to happen - maybe it is even illegal - but who risk Cat ‘A’s agreed that once in this absolutely pointless do SERCO answer to? My friend has made numerous requests and complaints, unjustifiable nonsense. If we approach Basic prisoners we should not but to no avail. Even his Offender Manager has told him that he shouldn’t be per month we would be be threatened, bullied or labelled as in that awful situation. HMP Doncaster recently received a damning report locked in an empty cell to I am sending a copy of this trouble-makers. 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Prisoners who the place is drowning in NPS, poor offender sentenced to 2 years, so I am struggled with admin and paperwork now manager support (Report Page 52 Paragraph under the 4 years mark, and I had a voice and had their arguments and 4.10) and an overall failure to make suffi- have searched the paperwork cases put forward cogently and rationally. cient progress since the dire report in 2014. © Fotolia.com available and there is nothing Having been a prisoner at Ranby between to indicate that someone You might be forgiven for thinking, given the November 2014 and January 2016, I can convicted of arson is automati- lack of legal facilities at Ranby, that such Autism in custody attest to all those shortcomings and many cally disqualified for consider- voluntary assistance by an inmate would be more besides. Keith Mileham - HMP Dartmoor ation for HDC. OMU and welcomed with open arms. After all, the Probation are adamant that I mantra handed down from on high is that The devil of these Reports is often in the I have been coming into prison for the last 13 years and I am do not fit the HDC criteria prisoners should “go the extra mile”, “help detail and tucked away on Page 35 under not proud of this. Every time I’m in custody I struggle, not because of my charge. Can above and beyond” and mentor and support Paragraphs 2.46 - 2.49 is a finding of no legal just in education but on the wings socially. These struggles anyone shed light on this? fellow inmates. But you would be wrong. are due to my autism, which affects me both socially and services staff and inadequate and outdated Whilst one or two or the more enlightened educationally. C Wilkinson - HMP Lancaster legal resources and a lack of confidentiality Governors appreciated my efforts and the Farms with legal visits. As a lawyer serving a hard pressed, overworked and short staffed In every establishment I’ve been held in, the wing and sentence for cheating the public revenue, my wing staff were more than happy for me to education staff have had little or no knowledge of autistic No exercise skillset was ideally suited to helping take some of the workload off them, the spectrum disorders, and how they affect the sufferer in prisoners with their paperwork. I was general consensus amongst the Governors, Well, it is a nice Sunday, the different ways. Since arriving here at Dartmoor back in fortunate enough, through the auspices of particularly from Governors whose depart- sun is shining and the weather September 2015, I’ve managed to educate both the peer the excellent “One Ranby” department (one ments were shown up to be inefficient and is clear. We have worked all mentors and the education staff on autistic spectrum of the few aspects of Ranby to be lauded by dysfunctional as a result of my efforts, was week with no exercise and look disorders and how they affect individuals. the HMCIP Report), to acquire the job of that I was a menace. forward to getting some fresh running the prison information desk on A air and yet, we get no exercise Statistics say that 1 in 70 males have some form of autism, and Wing (House Block 5) which I did for the Recently in a speech about prison reform, ... again. The usual excuse here if we take these statistics into the prison estate then at least better part of a year. our Prime Minister suggested that more is ‘inclement weather’, but one prisoner on each wing will have a form of autism. Because power should be devolved to Governors. Our today it is ‘staff shortages’. It’s we are a very small number of the overall prison population, I was immediately struck by the appalling prisons are in the dire and dangerous state Mother’s Day and we’ve got and staff knowledge of autism is limited or non-existent, it way in which applications, complaints and they are for a wide variety of reasons but no association when most of makes us feel isolated and alone. There is no one to whom we appeals were responded to, if they were vastly improved and enlightened administra- the wing need to get on the can talk about our struggles and lack of support. responded to at all and put in place systems tion and management is necessary at phone to their mothers. The that at least ensured that such documenta- Governor level if we are to see any funda- thing I find funny is all week If prison staff had the correct training in relation to autism, tion could not be conveniently forgotten or mental changes. they manage with no problem then we wouldn’t feel like the system has failed us. I would ignored by logging everything, giving to get us to work, but as soon be more than willing to forward all the information that I paperwork reference numbers and photocop- Editorial note as it is our down time, a have on autistic spectrum disorders to Prison Service HQ for ying more serious matters. Where responses The latest report for HMP Ranby was pub- chance to relax, get some them to use for training purposes. were received, all too often they were lished on 25th February 2016 and should be fresh air, talk to our families unhelpful or obfuscatory and deliberately available in the prison library at Ranby or can on the phone, they suddenly Editorial note missed the point at issue. be downloaded from our website at: develop staff shortages! The National Autistic Society have a Helpline - 0808 800 4104 tinyurl.com/z3ffjfx The National Autistic Society, 393 City Road, London EC1V 1NG Paul Hirst - HMP Haverigg It was not long before my fellow inmatesBlackfords new ad 24.1.14:Layout 1 24/1/14 12:59 Page 1

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Edinburgh I am currently trying to do exactly this. starting a business is So, I’ll ask again: just exactly Partly because of the probably our only solution. how are we supposed to laughable ‘advice’ like that rehabilitate ourselves and try given by ‘The Careers Lady’ I am presently receiving to work towards a positive with regards to conviction limited and sporadic future, when so many barriers disclosure. information from Job Centre and obstacles are placed in Plus and Business Gateway our way? I want to be given Having been sentenced to but that is it. There was a the chance to successfully 114 months in total (custodi- business start-up course run progress in my life and learn al and extended sentence) at education last year but from my mistakes. Please for a sex offence, I am never even though by all accounts allow those of us that want ‘Probation - a national disgrace’ going to be allowed to not it was ‘very good’, it was to do this the chance to. disclose my conviction. How stopped because it was not Steve Allen - HMP Exeter many employers are willing an authorised course. Editorial note to take on sex offenders if I came back to prison in 2014 after an 11 year And so, come Christmas Eve I was duly If you do not declare a they mention it on their job break and I must admit that when I listened despatched onto the streets of Exeter, with Access to the computer conviction, if asked, before it application or at an inter- to the vast number of inmates telling me how my £46 discharge grant, for my first ever courses has been stopped is spent you are guilty of view? Not very many I’m they had been recalled for the tiniest experience of homelessness. Interestingly, since late last year and committing a further crime willing to bet! So, not infringements, I did so with a fair amount of during my first few days I met 2 other lads in although they are all ready that carries a custodial informing them on the job suspicion that I wasn’t hearing the full story. exactly the same predicament as me. to go again, the governor sentence. application/interview or has refused to ‘sign it off’ But, after hearing similar stories day in and day out from literally dozens of inmates I For myself, the option of either committing soon realised that these guys were telling the crime in order to feed myself or starving on Prison numbers consistently pushed prison numbers up for truth. The number of men here on recall is the streets in late December was not really a the past two decades. This is also the man staggering. However, even this realisation choice. I lasted just 2 weeks before I was Mr Park - HMP Frankland who openly said that the thought of giving did not prepare for my own experience with recalled to prison where I am now serving prisoners the vote made him physically sick. Probation. that recall. May I commend Ben Barnes for standing up Prison numbers remain high because of the to bullies and fighting injustice in a corrupt above. Ben Barnes nailed it, the Prime “And so, come Christmas Eve I was What we do not deserve is to be failed by a judiciary. In his letter (April issue) Ben Barnes Minister does not have a clue on how to system that is supposedly designed to mentioned the Prime Minister’s speech on reduce prison numbers. All he is doing is duly despatched onto the streets of rehabilitate and help us to rebuild our lives, rehabilitation, and I wish to point out two passing the buck and using others as Exeter, with my £46 discharge grant, but so often does nothing except help to conflicting factors on that speech and prison scapegoats to protect his own skin. I was for my fi rst ever experience of destroy us. numbers. The Prime Minister said… given a tariff of 2 years and 11 months, however I have been in prison for 16 years, homelessness” No civilised society should ever put making ‘It is a matter solely for the Courts.’ why? I call on the Prime Minister to grow a profits alongside or ahead of rehabilitating Even though political intervention has backbone and give us some answers. I was quite rightly convicted and sentenced those who break its laws, yet, here we are, in in 2014 with a release date of Christmas Eve the 21st century, doing just that. Having Free certificates anyone? Apparently not 2015. From day one I told Probation that my spent just one 40 minute visit with my plan on release was to go and live with my Offender Manager since my conviction in brother for a few months until I got back on 2014, I speak from experience when I say In the March issue of Inside Time we published a letter from a prisoner in HMP Moorland who my feet with my own place. My Offender claimed that he had been awarded a number of work related certificates for the completion of that a Probation Officer’s workload makes it Manager wasn’t enthusiastic about this all but impossible for them to be effective. courses run by Manchester College - NOVUS - which he said he had never undertaken. The because my brother has a conviction from 9 letter writer asked for his name to be withheld. We need to get rid of all the government-im- years previous but it wasn’t until 18 days posed targets and tick-boxes, the red tape before my release date that Probation and paper-filling exercises, the one-size-fits- “Findings did not refl ect the claims made in this Mailbag item” decided to inform me that they considered all courses, but most of all we need to his address unsuitable. Owing to the time of eradicate the potential for ANYONE to turn a Responding to the letter a spokesperson for NOVUS said: “We have taken this claim very year no other housing options were available profit from something as essential and seriously, and urgently looked into the specific circumstances at the prison concerned. and it was decided I was less likely to life-changing as our Probation Service. Only Thorough investigations have been carried out by the Prison Service, Independent Monitoring reoffend whilst homeless on the streets than then will it cease to be an unfit for purpose Board (IMB) and Novus, in relation to the issues raised here, all of which identified no evidence I was with close support and a roof over my national disgrace. of malpractice. Findings did not reflect the claims made in this Mailbag item.” head.

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Fair and decent? No, purgatory Mailbites Ben Barnes - HMP Frankland Deceived May I take this opportunity to thank the author of ‘Fair and Decent’ (Inside Time April 2016) for reminding me that I’m by the deceitful living in a Utopian paradise with food that’s varied, healthy It never ceases to amaze me and sufficient. What a pity he lacks the balls to disclose his name, that’s if Mr Anonymous really exists of course! in this place, how governors can stoop so low and come When Mr Anonymous talks about the food, I take it he means onto the main wings to ask the cold black eyed potatoes, the cold black carrots, stale inmates to write letters to green bread, cold peas that resemble something you find on Inside Time and to lie to them Dartmoor. Now, as for being healthy, well going through my and their readers. I refer to experience, the food that goes in my mouth is as healthy as a the letter in the February fart in a space suit. issue - ‘Tortured by the ‘Sufficient’, erm now let’s see. Well if you ignore the fact that Government’ - where I think I’ve lost over a stone since arriving in this Utopian wonder- the writer is spot-on about land, having a 14 gm bag of crisps for lunch, along with a this place, but the governors scabby piece of cheese tossed inside a detergent tasting roll; here are going out of their © prisonimage.org © Fotolia.com and a piece of fruit that’s so hard one could use it as a good way to get prisoners to write paperweight, yes the food is sufficient. NOT!! in and say everything here is And also - exactly how is it that the British In or out? government has been allowed to ignore the However, I’m not one to find fault and nit-pick, so when Mr great. Which it is really, really not. J Dixon - HMP Wormwood Scrubs decision in the Hirst case (2006) in which Anonymous said he finds our Utopian paradise safe, serving prisoner John Hirst won us the right civilised and decent I refuse to disclose that only last week I to vote? Surely the government has to be was attacked by a lunatic brandishing a knife! Name Withheld - It is not long now until the country gets a HMP Frankland chance to vote in the EU referendum. It seems held to account for this by someone, incredible that prisoners will not be able to otherwise what is the point of making laws? Nor do I wish to disclose that I’m addressed as Barnsy in spite of telling the SO I find this offensive and requested it to vote in what is, basically, a life- changing No good news decision for the citizens of this country. Editorial note stop, but our professional and helpful wing staff still do it. Remand prisoners and civil prisoners have the I am worried about the state I would like to know if there are any prison- right to vote. They do this by postal voting but Nor shall I mention that when cell spins are carried out, cons must be registered at least two months before have to drop their underpants and shake them, oh yes so of nearly all aspects and ers in this country who will be allowed to departments in here and the vote? I read in one of your previous issues any election in which they are entitled to vote. decent. Santa Claus could have written that preposterous tactics being used to manage that those on remand but not yet convicted More information is contained in PSO 4650 nonsense, anyone who has read that crap must have wet are allowed to vote - is this true? If so could which should be available in prison libraries themselves laughing too. the phenomenal amount of you by any chance tell us the steps we will or can be downloaded from our website at: problems. Firstly, the use of need to take in order to vote as I am almost tinyurl.com/jehq8va Utopia, Frankland is not. Purgatory, Frankland is. I’ll thank so-called Violence Reduction the bloody stars when I leave this hell hole. certain that the prison authorities will not be Reps. Apart from this, the volunteering this information. The big debate continues on pages 14 & 15 I’ve disclosed my name, I’ve got the balls to do it! food is rotten and quite regularly makes us ill. The ahead’ where you read six Healthcare is not fit for Library books/magazines etc. I purpose due to cutbacks and have completed this and Tel: 0161 928 8877 underfunding from G4S. received my certificate Email: [email protected] Staff which I am proud of thanks There are not enough prison-issue clothes for Carole Fishburn - to the staff in the library. prisoners and conditions are HMP Low Newton If you can’t find what you getting steadily worse. want they will order it in I just want to say how much G4S seem to get away with for you. I don’t think I love our library service anything they like through librarians get much credit here. 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HMP Bronzefield The inspection, in other ways, found Bronzefield to Newsbites issues tents to be ‘A very good and im- released women proved women’s prison’, l A trial at Southampton describing it as well led and Crown Court was halted after with a dedicated staff. They A new inspection report on the defendant refused to especially praised support Bronzefield has uncovered appear because staff at HMP for women on arrival and the the fact that the prison has Winchester sent him to the prison’s processes to keep issued tents to homeless court every day in dirty clothes. women safe. They describe a women being released. The The Judge was told that the good environment with very report says; “The number of defendant asked for his good prisoner/staff women leaving with settled clothes to be washed after relationships. accommodation had dropped wearing them for several days

from 95.5% in 2014 to 83.7% but the prison didn’t have the Bronzefield is a local and in 2015 and 103 women had resettlement prison managed correct officer to arrange left with no fixed address in by Sodexo. Opened in 2004 their laundry. The Judge the six months prior to the it holds about 500 women contacted the prison and said inspection. The prison had aged from 18 to over 70. It he would be writing to them © The Howard League for Penal Reform issued tents to two women has a Mother and Baby Unit about the issue. The prisoner who were released without which inspectors described had offered to wear a second anywhere to go to and the as ‘excellent’. Prisoners from set of ‘clean’ clothes or prison Children’s homes and criminalising children chaplaincy often gave out Holloway are being trans- issue kit and refused to attend sleeping bags. The prison ferred to Bronzefield ready A new report by The Howard League for system by homes that are supposed to be said the lack of social housing court when prison staff failed for its closure. Penal Reform says children living in helping them. stock in the southeast and to do this. children’s homes are being criminalised at local authority house excessively high rates compared to other Frances Crook, Chief Executive of the departments’ frequent l A soon to be released boys and girls, including those in other Howard League for Penal Reform, told Inside downgrading of ex-offenders The full report can be prisoner at HMP Bullingdon types of care. Their research suggests that Time; “These children have been taken into to ‘low priority’ were downloaded at: has got another 15 months in there is a systemic problem across England care because they are in dire need and their contributory factors. tinyurl.com/zwd55qq prison after he was found and Wales that leads staff to resort to the parents cannot, or will not, look after them. with a mobile phone hidden police, often over minor incidents that would Our Report gives warning that a lack of between his buttocks. never come to police attention if they transparency, particularly in relation to Although he has a young happened in family homes. Police data private providers, has meant that homes are daughter born during his indicates that some forces have been called unaccountable, bad practices are hidden and sentence, had accommoda- thousands of times in the last three years. children suffer. In 2013 the House of tion to go to following release Commons Justice Committee heard one and an offer of a job the The report, “Criminal Care: Children’s example of officers being asked to attend a judge passed the sentence Homes and Criminalising Children” calls for children’s home to investigate a broken cup.” despite evidence that the more support to be given to looked after man had not used the phone children during their teenage years so that The report can be downloaded from: for criminal activity. The they are not pushed into the criminal justice tinyurl.com/zzh6jal judge said; “Those who bring telephones into prison, those who retain them in prison Blunkett ‘sorry about IPPs’ and use them are engaging in an action that is deeply Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett has said he regrets his corrosive to the prison system.” policy of introducing indeterminate prison sentences (IPP).

He said; “The original intention was, and I hope has been l An Oxford lawyer has understood to be, that only those who posed a really serious criticised plans to televise risk to the population would be subject to such orders. That Crown Court trials following didn’t come about and I regret that very strongly.” an announcement by Justice

Minister Shailesh Vara that He blamed the lack of courses and therapy necessary for the pilot schemes are going to Unilink is proud and honoured to Parole Board to make decisions on the release of such recieve the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: prisoners as quickly as possible so the over-prolonged begin. No type of photogra- imprisonment of IPP prisoners can come to an end. phy or filming has ever been Award for Innovation 2016 allowed in court buildings People might, of course, say that the lack of courses is also and lawyer Stuart Matthews his fault because that should have been addressed at the co-founder of Reeds Solicitors, time of IPP implementation and he, and his advisors, should says the filming will turn have foreseen the problems. courts into a ‘reality TV show’.

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Philip Rule, a barrister at to restorative (p9) the families, friends and No5 Chambers, makes his call aft er the Lord Chief Justice supporters of the 4,000 to refused permission to appeal against IPP sentences in 13 cases. justice 5,000 IPP prisoners still in jail, will be meeting at 11am Mr Rule said; “This essentially means that the Court of The Restorative Justice on Wednesday 25th May Appeal has turned its back on the majority of the existing IPP Council (RJC)has published 2016 in the Central Lobby of population, it’s a decision that has caused great concern to a research report ‘Making the Palace of Westminster, to those most aff ected - the prisoners and their families. Restorative Justice Work for lobby MPs to change the law Smoking trouble at Swansea Women who have Off ended’. so that IPP prisoners have a “It is widely recognised that existing IPPs are an issue and it It looks in detail at female is good that they are being openly debated - the diffi culty is access to, and experiences defi nite release date. Aft er Trouble was sparked at HMP Swansea aft er it piloted a that the problem is not being acted upon and nor does there of, restorative justice. lobbying MPs, the protesters smoking ban. At one point three prisoners climbed onto the seem any intention to do so on the part of the Government. will march to the Ministry of roof to protest. The partner of one prisoner said; “He’s The Government’s own spokesperson in the House of Lords The RJC is an independent Justice for 3pm to make protesting over not having a burn - he’s desperate. He’s been (Lord McNally) described the situation as ‘a time-bomb’ membership body which similar representations climbing the walls for weeks and now he’s snapped over a when the IPP was being abolished - so far the fuse remains provides quality assurance there. fag. He’s kept his head down for months now - it’s all ruined lit and the countdown continues.” and a national voice because Swansea decided to pilot a no smoking ban.” For further information, advocating the widespread use of all forms of restora- please contact: As of 1st April 4,614 people were still on IPP sentences Tensions have been running high at the prison since the pilot tive practice, including [email protected] - 3,532 (77%) having passed their tariff expiry date. started, however, the prison claimed everything was running restorative justice. smoothly despite the ban. All prisons in Wales are trialling the ban on smoking which has been promoted by the Prison Decline in violent crime halts Offi cers’ Association (POA). The offi cial line is that prisoners The report can be can buy nicotine patches from the prison canteen, or buy downloaded at: An annual study, led by the The study, which examines electronic cigarettes. A more satisfying vape page 31 tinyurl.com/zm86ycq Violence Research Group at data by age and sex, found Cardiff University, has found males were two-and-a-half on suicide watch he was told Prison in Wrexham on Friday that violent crime has failed times more likely than Newsbites that his prison healthcare 15th April. The raids led to to fall for the fi rst time in females to receive emergen- ward was full and there was several workers being seven years. cy treatment following l Samsung has the dubious no treatment for him. And it arrested and others being injury in violence across all Lead author Professor honour of being the favourite would take at least fi ve weeks taken to a local immigration age groups with those most Jonathan Shepherd; “Aft er make of phone seized from to move him to a psychiatric centre for further checks. at risk being males aged successive annual falls in prisoners in English prisons. unit. The Judge said; “We have overall levels of violence in between 18-30. Tribute to According to the mobile a man who is a danger to l Prisoners at HMP England and Wales, this is industry’s magazine ‘Mobile’, himself and the community, Oakwood are being doubled the fi rst time since 2008 Serious violence aff ecting Lord Avebury information from the who can’t get a hospital bed up in cells designed for one as violence in England and Wales children (0-10 years) Ministry of Justice Mobile and can’t get in the prison 500 extra prisoners are decreased, continuing the Phone Interrogation Unit, hospital wing. It is highly moved there taking prisoner serious enough to result in Lord Avebury passed substantial decrease suggests the brand has a 57% unsatisfactory.” numbers over 2,100 from July. hospital treatment shows no peacefully away early in the real change. It is possible reported in 2014 whilst share of illicit phones seized It is part of a Ministry of morning of 14th February. l that the long steady decline violent injury aff ecting those with the most popular model Philip Standfi eld, thought Justice ‘prison improvement’ During his long career in the in violence in England and aged 51 years and over being the E1200. According to to be Britain’s longest serving scheme. Oakwood, run by House of Lords he worked prison offi cer, has retired G4S, was nicknamed Wales has come to an end.” increased by 8%. the magazine, one prisoner tirelessly on behalf of had a Samsung Galaxy S7 after 32 years. He was also ‘Jokewood’ by prisoners when minorities and the op- seized in August 2015, eight the oldest at 72. After 24 it opened because it was Women’s group calls for number of pressed in various parts of months before it was years in the RAF he joined the easier to get drugs than a bar females in prison to be capped at 100 the world campaigning on a available to the public, but Prison Service at HMP Bristol of soap. In January 2014 there range of complex human they have no idea how the where he served for 16 years was a riot in which staff lost before moving to HMP control of a whole wing. It is A Scottish feminist group called ‘Woman for Independence’ rights issues both at home prisoner got it! Erlestoke. We wish him well not clear if the prison will get has called for the number of women in Scottish prisons to be and abroad: his concerns l in his retirement. extra staff. Inside Time capped at 100. They say that prison should be ‘off the menu’ also included the welfare A prisoner tried to cut his, understand that the present for lower courts with more women diverted to other rehabili- and rights of prisoners and already bandaged, wrists l Illegal workers were found situation where all prisoners tation and support services. They maintain that many women over the years he corre- during a video-link court on Wrexham super prison have a cell with toilet and currently in prison have been victims of rape, domestic sponded with a number of appearance after his demand construction site. shower and landline tele- abuse and other crimes and have problems with access to men and women behind for mental health treatment was refused. Although a Immigration offi cers raided phone will change with the justice. Latest fi gures shows that there are about 360 females bars taking up their various psychiatrist said he should be the site of the £212m Berwyn new intake. of all ages in Scottish prisons, 18% of which are untried. cases when he could.

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Cambodia Alarming surge in recorded executions World prison review Wealthy prisoners in sees highest toll in more than 25 years Cambodia will soon be able to buy upgraded facilities at a At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, countries completely removed this barbaric new private prison being built a rise of more than 50% on the year before and punishment from the laws.” in the capital Phnom Penh. the highest number Amnesty International has recorded since 1989. This total does not The global rise in executions was mainly Prisoners’ families will be able include China where thousands more were fuelled by three countries; Pakistan, Iran to pay rent to stay with them likely executed, but where death penalty and Saudi Arabia who together were at the prison in a move which data is treated as a state secret. responsible for 89% of all executions in 2015 the government there said (excluding China). “The rise in executions last year is profound- would help raise revenue. ly disturbing. Not for the last 25 years have The number of countries executing rose, Nuth Savna, a spokesman for so many people been put to death by states from 22 in 2014 to 25 in 2015. The top five the Interior Ministry’s General around the world. In 2015 governments executioners in the world in 2015 were Department of Prisons, said it continued relentlessly to deprive people of China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the El Salvador their lives on the false premise that the death USA - in that order. El Salvador declared a state of emergency in seven prisons in was a good idea to build penalty would make us safer,” said Salil Shetty, an effort to cut down on gang violence. During the ‘emergency’ additional facilities for Amnesty International’s Secretary General. Several states, including China, Iran and 299 ‘high ranking’ gang members were transferred around the moneyed prisoners, as they system, the prisons were put into lock-down and all visiting was Saudi Arabia, continued to sentence people could afford to pay for more “Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have all to death for crimes - including drug traffick- suspended for 15 days. One of the problems faced by the comfortable lodgings while put people to death at unprecedented levels, ing, corruption, ‘adultery’ and ‘blasphemy’ prison authorities was gang members’ communications with often after grossly unfair trials. This - that do not meet the international legal associates outside the prison to coordinate illegal activities. serving their prison term; slaughter must end. standards of ‘most serious’ to which the use There will now be much tighter security. In an extraordinary “They are used to living in turn of events a video message was published claiming to of the death penalty must be restricted under good conditions and they “Thankfully, countries that execute belong international law. represent three of the country’s most powerful gangs offering may want to continue living to a small and increasingly isolated minority. to stop gang killings if the government dropped their prison The majority of states have turned their back Source: Amnesty International measures but a presidential spokesman said they did not in good conditions. So they on the death penalty, and in 2015 four more www.amnesty.org.uk negotiate such things and had to ‘hit hard against criminality’. have that option,” he said.

Bolivia A prisoner at Palmasola Prison in Bolivia, which the Pope visited last year murdered his ex-wife and buried her under the floor of his prison cell where the body remained undetected for a year until another prisoner confessed to helping burying her because he had not been paid the money he had been promised for keeping quiet. In Bolivia all prisoners can have unsupervised visits and nobody noticed the woman had failed to leave the prison which is described as overcrowded and chaotic where the prisoners are mostly in charge. In 2013 a gang at the prison attacked another with machetes and home-made flame throwers killing 36 people including a one year old baby who was visiting a prisoner.

USA Africa State officials in Carolina USA Scientists plan to train giant became so concerned at the rats to sniff out TB in a mass Antony Gormley, Angel of the North (Gateshead), 1998. Photograph by Jerry Hardman Jones. © the artist number of mobile phones screening for prisoners in smuggled into their prisons Tanzania and Mozambique. they had a sweep. There is an Let the world know what life is really like The African Giant Pouched on-going battle in US prisons Rats already used to sniff out to get signal banning devices as a guest of Her Majesty! landmines have undergone ‘a installed but the mobile industry rigorous training programme’ say the jammers can interfere From Sir Anthony Gormley The Koestler Awards is an annual awards by Belgian scientists to detect with emergency communica- scheme run by the Koestler Trust - the UK’s TB. The disease is endemic in tions and legitimate mobile I want the 2017 exhibition for the Koestler best-known prison arts charity. The Awards prisons in these countries and users nearby. At Lee Trust to allow people on the outside to see have been running for 54 years and attract it is hoped that screening by Correctional facility officials life on the inside and, through your work, over 8,000 entries from offenders, detainees the rats will be faster and proudly released a photo- be able to feel what it is like. The exhibition and secure patients across the UK each year. more accurate. graph of what they recovered that I am selecting work for needs a theme We give feedback and encouragement to in just one prison search. and I need your help to decide on one. entrants of all abilities, and prestigious Please help by suggesting subjects or national recognition for genuine achievement. USA Sudan themes that are meaningful to you. We show a selection of the entries to the Nearly 500 prisoners in An anti-terrorism court in Khartoum has sentenced 22 South public at our annual UK exhibition, which Arizona’s prisons attempted Sudanese nationals to death by hanging and three others to life I want to know what keeps your spirits attracts over 20,000 visitors - showing the suicide in 2015, despite efforts in prison for belonging to a militant group. The men belonged public the talent and potential of people in up or brings you down, or what your to push for better mental to the ‘Justice and Equality Movement’, a rebel group that took secure settings. The 2016 UK Koestler Exhibition thoughts of family and friends are. How health treatment and a legal up arms against the Sudanese government in 2003, complaining will be curated by writer and dub poet do you feel about what you eat, what settlement ordering the that their region was being marginalised. Other members of the Benjamin Zephaniah and will take place in does it feel like at night in the cell, what Department of Corrections to group were pardoned by the president but the south Sudanese the autumn at London’s Southbank Centre. improve psychiatric services. are considered foreign fighters and therefore not pardoned. dreams or nightmares, daydreams or In March 2012, the Prison Law future plans do you have? Do you make The 2017 UK Koestler Exhibition will be Office filed a federal lawsuit, France good friends? Who do you talk to? I want curated by artist Antony Gormley and as part Parsons V. Ryan, against the of that he will be giving the 2017 Koestler According to a ‘Daily Telegraph’ report, of the 67,500 people the truth. Department, alleging years of Awards an overall theme. He wants that currently in prison in France, it is estimated that 70 per cent are neglect involving the health theme to come from you - your ideas, your Muslim - when they comprise only eight per cent of the French I know that the Prison Service, like much needs of more than 34,000 thoughts, your experiences of being inside. of the Social Services has been cut and that state prisoners. It also alleged public. It is illegal under French law to actually count the everyone is spending more time in their number of Muslim prisoners, but experts agree that the figure Please write your reply to Antony via Sarah improper and excessive use cells - let’s see if we can use that time Grainger-Jones at the Koestler Trust using our of solitary confinement, is an accurate average. In England and Wales, Muslims account imaginatively and make a bridge between Freepost address: FREEPOST Koestler Trust resulting in serious harm and for 14 per cent of the prison population, according to Home your lives and the lives of others, outside. by 1 June 2016 unnecessary deaths. Office statistics, and five per cent of the population nationwide. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Newsround // Local Prison News 13

Newsbites Swaleside gets the record 100% success rate for prison l Prison arts charity Stretch for indiscipline in 2015 Digital has been awarded a job scheme contract to take its digital HMP Swaleside, part of the Sheppey Cluster, has the unenviable record of having more disciplinary incidents storytelling workshops into A new scheme aimed at recorded than any other prison in England or Wales. The more prisons, allowing preparing prisoners for Howard League obtained figures from the MoJ that show the prisoners to use iPads to employment on release has prison’s disciplinary record getting progressively worse over produce autobiographical seen its first pilot group of the last four years. The category B prison had six incidents films. Owing to the success of participants find work. Shaw last year where staff had to be drafted in to deal with serious Trust Scotland, an employ- it’s work, Stretch has recently incidents of disorder. According to the MoJ there were 282 ment, disability, learning also been given a Big Lottery such incidents last year, in England and Wales, which, the and skills charity, formed a grant for a three-year roll out Howard League’s Chief Executive Frances Crook says provides partnership with HMP Low of its programme. Stretch has evidence that the whole prison system is failing, saying; “We built a programme that aims cannot go on cramming more people into jails without any Moss to deliver the scheme. to close the ‘digital divide’ thought for the safety of staff, prisoners and the public.” The pilot enabled the charity between prisons and the to deliver its Work Choice Paws for Progress outside world, and support programme, a voluntary the use of IT and creative Medway staff retrained employment scheme that Paws for Progress has been working in partnership with the media in rehabilitation and helps people to achieve Scottish Prison Service, Fife College and the University of education. Staff at Medway child prison, run by G4S and featured in the better job outcomes, to Stirling since 2011, and is the UK’s first prison based rescued Panorama programme and Inside Time (February 2016) eleven prisoners nearing the dog training programme. It is based at Polmont where young l The Scottish Prison Service which showed the physical abuse of vulnerable children, end of their sentences. Of offenders are trained how to rehabilitate and train rescued is to submit a planning have all been retrained by a special team from the Ministry the 11 participants taking dogs so they are suitable for re-homing. application to build a new of Justice. All staff including senior management have had to part in the pilot scheme, six are all now in employment prison in the Braes of do the training which focused on minimising and managing By working as a team using positive reinforcement to help Balvonie area of Inverness to following their release. The restraint techniques. the dogs the programme has shown remarkable success in replace the 112 year-old remaining five awaiting improving the young people’s behaviour, education and Inverness Prison near the city release have all secured employment skills. Since the BBC documentary an independent improvement centre. The old prison which jobs. Given the success of holds just over 100 prisoners board was set up. Improvements include body worn cameras the pilot, Shaw Trust More information at: pawsforprogress.com is overcrowded with no room for staff and phones in children’s bedrooms from which they Scotland is looking to offer for expansion. The new can call pre-authorised numbers in private. the programme to more £50million prison would prisoners at HMP Low Moss, include a family hub and G4S is selling its contract to run the centre and a front runner with a long-term view of community integration unit. is a notorious US prisons company. Currently four staff integrating it into the core shown in the programme abusing children at the centre are services offered at prisons l Two prisoners who on bail accused of assault and child neglect. across the country. attacked another prisoner at HMP Birmingham last year, The 10 most overcrowded prisons at the end of March 2016 using pool balls in a sock have each been given additional Kennet 193% Wandsworth 166% Brixton 152% sentences of 7 years. The Leeds 169% Exeter 164% Leicester 151% victim ended up with three Preston 166% Durham 155% fractures to his jaw. The Swansea 166% Bedford 152% investigating police officer said; “This was a violent attack Total UK prison population approximately 94,918 q755 Funding sought for Low Moss bakery which left a man with serious injuries and I am pleased that The Freedom Bakery, opened at HMP Low Moss, a year ago, the sentence reflects the has plans to open a second bakery in Glasgow city centre. severity of the crime. 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vote. There is justification in our system and politicians, including the prime minister, have nasty vile attack on the leader of the opposition our philosophy for some people to be deprived used it for populist tub-thumping and put up for going to Calais to be with ‘a bunch of mi- of their liberty for a period of time when they a two fingered salute to the European Court of grants.’ My parents were migrants. I come from have been convicted of certain crimes. The tra- Human Rights. The debate about prisoner vot- migrants. Not a bunch of them, just two,” and ditional justifications for imprisonment are ing is now completely intertwined with the she smiles. It was pretty awful I say. “It was retribution, protection of the public, deterrence debate about human rights. Should human awful,” she says. “You know what? The mask and hopefully the more 21st century one is re- rights only be for, quote unquote, ‘good people’? slipped. In the end it’s about humanity - be- habilitation. But I don’t see how any of the first Or are they for humans?” cause you’re too grand, too powerful... three are served by deprivation of the vote. I Whatever you say the policy should be in rela- mean is anyone going to not commit a crime It does seem very odd to me that anyone would tion to prisoners, or to migration, these are because then they won’t be able to vote in the argue against the Human Rights Act. “Oh they human beings. That phrase he used revealed EU Referendum? I don’t think so. On the con- would,” she says. “They do. In my experience a real lack of humanity.” trary, if you want people to be rehabilitated everybody loves human rights - their own, and they’ve got to feel connected, feel like they those of their family and friends and people We talk briefly about the dreadful limbo that count in society. We shouldn’t be compounding like them. Everybody loves their own human thousands of IPP prisoners are in and the fact their physical shutting out of society by saying rights - it’s just that other people’s that are a that their sentence is for many in effect more that they don’t count. I can’t think of a single bit of a problem.” draconian than the life sentence making many reason why prisoners should be deprived of the of those affected all but give up hope. Even vote. They should be allowed to live with dignity David Blunkett, who was responsible for intro- and part of that is having the right to vote. The debate about prisoner ducing the IPP sentence on to the statute books Banning them from voting goes back to the recently expressed “regret” that the sentence Victorian idea of civic death. You’re not just in voting is now completely has caused so much distress to prisoners and prison but you’re dead to us now. It’s just very intertwined with the debate to their families. “I think hope is fundamental,” Shami Chakrabarti foolish and isn’t right for the 21st century.” she says. “A life without hope is a really hard about human rights. Should thing. I hope there are more challenges to the “The thing about voting is it’s not a small thing. human rights only be for, fact that there is such a lack of resources for Continued from front page If prisoners had the vote politicians would have IPP prisoner to do the coursework demanded to go in and they’d have to listen to the truth quote unquote, ‘good people’? of them so they can demonstrate their reduced In February this year Nick Hardwick, former about our prisons. There would be hustings in Or are they for humans? risk. Too many people are suffering in the Chief Inspector of Prisons, told Inside Time that prisons and politicians would have to take an meantime.” after five years of inspecting Her Majesty’s pris- interest in prisoners’ lives. There has to be some ons he felt he was in danger of accepting the understanding of prisoners’ lives. It was so She says the most important human right of all Chakrabarti plans to return to practising as a unacceptable as normal. After so long in the disgusting for David Cameron to say he felt is article 14 of the Act which is the right to barrister now her time with Liberty is at an end. field did she ever feel desensitised to the abuses physically sick at the idea of prisoners voting. non-discrimination, to equal treatment. So why What are her hopes for the future? “Well we of civil and human rights in our society? “I don’t I mean really? Physically sick? Get a stomach is equal treatment so important? She says that need to fight to retain the Human Rights Act, think so,” she says, “I don’t think I ever became mate. If you’ve got such a weak stomach you equal treatment encourages empathy and that because it’s under direct threat with this gov- blasé about the issues, but I think you can get should go and do something else. That was if we all practised being empathetic there would ernment committed to scrapping it and replac- burnt out. I think I’m moving on at just the right populist tub-thumping of the worst kind.” be no slavery or torture or other abuses of ing it with something that isn’t a Bill of Rights time.” power. She gives an example of a lack of em- at all, but just a list of privileges that some Why is voting so important? “It’s about univer- pathy with a scathing attack on Prime Minister people the government likes will get. We need The EU Referendum to be held on June 23rd has sal suffrage. In 2018 we’ll be celebrating the David Cameron’s description of refugees at a to win that fight. I also think the online world been described as the most important political centenary of some women first getting the vote camp in Calais in January this year as “a bunch is a new frontier with some people wanting to event of the last forty years or so. What does in this country. We haven’t even had a hundred of migrants.” control it, censor it and surveille it the whole she think about the fact that prisoners will not years of people like me being able to vote. time. We need to fight hard to keep the internet be allowed to take part? “Every prisoner should Prisoners being deprived of the vote is a horri- “Can you believe that?” she says, “’a bunch of a free and democratic place. And mostly I’d like have a vote,” she says emphatically. “There is ble, iniquitous hangover from Victorian times. migrants.’ That was on Holocaust Memorial to just see a politics that appeals to people’s no justification for them to be deprived of the And what I particularly dislike is when day. He ended that session with a horrible, better nature and not their worst.”

school, or the pensioner jailed opportunity.” The fact is that Excluding prisoners from the democratic for non-payment of a television how many prisoners might or licence or council tax cannot. might not vote is irrelevant. So This denial is not because they long as people in prison are process is nothing short of iniquitous are ‘criminals,’ but because they denied this fundamental dem- are prisoners. ocratic birth right - it allows are prisoners. If people were we want to do is make prisoners politicians and the media to Another absurdity regarding Inside view banned from voting because of much more responsible, and treat them differently in terms this issue is the disparity in the criminal convictions then it giving them the responsibility of their basic humanity. This in sentencing process. Somebody The blanket ban on prisoner for any offence. Someone serv- would mean that around ten of voting seems to me wholly turn encourages a popular be- who commits a burglary in voting in the UK was declared ing a whole life tariff for multi- million (one in six) members of consistent with that. I think it is lief that prisoners are “the Surrey and is awarded six illegal in 2004 by the European ple rape or murder? No vote. A the public would be disenfran- very unfortunate that there is other” - subhuman and worthy months in prison is denied the Court of Human Rights, but the person convicted of a ‘mercy’ chised. The absurdity of deny- all this hyped up fuss about it. I of nothing but scorn and deri- vote if an election takes place New Labour government in killing? No vote. A burglar? No ing a prisoner the vote just don’t know how many prison- sion when it comes to their during the sentence. Someone power at the time decided not vote. A drug dealer? No vote. A because he or she is a prisoner ers would vote, but I think they human rights, or their demo- who commits an identical of- to act. When the coalition gov- mother serving time because makes no intelligent sense at all should have that opportunity.” cratic voting rights. Hardly an fence in and gets a ernment between the her child is a repeat truant? No and in fact smacks of nothing couple of hundred hour’s com- attitude that might inspire a Conservative party and the vote. A grandfather jailed for more than iniquitous Woolf’s answer was typically munity service and a period of locked up person to want to Liberal Democrats took power non-payment of his television discrimination. common sense, but here is the probation is not, demonstrating re-join society as a conscientious, in May 2010 still no action was license? No vote. In fact not a real absurdity of David Cameron’s perfectly that the ban is nothing hard-working, law abiding cit- taken. In fact the newly elected single person convicted of any Lord Woolf, who conducted the stance. A convicted murderer to do with criminality. It is pure izen post prison. Prime Minister David Cameron criminal offence who has been inquiry into the Strangeways who has served his or her “tariff” and simply discrimination be- went so far as to say soon after sentenced to a term in prison Riot of 1990 and is regarded as time in prison and has been cause of an individual’s status If this government is really com- he took office, “It makes me is entitled to vote in this one of the most astute legal released on licence can stroll as a prisoner. mitted to its declared reforming physically ill to even contem- country. minds and arbiter of rights in into the polling station on June agenda for our prisons this in- plate having to give the vote to the country expresses bemuse- 23rd and cast a vote in the ref- Arguing for prisoner voting iquity should be remedied and anyone in prison.” Note well - he Is the Prime Minister against ment at the Government’s erendum without the slightest Lord Woolf said he didn’t know mechanisms to facilitate votes wasn’t just referring to people prisoners being allowed to vote stance on prisoner voting. “I just hindrance or restriction. Yet the how many prisoners would for prisoners should be institut- convicted of the most serious because they have committed can’t understand, quite frankly, mother imprisoned for failing vote, “but they should have that ed at the earliest opportunity. crimes - but to “anyone in prison” crimes? No. It is because they the antipathy towards it. What to ensure her child has attended Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment // EU Referendum 15 Should we stay or should we go?

Karren Brady Jeremy Corbyn Boris Johnson Nigel Farage Vice-chair of West Ham United and star of Leader of the Labour Party Mayor of London Leader of UKIP The Apprentice You can’t build a better world unless you Would anyone in their right mind want If we remain members of the EU it is a I will vote for what creates jobs in engage with the world to join the EU today? perfectly reasonable, sane thing to say that Britain, what boosts our businesses, and our migration crisis will get worse what keeps our streets safe The Conservative government would take the It is 50 years old, it is going in the wrong opportunity of an exit from the EU to slash direction. It is time for real reform. The only Farage’s main reason for wanting to Britain I have no doubt that a vote to remain in protection for workers, in a “bonfire of way to get that is to leave.” He dismisses to leave the EU is immigration. “It is not good Europe will deliver the best available rights” he says, “We want to strengthen the suggestions by Prime Minister David for our quality of life, it is not good for social cohesion in our society, and our population, outcome for Britain. The EU is far from protection of every worker, all over Europe, Cameron that he and other Leave campaign- inexorably headed towards 70 million or 75 perfect and it needs to change, but overall not just in Britain. Just imagine what the ers were willing to sacrifice jobs and growth million, will not make this a better, richer or our country already has a good deal in Tories would do to workers’ rights here in to achieve a measure of greater independ- happier place to be. But as EU members there Europe and, thanks to the reforms being led Britain if we voted to leave the EU in June. ence. “You look at the plan to increase the is nothing we can do about it. If we remain by David Cameron, we can have an even They’d dump rights on equal pay, working efforts to prop up the single currency with an time, annual leave, for agency workers, and members of the EU it is a perfectly reasona- better deal in the future. As a businesswom- ever denser system of integration, with more ble, sane thing to say that our migration an, it seems common sense to me that our on maternity pay as fast as they could get and more regulation about all sorts of social away with it. It would be a bonfire of rights crisis will get worse. I do not believe that we country should be as close to our biggest and economic issues which will impact that Labour governments secured within the are being told the truth about the number of market as possible. We send half the goods directly on this country, I think the risk is EU. Not only that, it wouldn’t be a Labour people coming to this country. I believe that we export to the world’s largest trading bloc increasingly in staying in the project. I think government negotiating a better settlement the true figures actually would shock us. right on doorstep and we’ve enjoyed £24 the best thing we can do is show a lead, show for working people with the EU. It would be a Mass migration into Britain on this scale is billion per year of European investment in an example and strike out for freedom.” For not good for our country. Surely one of the Tory government, quite possibly led by Boris our country over the past decade. If we left those campaigning to stay in the EU who he first duties of the British Government should Johnson and backed by Nigel Farage, that accuses of generating fear of what might be to do everything within their power to Europe, tariffs and red tape could spring up would negotiate the worst of all worlds: a free protect our people from the horrors [of the to make exporting harder and investment market free-for-all shorn of rights and happen if we leave, Johnson quotes US terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels]. The scarcer. This would hurt British businesses protections. There is nothing wrong with President Franklin Roosevelt, who said in his safest way for us to attempt to prevent such and British jobs. When I hear people who people migrating to work across the continent first inauguration speech in 1933, “the only things is to leave the EU and to take back want us to leave Europe run through their list but there has to be a level playing field on pay thing we have to fear is fear itself,” and control of our borders.” of alternative models - Norway, Switzerland, and conditions. What we have is unscrupu- added, “even fear is not that scary...” Canada, even Peru - I feel absolutely no lous employers doing that. Over the years I confidence that we would enjoy access to have been critical of many decisions taken by European markets on anywhere near as good the EU, and I remain critical of its shortcom- ‘Should the remain a member a terms we currently enjoy if we left. Britain ings; from its lack of democratic accountabil- is a great country which has always played a ity to the institutional pressure to deregulate of the European Union or leave the European prominent role in the world. Even football or privatise public services. So Europe needs fans can thank the EU for making it easier for to change. But that change can only come Union?’ will be the question on 23 June 2016 clubs to bring in top European players. from working with our allies in the EU.”

Sir Richard Branson Michael Gove Business magnate, investor, and philanthropist Justice Secretary

I’m old enough to remember the days before we were By leaving the EU we can take control. Indeed, we can part of Europe and those days were very unfriendly days show the rest of Europe the way to flourish

A vote for Britain to leave the European Union could see I believe our country would be freer, fairer and better off “massive numbers of routes” taken away from low-cost outside the EU. And if, at this moment of decision, I didn’t say airlines operating from the UK, as well as onerous costs in tax what I believe, I would not be true to my convictions or my and extra bureaucracy. Leaving the EU would be “the saddest country. By leaving the EU we can take control. Indeed, we day” and would take Britain back to “unfriendly” times. “It’s can show the rest of Europe the way to flourish. “Instead of quite likely that massive numbers of [airline] routes will be grumbling and complaining about the things we can’t change taken away from EasyJet or Ryanair if we exit. The only reason and growing resentful and bitter, we can shape an optimistic, they are allowed to fly in Europe is because we are part of it. I forward-looking and genuinely internationalist alternative to couldn’t see why the EU would be nice to us if we leave. the path the EU is going down. Describing it as “the most Personally if I was in their shoes I’d want to punish people difficult decision of my political life,” he says he was encouraged who desert the ship. I hope sense will prevail. I think it would to stand for Parliament by his friend David Cameron, “and he be one of the saddest days for Great Britain and British has given me the opportunity to serve in what I believe is a people. A lot of the European nasties have already been great, reforming government. I think he is an outstanding sorted out. People talk about bureaucracy. The bureaucracy of prime minister. There is, as far as I can see, only one signifi- all the things we’d have to do if we get out, dealing with all cant issue on which we have differed. And that is the future of the tax we pay when we export products, that alone will well the UK in the European Union. It pains me to have to disagree outweigh the cost of Europe to Britain. Before Europe, if I with the prime minister on any issue. My instinct is to support wanted to export music to Belgium or France or Germany, it him through good times and bad. But I cannot duck the was 40% tax.” choice which the prime minister has given every one of us. 16 Comment // Diary www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016

side to the project which the combination of an influx audience. The authorities po- Anton describes to me: Self of men determined to get their litely suggested that the air- Month by Month Study (which is not, I need heads down with some judi- port workers were just as de- hardly say, the study of self). cial dispersal of trouble mak- serving – which of course they The prospective student, after ers has changed the ethos on were. Anyone can benefit from By Rachel Billington consultation with his Skills the wing. Malcolm, hope and poetry but it was not, I pointed Advisor, can choose how and perseverance his second out, what had been agreed. It what he wants to study, names, is already planning was, I have to admit, a disap- whether it’s dipping into a va- extending the project to other pointment, if not quite a sur- riety of different areas or set- wings. Always looking to the prise. The surprise came when tling down into a structured future, he has set up The Open suddenly, after nearly three course. Both Anton and Matt Academy with its own board hours, we were informed that are doing degree courses but of trustees which include ex- a bus was coming that would many men, including Matt, set ternal agencies, such as PET take all of us (bemused airport out on a plan of Self Study be- and NOVUS as well as the workers included) to the fore gaining confidence and Governor and himself, as Head Women’s Prison, although - switching over to a course. of Learning, Skills and this delivered in a firm voice, Some simply enjoy learning Employment. He is encourag- ‘You must not talk to the for its own sake and getting ing interest from prisoners in prisoners.’ their head in a better place. other gaols and also wants a The plan for a new student is day when the staff will use the So I went into the prison where plotted by Matt and monitored facilities. He lets me into his 300 women are held and saw in a personal profile file. secret, ‘Don’t give up on ideas. the small but serviceable li- It’s only other people’s brary, the hatch for the ‘super- It seemed to me that this was opinions.’ market’ with a queue of shop- almost too good to be true and pers, admired a mother with a of course there are problems. Dubai Prison baby and a sunny courtyard At the moment there are thirty Dubai Prison is surrounded by with flowers where playthings five students while there are desert as dry as the marsh- were set up. I visited the craft places for eighty five on the lands round Swaleside are room and even bought a cro- wing. All the men and Malcolm wet. In fact the whole prison, cheted hat and a charming The Open Academy open on A Wing with three and present governor, Paul too have no doubt that there with its sandy walls and lim- decoration embroidered with HMP Swaleside dedicated rooms, one well- Newton, Malcolm got going. are plenty of men out there itless sky seems more like a the letter ‘R’. All this was good There’s been a lot of talk re- equipped with computers for who would like to come but, scene out of an old-fashioned news in the circumstances and cently about The Open ‘virtual campus’ learning, one As modest as he is determined, for various reasons, don’t Foreign Legion film than a I was extremely touched when Academy in HMP Swaleside: with all the books needed for Malcolm does not tell me make it. It is, after all, still a modern, decade-old prison. I the librarian presented me an article in the Guardian, courses, ranging from crimi- about the project himself but very young programme, only was in the country, part of the with a bunch of paper flowers praise in The House of Lords, nology and business studies introduces me to Anton and six months old, although United Arab Emirates, to made by the prisoners. (pic- the Dame Sally Coates review to sociology and zoology, and Matt, Co-ordinator and Study Anton is confidently planning speak at the Emirates Airline tured below) calls it ‘the gold standard for a third for quiet study. Manager. Both are paid £30 a their first year celebration. Literary Festival and I had distance learning in prisons.’ week and run the programme, Malcolm only claims modest- been suitably impressed when So I decided to go and see it I was met at the prison (built with the support of PO Richard ly, ‘The Open Academy is wor- its director announced that for myself. in 1989) by Malcolm Whitelaw, Dowdell who is the Custodial thy of looking at as a potential she’d arranged for me to visit Head of Learning, Skills and Manager. I also meet a second model’. On the other hand, he the Womens’ Prison to talk Swaleside, a category B prison Employment who after a brief Matt who works as a Skills points out with some passion, about poetry. with not the best reputation in drop into his office led me Adviser in the Education ‘Over the average sentence of the world, is one of three pris- through Victorian-style locked Department. Skills Advisers, ten years, after the first efforts, Full of enthusiasm, I brought ons on the Isle of Sheppey. bars and doors to A Wing. I also paid £30 are an important very little usually happens’. from England copies of the Clearly the tranquillity of soon realised that, as so often part of the scheme so that men latest volume of Inside Poetry Elmley Nature Reserve has not with new initiatives, the exist- can understand what is going written by contributors to spilled over to its neighbour. ence of The Open Academy is on in A Wing. The point is The Academy Inside Time, and set out one Swaleside holds 1,100 prison- down to the vision and perse- made: this is a facility run by is not only sunny morning with a com- ers and A Wing, up till last verance of one person. Malcolm prisoners for prisoners. about learning, panion to translate where nec- September, was better known arrived from HMP Cookham essary. What I did already for violence and gangs than Wood in November 2014 and Anton says, ‘The Open it’s about self- know was that the women calm study as highlighted in decided at once that he had Academy gives prisoners the management would be from very many our Newsround item on page real challenges at his new pris- chance to learn to as high a countries since 90% of those I noted the prisoners wore 13. But on September 15th The on. With the backing of both level as possible.’ But how do living in Dubai are not rather chic burgundy coloured Open Academy declared itself past Governor, Sarah Coccie, you get hold of the students, I When I hear that rag cutting Emiratis. tunics and trousers and that ask? Matt explains he goes to (job description unnecessary) indeed they were from many Induction meetings to broad- is one of the main employ- We were shown through re- nations, England included, cast what The Open Academy ments on offer at Swaleside, I ception and across a but since I couldn’t talk to has to offer and introduces me feel A Wing is an even more well-planted courtyard to a them, about poetry or any- to Les and Dwaine who both remarkable alternative. As large auditorium where a thing else, that was the limit joined up direct from the Matt remarks, ‘The Academy group of women waited. of my engagement, plus smiles Induction Wing. Les told me is not only about learning, it’s Things seemed to be progress- and nods of course. It is odd, he couldn’t believe his luck about self-management.’ He ing well until, while I was fit- in a way, that I had been given when he realised what was on is already making plans to ted up with a microphone, we permission for a visit at all offer: access to three quiet, start a small business when he discovered that the women when there was so much anx- orderly rooms with any level gets out. Men are paid impor- gathered together were work- iety around it. My hope is that of study on offer and a single tantly, at the same rate per ers from Dubai Airport and not a bridgehead has been formed, cell. ‘The Open Academy is session (£2.34) as those work- prisoners at all. The prisoners, that the poetry books we left quite revolutionary,’ he adds, ing through the Education apparently, were not have found their way into in- ‘because you don’t have to department. available. terested hands and that our leave the wing to study.’ In offer of more books through fact you have to live on the An incidental plus in the Open Many cordial meetings later, the Dubai Literary Festival will wing to join the programme. Academy saga is that A Wing it became clear that my talk be taken up. It’s all about per- is no longer a place for fear about poetry in prison was not severance, as Malcolm But there is another important and intimidation. It seems that likely to find the target Whitelaw would say. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment // Interview 17

to prisoners and teachers. “Where reformed offenders. “Employers possible we would always go to the should have a charter mark, if they wing so we could see prisoners where wish to have a charter mark, to say they lived. The fi rst prison I visited they are proud to employ people who was extremely intimidating. When have convictions or who have been we went on the wing it was narrow in prison. Not all employers might corridors and those steel steps and want to have it, but we would like walkways. It must have been free that as an option for them. Some peo- time as there were men everywhere ple who are liberal minded and re- and for the fi rst time I felt pretty vul- formist would actually choose an nerable. One prisoner on the stairwell ex-off ender for that reason. The FA really aggressively started complain- are doing a scheme to train coaches ing to us, telling us about things, and referees in prisons. David Dean ‘don’t listen to what they say’. His the ex-chairman of Arsenal goes into frustration was boiling over. He prisons all over the country and gives wasn’t being aggressive towards us, inspirational talks. I’m trying to en- but he was obviously just so… angry. ergise all sorts of people to do things Yes angry. That’s the word. You could to help reform our prisons. When I feel his complete sense of powerless- told some friends of mine that James ness. I got that feeling from many of Timpson was doing such good work the prisons we visited.” employing people from prison to run his shops, they went, ‘Oh we never How hard was it to acclimatise to the go to Timpson because he’s quite prison environment? “It was odd be- expensive, but now we’re going to cause when I went into classrooms I go’.” went straight into teacher mode. They weren’t adult prisoners, they But why should we invest in educa- Photograph: Jill Mead were just students. I found myself tion for prisoners? Especially since getting much more confident and large sections of the general public comfortable as I began to see the peo- still believe that people go to prison ple I spoke to as just normal people. to be punished. “Yes, well I totally I spoke to one young guy in his 20s believe there are consequences if you I’m not a do-gooder and he had forty years to serve, and behave badly. But the punishment is I was just thinking, how do you get being incarcerated. People are in Responsible for the Coates Review of education in prison Dame Sally up in the morning?” prison as punishment not for pun- ishment. If you just shut a person up Coates tells Inside Time she wants hope for prisoners to be a reality Coates was made a Dame Commander for however many years without try- of the British Empire (CBE) in recog- ing to help them to change for the Erwin James everybody. So I want to turn hope knows nothing about prisons spout- nition of her services to education better, then you’re likely to get some- into reality. I didn’t know much about ing off about things.” My view, I tell and her eff orts in turning around the body worse coming out. The caged Former headmistress and mother of prison,” she says, “but I know a lot her, is that her proposals are eminent- fortunes of what was then the badly frustration and anger and the depres- four Sally Coates was tasked last year about education.” ly doable. They have the potential to failing Burlington Danes Academy in sion and other mental health issues by Justice Secretary Michael Gove change the whole culture of prisons. west London, which had been de- that come from just being incarcer- with undertaking a full-scale review Her report, launched last month “I hope so,” she says, “I really hope scribed to her beforehand as ‘feral.’ ated need to be off set by something of education in prison. Other than made a number of signifi cant recom- so. I feel I really want to stand for peo- Five years aft er she took over as head positive. I met a lot of people suff er- having visited a former pupil in a mendations, including allowing pris- ple who need education in prison.” it was declared ‘outstanding in every ing severe depression, coping with Young Off enders she had never been oners to pay to take their driving category’. As a result then Education the lethargy and apathy of prison life. in prison before. Does she think that theory tests whilst still in prison; that I feel I really want Secretary Gove praised her as one of If you’re the victim it’s hard to accept some people in the system might just learning should be modular rather the country’s ‘super heads’ for her people in prison benefi ting in some see her as an outsider, a do-gooder than linear to address the lack of to stand for people contribution to raising standards. way. But we’ve put in the report that without any real understanding of continuity a prisoner experiences who need education Raising standards in prison educa- reoff ending costs society somewhere prisons? “I’m not a do-gooder, I just through transfers or unannounced tion is another challenge altogether. between nine and eleven billion think that a lot of prisoners have hope ‘ship outs’ - and the main and most in prison She has confi dence that Michael Gove pounds a year, with court costs, po- and sometimes I feel that that hope innovative recommendation the in- is fully committed to the task. “I think lice, lawyers etc. So it’s worth invest- isn’t realistic because I know the re- troduction of a scheme whereby grad- Initially intimidated by the alien en- Michael Gove is an incredible Justice ing in rehabilitation so there are ality. But I want to make their hope uates will spend two years working as vironment of the wings and landings, Secretary, prison reform and reform fewer victims of re-offenders and more of a reality. By making educa- prison offi cers and operating as ‘teach- she says that it took her a little while of prison education is all down to him reduced fi nancial costs to society.” tion important for Governors, be- ing assistants’ on wings before going to feel confi dent. During the course of really. He’s really driven.” cause they are going to be accounta- off to work in other areas of industry. her review Coates and her team of 12 ble, I hope we’ll transform education “I didn’t want it to be unrealistic, or visited 30 prisons. She spoke to Another recommendation is the in- The main recommendations of the in prisons. If it matters to the person too idealistic. I don’t want people to Governors, prison offi cers, and went troduction of a Charter Mark for em- Coates Review will be featured in at the top then it will matter to think, oh here’s somebody who to educations departments to speak ployers who actively employ next months Inside Time.

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voetbal’. He also insisted that my system, can follow my in- Cruyff’s influence also Inside Sport the first team keep persisting structions, but Pep, Pep not stretched beyond the football with this philosophy and that only does all that but Pep ac- pitch, well into the boardroom results would soon follow. tually gets it, he gets the sys- and media. It is well known Under Cruyff’s clever manage- tem, it’s philosophy. It’s why Joan Laporta won the 2003 ment he won, during his eight Pep is my conductor, my on- elections to become president year reign (the longest serving field general and I believe one because he had the backing Barca manager to date) 4 day will become a good man- and ear of Cruyff. Laporta, a Johan Cruyff ager’. Indeed Cruyff had such league titles, 2 Supercopa, 7 huge admirer and believer in an impact on Pep’s career and Copa del Rey, 1 European cup, the Cruyff model, installed managerial career Pep has 1 UEFA super cup and 1 Cup Frank Rijkaard as the club’s a genius now departed winner’s cup. It probably been on record and said of his coach on the advice of Cruyff would have been more if it teacher ‘Before he (Cruyff) and even when in the first six wasn’t for Barca’s then media came to Barca I knew nothing A Pockett the defender be playing up refusal to play for a team months Rijkaard’s Barca were obsessed, egocentric, egoma- about football except to run, front, it is a system of constant under the guidance of Spain’s poor he still, with Cruyff’s niacal president Josep Huis run and run but he taught me fluidity, and relies on a collec- fascist dictator General Franco The word genius may not al- Nurez sacking Cruyff, but dur- how to properly play football, backing, maintained faith in tive teamwork and attitude to (Cruyff insisted he could never ways resonate with a legend- ing Cruyff’s successful tenure to see that the ball does the Rijkaard. Even after the ary ex-footballer, you would implement. play for a team that were so expect a genius to be a scien- blatantly favoured under tist, a philanthropist, an artist Ajax under this ‘toetaal voet- Franco) and the other was his or a philosopher but then, bal’ system of Michels crushed friend and mentor Michels at mention the words Johan the stranglehold Italian club Barca, a man for whom he had Cruyff and that’s what most football had on the European nothing but admiration, so people familiar and versed in club game and the catemaccio Barca got Cruyff, paying a then the world of football would ultra defensive, safety first, world record fee of £922,000 use to describe the now de- dull uninspiring style that was and despite the club not win- parted play-maker who sadly the norm of the day. Cruyff ning much at that time under passed away on 24th March under Michels, Ajax won three Michels tutelage the seed of and the footballing world will European cups in 1971, 1972 ‘toetaal voetbal’ had already never quite be the same again and 1974 and showed a new been planted. now that it has lost another of way of how the beautiful game its greats. should be played. In 1988 Johan Cruyff returned as manager of FC Barcelona Johan Cruyff was born and Rinus Michels then moved on and with it drew huge media raised in Amsterdam and was to become manager of FC attention, fanfare and opti- a pupil of the great Rinus Barcelona and one of his first mism and hope. One of the Michels who first developed duties was to persuade Cruyff first things Cruyff ensured Johan Cruyff the phrase and system, struc- to join him to kick-start the must be done was a top down ture, style and philosophy of revolution in Spain. It was no reorganisation of the club’s football we came to know as secret that Ajax wanted to sell youth academy La Masia. He he had the privilege of work- work not you, that you always success Rijkaard brought to ‘Toetaal Voetbal’ a fluid sys- Cruyff to Barcelona’s bitter insisted all coaches teach, ing with Laudrup, Koeman, play with your head up, look- Barca, when it was inevitable Batero, Nadal, Amor, tem of playing where the ball rivals Real Madrid who not breathe, live and preach the ing to pass, to receive a pass, that he had to go after two dis- Stoitchkev, Romario, does the work all the time and only had a far more illustrious ‘toetaal voetbal’ system that to use clever angles and posi- astrous campaigns that saw Beginstain, Zubizaretta and players constantly in- history at that time but had his mentor Michels had im- tioning, that you play football them concede league titles also offered more money than printed onto him. He insisted his most famous pupil Pep ter-change positions. In the with your head and your legs from winning positions and a Barcelona but Barca had two that no matter how bad results Guardiola, a person whom he system of ‘toetaal voetbal’ are just there to help you, vote of no confidence from the there are no fixed positions aces up their sleeves that may be that the youth teams described as ‘his on-field gen- Messi the greatest player ever club’s own members Laporta per-se, as during the game the Madrid could not match, persist until they finally grasp eral’ a man who Cruyff en- in my opinion is the embodi- turned to his friend for advice striker could be defending and namely Cruyff’s stubborn the concept of ‘toetaal thused ‘many players can play ment of what Johan taught me, and it was Cruyff who men- if I am the person I am today tioned Pep as an answer to it is because of Johan, if I have Barca’s managerial solution had the pleasure of winning Specialist Appeals & HAMER CHILDS when others on the board all I did with this great club wanted Mourinho and guar- Prison Law Solicitors P r i s o n L a w S o l i c i t o r s (Barcelona) with the players I anteed success over style or had it’s all down to Cruyff be- substance. 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I won more Gracias Johan, thank you , WN3 5BA please contact: Simon or Sarah than Cruyff as a manager but Johan. call 0333 344 4885 or at Hamer Childs Solicitors that is irrelevant because with- email [email protected] out Cruyff I would not be who Johan Cruyff 1947 - 2016 58 The Tything • Worcester • WR1 1JT I am today. It is all down to www.stephensons.co.uk 01905 724565 him, I will always be eternally A Pockett is currently resident grateful’. at HMP Rye Hill Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment 19 I’m new here... Is this your first time in prison? If it is then you are going to have to learn a few things...

card from Canteen, you can attach your statutory letter to it to use the allowance to post that card - you can, of course, include a letter with the card.

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5) Open University - For those who want to gain a “You can exchange unused Visiting Orders for phone credits” Tales of Wisdom qualification there is funding available. Speak to a NCS 2) Letters - Same as above, if K Hogan - HMP Bure (National Careers Service) you do not use visits then you Our man on the inside tells it like it is advisor. Take advantage of can exchange VOs for letters. You just make an application Sid Arter bell was rung and he was asked by the abbot what is freely available for an ‘Exchange of Statutory to go and help organise breakfast for the order. Visiting Order to letter at Tom joined one of the order members in the 1) Phone Credit - If you do Do you have any tips public expense’ or form R119. kitchen and was asked to make a large pan of not receive visits you can for new prisoners? Have you put porridge, whilst his associate sorted out bowls, exchange unused Visiting 3) Cards - You are allowed to Then write to: ‘Tips’ Inside spoons and a big pot of tea. Orders for phone credits. In this prison 4 months’ worth of send one letter per week Time, Botley Mills, Botley, the cat out? which the prison pays 2nd Southampton, Hampshire “How long have you had the cat and what col- VOs will get you a £2 credit on class postage on. If you buy a SO30 2GB Tom had approached the abbot of a monastery our is it?” Tom enquired. the phone. and asked if he might stay there with a view to joining the order. He was invited to stay for a He was keen to know more about this mischievous week to see if it worked out for him and the cat and was surprised when the associate said. order and after that time matters would be reviewed. He slept fitfully that first night and “We don’t have a cat. I’ve been here nine years was still tired at 4.30am when the bell rang for and have never seen a cat!” the first sitting of the day. Tom was almost the last to enter the small shrine room and he was Tom was puzzled by this and began to question about to sit down when the abbot addressed him. whether in his half awake state at 5am he had misheard the abbot or maybe it was his obedi- Wrongly convicted “Welcome Tom, it is good to have you with us ence being tested! of a crime? and I trust you will find your stay here helpful and beneficial. Before you sit could I ask you “We did have one here many years ago, it was to check that the cat has been put out of the a tabby and on occasions it got into the kitchen kitchen? She’ll get into everything whilst we and made a mess. So the abbot decreed that are sitting if we leave her there”. before we sat in the shrine one of the order should check that the cat was not in the kitchen Lost your appeal? Tom knew obedience was an important aspect and I guess we’ve done that ever since!” of community life and quickly got up and left the shrine room and went to the kitchen at the Like so many of us the order had got into a habit other side of the house and checked for the cat. years ago and despite it obviously no longer There was no sign of a cat and Tom made sure being of need or value, the habit had stuck. the windows were all closed and the door shut Maybe we should all look over our lives to see behind him before he returned and took his what habits we have hung onto despite them place in the shrine room. Tom sat in silence for no longer being of value; or maybe they were What next? around 40 minutes; at the end of which time a never valuable. ZZMMSS SSOOLLIICCIITTOORRSS Prison Law specialists serving prisons throughout the Midlands. The CCRC can look again • IPP/LIFER ISSUES • If you think your conviction or sentence is wrong • PAROLE APPLICATIONS • apply to the CCRC • CATEGORISATION • • It won’t cost anything • ADJUDICATIONS • • Your sentence can’t be increased if you apply You don't need a lawyer to apply, but a good one • JUDICIAL REVIEWS • • • JUDICIAL REVIEWS • can help LICENCE CONDITIONS •

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0116 247 0790 Prisoners in Scotland should contact; The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, 5th Floor, Free advice & representation under legal aid Portland House, 17 Renfi eld Street, Glasgow, G2 5AH. Phone: 0141 270 7030 Email: [email protected] 20 Comment // Inside Justice www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016 New developments in blood evidence detection Liam O’Hare and Meez Islam, Biochemist and Physical Chemist, de- scribe the potential advances in blood evidence detection through hy- © Fotolia.com perspectral imaging (HSI), beyond human vision.

Liam O’Hare and Meez Islam information in many more bands. used in reconstruction of the events time the enquiry was made, years latent fingerprints where blood is One system in development currently of crimes, with many examples of im- after the event, it would only have present. All of this can be done with- captures 56 discrete bands. While this portant insights. For best results, the been possible to confirm that the out disturbing the scene or using investigator needs to know the shape blood was ‘very old’. chemical enhancements. In an early and often cited example is much more information than our and exact location of each mark and of the use of blood evidence, a 12th eyes can cope with, computer analy- this is easiest when the marks are ob- Biological identification of suspects The technique is still relatively century Chinese magistrate investi- sis allows us to identify the location vious and were all made during the started in earnest with the use of ABO young, however, and is not yet quite gating a murder, observed that flies of specific substances in the image same event. While existing techniques blood groups to at least exclude in- ready for routine use at the crime landed on the blade of a sickle be- according to the characteristic subtle allow overlapping stains from a se- dividuals. This became increasingly scene; further work is needed to pro- longing to one labourer and not on pattern of bands which they reflect quence of events to be partly charac- useful with the development of more duce robust instruments that are as those of other workers. The magis- or absorb in a way that would not be terised, and chemical tests may help sophisticated groupings, but the step easy to use as a normal digital cam- trate suggested that this was because possible using only three bands. locate less obvious marks, HSI may change to truly modern investigation era, to calibrate the aging algorithm the flies could detect otherwise un- allow a much simpler and more de- didn’t occur until DNA analysis al- so that it works reliably in real crime detectable traces of the victim’s One substance which can be detected tailed reconstruction of events by lo- lowed much more positive identifi- scenes, and to trial and validate the blood, and that this proved guilt. and identified in this way is haemo- cating, confirming and imaging even cation of individuals based on tiny methods to the satisfaction of impor- Apparently the labourer later con- globin, a component of blood, which small or faint marks without disturb- traces of blood. tant jurisdictions. Nevertheless, the fessed, but can we be certain of how absorbs light strongly and character- ing the scene. principles are now well established. the confession was obtained? As well istically in the blue part of the visible Such powerful use of tiny traces has as being cited as a very early example spectrum. It is this absorption, and Not only can the placed still greater emphasis on the Current developments have focused of both blood evidence and forensic reflection of other light, which gives rapid, sensitive and reliable identifi- on the visible spectrum and thus on entomology, perhaps this should also blood its distinctive red colour. Other HSI system still allow cation of blood at the scene. This may blood stains, but even more progress be cited as an example of the impor- substances also absorb blue light and soon be advanced by the use of HSI can be made when the method is ex- tance of sound science. so will appear red to our eyes, as well confidence that it is as to any camera using a three-band to unequivocally and efficiently de- tended beyond the visible to allow blood, it is this change tect traces that can be productively detection and characterisation of The use of blood evidence developed (RGB) sensor, but the detailed pattern analysed using these still relatively other biological evidence (sweat and from this questionable beginning of absorption and reflection will al- in the absorption expensive DNA techniques. The great semen) and even drug and firearms with the development of more relia- ways be different to that of haemo- pattern that can be advantage of HSI will be that it will residues. ble chemical tests, such as the globin. Our eyes are not aware of be possible to use it to scan a wide Luminol test. Although these are these details so we find it hard to be used to estimate how area rapidly, or to look at an espe- powerful and reasonably specific, certain if a red patch is due to blood old the stain is cially interesting area in detail, with- they are also prone to some potential or something else (e.g. red ink or to- out contaminating or disturbing the Dr O’Hare retired from the post of false positive results and are some- mato sauce) but the HSI system can Still more exciting is the potential to evidence. Director of Learning Development what disruptive to administer at the be quite specific; a 56-band sensor at Teesside University in December provide the relative age of stains, al- crime scene. Because of these issues, reveals the subtlety of the absorption 2015, but continues to be active in lowing investigators to be clear about Fingerprint evidence is even better examiners normally test areas only pattern in a way that can positively research, not least the applications the order in which blood marks were established and fingerprints in blood when they already suspect blood ev- identify whether or not the absorp- of hyperspectral imaging which he made. It may even be possible to de- are commonly observed. idence is present, perhaps leading to tion is due to haem. works on through Chemicam Ltd, a termine the age of fresh stains to with- Enhancement of faint prints is pos- missed evidence when the traces are spinout company that he started in a few hours and older stains to sible with chemical methods or the small or latent, or if stains are located Although HSI is not yet quite as sen- with Meez Islam, Peter Beveridge within a few days, allowing investi- use of ultraviolet illumination, but on dark backgrounds. sitive as the best chemical tests, it is and others at Teesside. sensitive enough to detect blood even gators to correlate blood evidence incorrect application may result in a with time of death estimates or to loss of ridge detail or interfere with Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has re- in washed garments. It is also much Dr Islam is a Reader in Physical check alibis.3 subsequent recovery of DNA materi- cently been shown to be a promising more specific than the chemical tests: Chemistry in the School of Science al. HSI has recently been shown to alternative. Not only might it revolu- so far no false positives have been and Engineering at Teesside where Whilst HSI will allow us to confirm overcome these limitations. tionise the detection of stains, it may discovered. Furthermore, as the he has utilised his expertise in that a mark is or is not blood even offer important additional informa- blood stain ages, the absorption pat- interdisciplinary projects in areas when the image is taken long after the In conclusion, Hyperspectral Imaging tion, such as the age of the stain. HSI tern changes. The stain changes col- ranging from liquid phase analyti- event, it is necessary to collect the HSI utilizes many more spectral bands is non-destructive: as the investigator our and becomes reddy-brown, intro- cal spectroscopy to forensic science. data as soon as possible to allow the than the three used in normal RGB simply takes a picture using a device ducing the potential for visual most precise estimates of age. The cameras, making it possible to spe- not unlike a digital camera, there is confusion with other stains (e.g. team developing the technique recent- cifically locate and characterise par- no need to treat, disturb, or even coffee or chocolate). Not only can the ly received an enquiry relating to a ticular chemicals, particularly hae- come into contact with the surface HSI system still allow confidence that suspect whose blood was discovered moglobin from blood, within the being studied. it is blood, it is this change in the ab- sorption pattern that can be used to at a crime scene. The suspect admitted image. This offers the potential to being at the scene many years before advance crime scene investigation in Most digital cameras capture infor- estimate how old the stain is. Inside Justice, part of Inside Time, is the crime and suggested that this was three main areas. Firstly, it allows mation for each point on the picture funded by charitable donations from when the blood was deposited. An HSI better imaging of blood spatter and in three bands (representing the col- Having detected the blood, there are the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Inside image taken on discovery of the scene estimation of the relative age of blood ours red, green and blue). As our eyes three main ways in which the evi- Time & the Roddick Foundation. would have allowed the age of the marks. Secondly, it helps locate and work in a similar way, this limited dence can be used. HSI offers advan- stain to be confirmed with enough identify blood marks for subsequent www.insidejusticeuk.com data gives an image that our eyes tages in all three applications. precision to confirm or deny this ex- biological identification and finally interpret as full colour. HSI extends insidejusticeUK planation, but unfortunately by the it helps in the imaging of faint and this to allow the capture of Blood spatter evidence has long been @insidejusticeUK Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment 21

demonstrably mean it, they will not readily other ways in which risk can be reduced e.g. by allow you to participate. improving your education and thereby getting But I just didn’t do it! a better job, giving up on drugs and alcohol, or If, then, your apparent lack of ‘Courses’ is an changing your attitudes e.g. about women. issue that is, or was, or will be a major factor These are matters which might properly be Denying responsibility is not all gloom and for the Parole Board to consider, then you will called ‘lifetime choices’ which you can address need a specialist assessment. and acknowledge, even if you deny a specific doom. The Parole Board will state that denial offence. is not a bar to progress This will cover the following concerns, research and facts: A famous example was a chap who ‘enjoyed’ Peter Pratt ‘Denial’ is a heterogeneous, i.e. mixed issue. It one night stands, especially after he had been includes a number of concepts and explana- A. In the late 1990’s, sex offender deniers were drinking. Eventually one of the women accused tions. These include, at one end of the spec- considered, almost, automatically, to be high him of rape and he was found guilty. As an We must begin with a necessary confession. risk. And no, this was not necessarily because ardent denier he was not eligible for the SOTP. Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of trum, statements about the law e.g. ‘it’s not wrong, what I did, didn’t harm anyone, I should of not doing ‘Courses’, but more to do, or so it But his attitude to women, and capacity to make Defence, got it spot on in 2002 when he said ‘It seems, with the announcement of ‘I didn’t do proper judgements when ‘merry’ were available is crucial, in our opinion, to acknowledge what not have to go to Court for ‘that’’. At the other it’. areas for intervention. you don’t know. Only then can what you do end of the spectrum is what might be called an know, be given its true value’. ‘absolutist’ position, namely ‘I was not there, it was not me who did that’. In the middle, there However, on looking at those who reoffended, D. Another strategy is to offer engagement in published research all bar one, were ‘admit- based on the offences that you do admit. That Our confession is neither of us knows with any are partial admissions, e.g. ‘I thought she con- ters’. This leads to the preliminary view that, certainty, or recent and actual data, how many sented, she never complained, she could have may not be all of the offences for which you prisoners are serving their sentences for some- left at any time, she told me she was 17’ etc. maybe, deniers are less risky than admitters. were found guilty, but any such offer, and sub- thing which they think they did not actually sequent engagement, can be viewed as reduc- do. Our professional experience is that ‘deniers’ As for violent offences, denial of direct respon- B. Fast forward 10 years, and recent and new ing your overall risk. are a sizable minority amongst the prison pop- sibility is often linked to issues of ‘joint enter- research on denial and risk in sex offenders ulation, and, as individuals, present particular prise’, which have recently been re-evaluated found exactly the same result for almost all So in conclusion, denying responsibility is not challenges to both prison staff, and Courts that by the Supreme Court. Absolute denial of a pure- individuals convicted of a sexual offence, and all doom and gloom. You must cooperate fully will determine if, and when, they are released, ly violent offence is, thankfully, relatively rare. at all levels of risk, as defined by Risk Matrix with what the Prison want you to do, and if usually, but not always by the Parole Board. 2000. possible show empathy for your victims. This is especially important if you ‘were not there’. If your consistent account is that the offence In our experience, ‘deniers’ In addition the new SARN guidance, promul- But, somebody attacked them, even if you main- for which you were found guilty simply did not seem more prevalent amongst gated by the Ministry of Justice in 2014, ac- tain it was not you. Even if you are a partial happen, then there are a number of predictable knowledged that it was not necessary to turn denier, they thought they were raped or sexu- and knowable consequences. Alternatively, if those found guilty of a sexual offenders into ‘confession machines’, and de- ally abused, so you can work on that basis. you pleaded guilty as a result of plea bargaining offence, as opposed to a scribed a number of reasons as to why so many for example, but now say that the offence did offenders ‘deny’. And remember that the Parole Board will state not occur, you will need to cogently explain purely violent offence. that denial is not a bar to progress. So they will your erstwhile plea and its circumstance. Indeed it seems certainly possible that, before be especially keen to hear from you about what The assessment of risk for those who partially long, but not yet unfortunately, deniers will be you will do to prevent ‘false’ allegation again. In our experience, ‘deniers’ seem more preva- allowed to attend courses. Whether the objec- lent amongst those found guilty of a sexual or fully deny is often fraught and can well trig- ger a referral to an ‘independent’ Psychologist. tive will be to enable them to become admitters, So do not forget that ‘deniers’ really do have offence, as opposed to a purely violent offence. or more reasonably perhaps, to enable individ- something to prove, and that feeling can often Of course, there is the category of ‘sexual mo- In the first instance, your Legal Adviser will want to know if you are considered ‘not suita- uals to develop a strategy to prevent false ac- be a powerful protective factor. tivation’, and some individuals, whilst charged cusation, very much remains to be seen. with rape, or ‘attempted rape’ for example, are ble’ for any of the prison based courses. The The ball is in your court! found guilty of a violent offence, on the basis entrance criteria vary from course to course. C. And never forget that the official position of that proving the sexual offence is just too diffi- treatment managers usually insist on a ‘full and the MoJ is that they have adopted a ‘7 Pathways’ cult. Proving the violent offence is then the frank’ admission of your responsibility for the Dr Peter Pratt is a Consultant Clinical and model. This means that there are a number of understandable and preferred option. offence, and unless you offer this, and Forensic Psychologist

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back out. The free-for-all described in Dame Frank Sinatra” inventions didn’t even make it Janet’s report is pure fantasy. Pop stars (and into America’s National Enquirer, the publica- DJ’s) were terrified of most fans - as indeed were tion for the most extreme fables. It was a differ- the technicians guarding their precious and ent time. The False Allegations Industry had delicate equipment, and not wanting anything not then kick started. Bent lawyers, corrupt cops stolen or grabbed. and sleazy journalists existed but had not yet constructed this new method of grabbing cash. Likewise, there were thousands of ridiculous boasts by fans. “So and so kissed me - and I’ve worked for the BBC in many capacities over pinched my bum” being the smallest invention. the past 50 years. My series Entertainment USA Most celebrities, in those days before DNA, were topped the BBC2 charts with just under ten mil- terrified of a Paternity Suit - many a fan, im- lion weekly viewers in the 1980s. I was Executive pregnated by her spotty boyfriend, preferred a Producer of the UK search for our annual wealthy star as the father and claimed the most Eurovision entry in the 1990s and found us a absurd encounters, then impossible to disprove. winner in 1997 with “Love Shine A Light” by Katrina and the Waves. By the way, this year, So, generally, complaints about misbehaviour were swiftly dismissed as fantasy. Not just on 2016, I reckon the Swedish Eurovision entry ‘If Top of the Pops but on all the other audience I Were Sorry’ will give the host country a winner shows such as Ready Steady Go, Thank Your again - worth a £10 bet at 7-1. So I do have first Lucky Stars and the rest. There were so many hand experience of how the BBC worked in the made; so few valid. Of course there were group- last century. Like Tony Blackburn I’ve been a ies, and there were stars who became embroiled loyal and essential contributor. (many stars eventually married fans). The sto- ries about the 60s and 70s are extraordinary Flawed memory may have coloured some of the and you can find hundreds of books and articles descriptions given to Dame Janet, who should The Wrong Tony about such occasions - even some Oscar win- not have been so gullible towards what she ning movies. believed and what she didn’t believe. Lord Hall- Hall should not have been so eager to appear Jonathan King between rehearsals. But security was incredibly The BBC and other organisations (not least the “fair and firm” to the tabloids and public. A tight, from the start. It is a sad truth that pop newspapers) received thousands of allegations token firing, to show how strict the BBC has stars in those days did not enjoy the attention and claims, some true, most false, as they are become, merely illustrated weakness. Worse The feeling among BBC staff seems to be that of fans, many of whom behaved very badly. today. If an employee was interviewed about than that, it breached the rules of decency, Lord Hall, Tony Hall, the Director General of They screamed, became out of control and often anything, many of the claims would be trivial, loyalty and appreciation for good work well the BBC, should be sacked, and not the other physically mobbed stars. I once had most of my mentioned in passing during a longer session done. If that’s the way the BBC treats its staff, Tony, Blackburn. They feel that he should be clothes torn off. In 1965 or 1966, the Rolling about such serious scandals as Payola or Drugs. no wonder the majority of them think the wrong supporting staff, past and present, instead of Stones were on tour and arrived at Cambridge, The headline making stories from the tabloid Tony was let go. Or, to use Lord Hall-Hall’s anally pandering to the media. where I was studying as an undergraduate. I’d front pages were few, compared with those retentive wording, “parted company”. met them on several TV shows we had done dumped or spiked or abandoned. In those days, Dame Janet Smith’s widely quoted report on together and visited them backstage to say lurid fantasies cropped up hourly and were the BBC earlier this year seems to have come hello. I left the stage door and the fans spotted regarded as not worth examining - hundreds Jonathan King is a proud former prisoner to certain conclusions - some of which may be me as a pop star - they rushed up and started of “kidnapped by aliens” tales and “I married right, others wrong. But however she decided grabbing souvenirs, starting with my cap. I ran. that Tony Blackburn was incorrect when he They followed. Many of my articles of apparel said he was never interviewed about the tragic were torn off. Wearing little more than my un- young fantasist dancer from Top of the Pops, derpants I leapt over a wall into a college for the feeling at the BBC is that such a mistake did sanctuary. Escaping the ghastly little monsters. not warrant the firing of such a high profile DJ, who had contributed so much to the Corporation I cannot tell you how many times we pop stars over the past 50 years. Even if it was a mistake. were confronted by a bared breast and demand- ed that we sign it. This often disturbed me, I was the first ever performer booked on the especially when I was given a biro to use. I CHILD first London show of Top of the Pops in the worried I might cause an injury to that delicate summer of 1965. My single, Everyone’s Gone part of the body. To The Moon, was the highest new entry that week, at No 19. I went on to appear on the show So we - and most other celebrities - cherished again and again, until the late 1990s. the secure areas backstage when doing TV and radio shows. 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B Grannon published every year and is the uni- Two guidelines are added: So, how should the date be given? offence should not be given merely versally accepted reference book that (i) There is no necessity to identify the as between two stated dates, as this Many sex offence trials are invalid summarises the criminal law of place, unless it is material to the charge. As far as the drafting of the date is may give rise to duplicity. because they are based upon invalid England and Wales. Its authority is (ii) The date specified should be the concerned, there are two formats: indictments. When I first read the such that it is often quoted in court. day of the month, the month and the The incorrect use of the Multiple indictment relating to my trial, I So my first question was - How im- year when the offence is alleged to A. Single Incident Court format: Incident Court format to describe a asked why every one of the counts portant is the indictment? have been committed. (i) When the alleged offence is a sin- single incident offence not only ren- described the offence as occurring gle incident that is said to have oc- ders that count defective because it between a widespread of dates - e.g. In the Crown Court the defendant is The indictment lists the alleged of- curred on a specific date, then that is ‘bad for duplicity’ but, more sig- - ‘On a day between the first day of tried on the indictment. The law says fences in the form of separate counts. exact date must be stated. nificantly, because it is ‘unlawful’ a January and the thirty-first day of - ‘The existence of a valid indictment Each count describes the charge as it (ii) When the exact date is not known, defective count invalidates the in- December.’ The answer I was given is itself a condition precedent to a relates to the offence defined in the then a narrow spread of dates may dictment which in turn makes the was - ‘It’s always been done that way.’ valid trial’. Which means, ‘there can- relevant Act. The date is given as ac- be used to indicate as close an ap- trial itself invalid. not be a valid trial unless there is a curately as possible. proximation of the date as possible. People in organisations, large and valid indictment’. The law regards A judgement on an invalid indict- small, have an inbuilt tendency to the indictment as the most important The count must be written clearly and B. Multiple Incidents Court format: ment concluded - ‘Therefore, in the accept, without question, the existing document at the trial. As such, it must accurately, ‘so as to avoid duplicity’. (i) ‘Specimen or Sample’ counts. present case, there was no valid in- customs and practises of their organ- be drafted with the greatest of care ‘Duplicity’ means ambiguity or open When the alleged offence is said to dictment, there was no trial, no valid isation. A recent glaring example was and attention to detail. Archbold says to misunderstanding. A count that is have been repeated over a long peri- verdict and no valid sentence.’ (R v the realisation that the principle of - ‘A difficulty in being precise in every deemed to be ‘bad for duplicity’ is od of time, its description can be Hodges 1981). ‘Joint Enterprise’ had been wrongly respect, is not a reason for not being defective. It renders the indictment considered as a sample or specimen applied in our courts for 32 years! precise when it is possible to do so’. invalid. of all the occasions when that offence Your solicitor will send you a copy of Everyone connected with criminal is said to have occurred. A wide the indictment upon which you were law learns that in order to convict of Archbold offers the following exam- Archbold says, - ‘The validity of an spread of dates is used to encompass tried. Check it out! murder there must be ‘intent’. ple of a simple indictment. The count indictment, or, of a count in an indict- the relevant period. Nevertheless, hundreds of prisoners describes a single incident offence, ment is a matter of law. Duplicity is a (ii) The ‘multiple incidents offence’ It has become ‘custom and practise’ are wrongly serving life sentences occurring on a specific date. matter of form and, where an indict- is also known as a ‘continuous to use the Multiple Incident Court because it became ‘custom and prac- ment is defective because of duplicity offence’. format, wrongly, in order to deprive tise’ to convict of murder all of those Indictment a conviction may be quashed’. the defendant of an alibi. It is also who were considered to be partici- In The Crown Court at Sometown Archbold 2013, Section 1-203, states used to rescue a claimant who is pants in the offence. Sometimes this The Queen v AB Archbold adds - ‘In R v Cain (1983) the the law very clearly - ‘Where the exact caught out on giving incorrect dates. included people who were not even Charged as follows: Theft, contrary to Court of Appeal quashed a conviction date of the offence is not known, the at the scene of the crime. section 1/1 of the Theft Act 1968 on the grounds that the count upon date should be stated as being on or There are none so blind as those who which it was based was ‘bad for du- about a particular date, or between will not see. Browsing in the prison library, I came Particulars plicity’ or, perhaps more properly two stated dates, so as to isolate the across Archbold Criminal Pleadings, AB on the date of January 2007, stole ‘uncertainty’. The fact that objection date of the offence as accurately as Evidence and Practise 2013. First in- a bag belonging to SM was not taken at the trial will not pre- possible.’ Unless the offence is a con- B Grannon is currently resident at troduced in 1822, Archbold is Date...... Crown Court Officer...... vent the conviction being quashed.’ tinuous one, the date of the first HMP Garth Parole.... Recall...... solicitors Recat...... Adjudication...... Why not let our experienced Prison Law Team provide you with the help you need?

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Alison Henderson One gentleman who carried a picture of his wife The excellent article about dementia in prisons, in last months Inside Time, was of special in- repeatedly asked me where terest to me. For five years I have worked as a she was. Each time I told him coordinator delivering age-appropriate and meaningful activities for individuals with softly that she had passed dementia. away. Little did I know that The disease is close to my heart because in 2014 every time I answered his my great-uncle succumbed to the disease after complications brought on by Lewy body de- question, he would grieve over mentia. Prisoners with dementia are a topic I and over like it was the first think about a lot. But on the flip side, I have met a number of family members with dementia time someone had told him who have a loved one serving time in prison. his wife had gone In 2014 I supported a lady with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter was and still is serving a lengthy I first started supporting people with dementia, prison sentence. Ann (although this is not her I was unaware of the many symptoms that came real name) did visit her daughter. It was difficult with it. because the prison officers didn’t understand © prisonimage.org

her sudden outbursts or choice of language One gentleman who carried a picture of his wife sometimes. repeatedly asked me where she was. Each time

I told him softly that she had passed away. Little Dementia can force people into self-conscious- did I know that every time I answered his ques- ness in which they are unable to act in a relaxed Dementia in prisons tion, he would grieve over and over like it was and natural way. It is one of the many undig- the first time someone had told him his wife nified symptoms of this ghastly illness. Ann’s professionals which helps them greatly to get see her daughter again. But she knew she had had gone. Cruel? Yes but certainly not inten- husband didn’t want to make a fuss during to know the individual in their care. Ann had a daughter. You see, her life story book jogged tional which is why I enrolled on training and visits so they sat in the visiting hall with the a life story book but her husband informed me Ann’s precious memories and photographs dementia awareness courses. I specialise now rest of the prisoners and their families. Ann has that he wasn’t allowed to take this in on a visit. brought a sparkle back into her eyes. She had in reminiscence and life story work. a large family but since she was diagnosed with I couldn’t understand why because over the a daughter who was three years of age. Not 28. dementia, children crying or screaming dis- years I have witnessed hundreds of Dads read- She even remembered her name and asked The prison estate needs to be more understand- tressed her. She also enjoyed an active social ing books to their children on visits. It promotes where she was. Meanwhile Ann’s daughter was ing not just with prisoners with dementia, but life and sang in pubs and clubs. But dementia interaction and maintains the bond between sat cooped up in a cell with the impression that those with the disease visiting their loved ones doesn’t like noisy environments so Ann would father and child/mother and child. her mother had forgotten her. also. This of course will come down to extra often feel unsettled and would bang the table. bodies and funding. If Ann had the opportunity She had been a calm and placid individual Prisoner’s families’ charities and organisations Flipping the coin back again, prisoners with to reminisce with her daughter with life story throughout her life but dementia caused her to passionately campaign about the benefits of dementia may experience exactly the same. work in a quiet environment, perhaps her present challenging behaviour sometimes. maintaining family ties. But, what about Ann? When I first started working on a dementia unit; daughter would now have the peace of mind One afternoon during a prison visit, Ann looked I thought I would be supporting elderly people that her mother knew she absolutely existed; I practice a one-to-one person centred approach at her daughter and said, “Who’s that”? Her - wrong! Ladies and gentlemen between the even if her existence was that of a three year and I find out as much as I possibly can about daughter returned back to her cell devastated. ages of 40-60 with Alzheimer’s/dementia old little girl once upon a time. a person I support with dementia. I compile life stayed for respite. Some had drugs and alcohol story work for support workers and other Her health deteriorated and she never went to induced dementia (Korsakoff Syndrome). When Alison Henderson is an expert by experience NOMS should relocate HQ in cost-cutting move

John O’Connor Overall, cost-cutting so far has seri- late last year it will be moving 1,800 office” - an industry term for traders, considering do the same. And there’s ously undermined the quality of life jobs from Canary Wharf to “less ex- investment bankers and other staff now an added incentive to get out of in prisons. pensive centres”. who deal directly with clients. The town following the Government’s Whatever the National Offender rest of the workforce comprises mid- decision to make London-based min- Management Service decides and In the context of cost-saving missing “You could be brutal and say only the dle and back office staff, where wages istries pay commercial rent on the does must be of personal interest to from the MoJ’s ten point five-year front office client-facing guy for are far lower and the cost of living in premises they occupy. prisoners because NOMS is ultimately single departmental strategic plan is London [needs to be there],” says the London is the bigger challenge. responsible (via the Prison Service) any specific reference as to how it can chief executive of one investment The case for decentralisation by for the operation and management of continue justifying having NOMS bank which is reviewing its London The need to save costs when decen- NOMS isn’t something new: some prisons in England and Wales. So headquartered in one of the world’s operations. According to the Financial tralising isn’t new. More recent action plans go way back into the mists of when the Ministry of Justice states in most expensive capital cities. It’s Times, he estimates that as little as follows some banks have already time. The many reasons described in its recently disclosed five-year single often said that government ministries one fifth of the thousands that his taken. Deutsche Bank, which employs the 2010 Inside Time article remain departmental strategic plan it will cut live in a world of their own and bank employs in London actually 8,000 people in the UK across its var- unchanged including: reduced ad- its administrative budget by 50% by there’s presently no better example need to be there. The banker will only ious business lines, has already put ministrative costs (lower rents and 2019/20 you can be sure prisoners will when taking NOMS as a specific in- speak anonymously as his staff do not 2,000 jobs to lower cost Birmingham. rates), more stabilised workforce, be paying the price for this ambitious stance of this. For the need for decen- yet know that they may be asked to JPMorgan has 4,000 technology and better quality of life, less travel time cost-saving target. Yet the trick- tralisation has never been greater locate. All the same, he expects the operation staff in Bournemouth, and between prisons locations, cheaper le-down effect of cost-cutting has than present yet many years have prospect would be welcome news for more than 1,000 in Scotland. Morgan housing, elimination of central already impacted enormously on the elapsed since it was highlighted in many. Staff, says this banker, being Stanley has 1,300 staff in Glasgow London “weighing allowance”, re- front line, most notably in the form Inside Time (February 2010). based in London are “losing out sig- working on IT,operation’s and gional regeneration, etc. Proposals of massive reductions in uniformed nificantly in terms of quality of life”, finance. for decentralisation at once stage staff. The MoJ’s imperviousness to the real adding that it is very difficult for his went even further when almost three world when it comes to decentralisa- bank to convince people to come to It’s against this background of decades ago work commenced on The extent to which lack of staff di- tion is confirmed when comparing it the capital. cost-cutting by the big players in the building the new Prison Service HQ rectly effects prisoners has been high- with the cost-cutting action now “real world” that government depart- in Nottingham. Construction reached lighted on numerous occasions and being undertaken by the world’s in- As well as being the world’s most ex- ments generally, and the MoJ specif- the stage where the foundations were only now are attempts being made to vestment banks based in London. pensive office market (according to ically, should be taking note. After actually dug. And then a rethink oc- reverse the more deleterious conse- Together they employ close to 65,000 estate agents CBRE), London also has all, -based financial curred and nothing more was ever quences. These include prisoners people in the UK capital. And it’s now the 12th highest cost of living in the institutions are a major source of heard. Perhaps now is the time to being banged-up for almost 24 hours being privately admitted by them that world and the highest among EU cit- government revenue by way of cor- expose these foundations and re- daily, denied education and/or voca- many of these jobs have no need to ies, research from consultancy Mercer poration tax. And if they now have a sume where work was left off. tional training and limitations on be done in such a costly location. For shows. For many banks, less than half real need to decentralise when visitors’ time spent with inmates. instance, Credit Suisse announced of their London employees are “front cost-cutting, then NOMS should be John O’Connor is a former prisoner. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Comment 25

could operate in. This Open letter to Nick Hardwick, basically meant a status From over the wall quo took place between New Chair, The Parole Board authorities whilst Terry Waite writes his monthly column for Inside Time prisoners and their Peter Oates - HMP Hull recent years you had a 1-350 families were sent to hell remember comforting myself take the all night bus out to chance of release on licence. and back. Parole Board I welcome your appointment by remembering those slaves Croydon and try and get some This was not a fair hearing hearings are on average as the new chair of the who spent a whole life in sleep on the upper deck. in law but a rubber stamping six months late, a term of Parole Board. Over the last chains virtually from cradle of ‘Jog on’. 12 month imprisonment Terry Waite CBE few years you have produced, to grave. They never knew Another person I met had just waiting for a hearing whilst Chief Inspector of what it was like to walk freely been a top fi nancial advisor Parole Boards were basically that you have already Prisons, damning reports Prison life and most of them never did. for a leading bank. Aft er a re-sentencing and re-con- waited 18 months for. about the prison system To go through the Prison series of upsets he too found victing prisoners every 18-24 How can anybody serve calling it a place of drugs, system well, one needs to be Hiroshima himself on the streets. It has months on historic offences, the equivalent of a twenty violence and squalor. You a survivor. For most prisoners A couple of weeks ago I was been said, with some truth, many two and three decades year prison sentence on an have also held positions as the journey is not an easy one in Hiroshima, Japan, the that the vast majority of old. Every Parole Board 18 month tariff, is it any a member of the Parole despite what is sometimes scene of the dropping of the working people are but two would add new programmes wonder the words Board Serious Case Review said in the popular press. fi rst Atomic bomb which or three pay cheques away or courses on hearings simply obscene and grotesque Committee (2010-15) and brought to a conclusion the from being homeless. to justify a rubber stamp are used, now adding you have a part-time role as All other considerations Second World War. It was answer. This system still psychological abuse. Professor of Criminal Justice, apart, to be deprived of sobering to think that that All three examples I have costs the British tax payer School of Law, Royal Holloway freedom is in itself a bomb, which had such a quoted have been through 150 million pounds per year, On behalf of all IPP University of London. punishment. To be constant- terrible impact on people, tough times and there will be but why? These four prisoners I would urge ly under the eye of a camera was but a fraction of the many reading these words thousand plus prisoners are you, implore you,that this As a Professor of Criminal or a prison offi cer; to be power of modern weapons who have experienced even still currently serving their matter be resolved with Justice you must know that powerless to help when that are stockpiled around more diffi cult circumstances. tariffs in, your words, places the Parole Board and any custodial sentence there are diffi culties back the world. I went into the of drugs, violence and Michael Gove MP, Justice must be balanced in line home; to be subject not only museum and saw the Hope squalor. How much more Secretary, as a matter of with proportionality and to the noise but to the deadly blackened outline of what One of the things that psychological and institu- urgency and common sense fairness. Any civilised routine of prison life and, as had been a human being enabled me to go through tionalized abuse can one prevails. As Chairman, country would demand it. is oft en the case, to be blasted onto a wall. My the years of incarceration man be put through because you order a serious case In 2012 the Government banged up for increasingly guide was the daughter of a was that somehow I was able of Government failures of review of all IPP prison- abolished imprisonment long periods of time can get survivor. Her mother lived in to keep reminding myself systemic proportions. ers serving tariffs of two for public protection IPP some people down. a house that was in the blast that, although things were years or less in the first because it was one of the area but was sheltered by a bad, I still had life and it was It would seem to any rational instance before moving gravest systemic failures in Rats bank of earth and thus the still possible to make person that any Parole Board, onto other tariffs. An criminal justice history. To add to this, last week blast went over the house. something creative from the Probation Officer or Offender urgent review of the Parole Yet, four years later over there was a report issued They survived but then experience. In other words I Supervisor who refused to Board hearing process four thousand IPP prison- which described conditions followed the dreadful eff ects did not let go of hope support the immediate that has led to under- ers remain behind bars in the Scrubs where there of radiation sickness with completely. release on licence of an IPP funding, understaffing many of whom are now 7, seemed to be almost as the cancers and deformities prisoner should be accused and trying to appear fair 8, 9, 10 years post tariff. many rats as there were that came in its wake. Truly In the examples I have of psychological abuse in and impartial bearing in Some of these prisoners prisoners! That’s probably terrible. quoted above the individuals the same form as any type of mind the Government received tariffs of 3 months an overstatement but the mentioned did not give up abuse whether that be have tied their hands to 2 years. You are aware rats had taken up residence hope. The survivor of the domestic, violent, sexual, behind their backs for the that the words, obscene, and the whole place seemed Your past, for bomb got good support, and alcohol, childhood or mental. last ten years. This Mr grotesque, inhumane, hardly fi t for human the homeless people were One of the definitions of Hardwick is your watch, whatever reason, scandalous and outrageous habitation. (Incidentally, given a leg up by Emmaus, abuse in the dictionary is your time in public office are used when discussing although I never came has led you to this but in all cases they had to do ‘prolonged ill-treatment’. For and I hope your appoint- this vile system. Many IPP across rats in Beirut, I was something for themselves. those IPP prisoners who are ment was one because point. It’s not the prisoners feel that the oft en woken at night by 7, 8, 9 10 years post their tariff you don’t accept no for an Parole Board ignored the cockroaches crawling over end of the world. Even though prison life how much more prolonged answer, you stand by warnings from 2008 my feet as I slept on the fl oor leaves a lot to be desired it is can you get before the word what you say and you You still have life regarding the systemic for fi ve years.) still possible to take some- abuse is well placed? believe in the principles failure of policy and simply and a future thing from the experience of criminal justice for all. carried out psychological Thinking of others and build creatively on it. I Your predecessor, Sir David The psychological abuse warfare on prisoners who It’s going to take time to get ahead of you don’t need to remind anyone Calvert-Smith blamed, quite of British prisoners must could never reach the rid of our Victorian jails and that this is a tough and rightly, Government policy stop, the question is, are release test or bar set by further time to implement Homeless diffi cult world. You will and legislation within the you the man to take on the board. At one stage in some of the reforms suggest- On a totally diff erent front know that as well as anyone. framework the Parole Board this systemic abuse? ed by those who are keen to last week, I was in Hull and However, keep hope alive see prisons become places of South Shields where we are and don’t allow yourself to rehabilitation, not places establishing Emmaus be defeated. Your past, for that simply recycle their communities for the home- whatever reason, has led you customers. Although life less. Regular readers of this to this point. It’s not the end 7 Water Street inside can be tough, it’s a column will have read about of the world. You still have Liverpool fact that there are many this organisation which life and a future ahead of L2 0RD people who experience more enables homeless people to you. There are thousands in diffi cult circumstances than return to mainstream life this world who have turned Experts in Prison Law British prisoners. and regain their dignity as tragedy into something human beings. creative. You can be one Specialist Advice & Representation That fact doesn’t excuse our such person. Legal Aid for: system but if we keep in mind There I met a lady who left Appeals Against Joint Enterprise Convictions that there are thousands of the North and for over 40 Until next month. Appeals - Conviction/Sentence people around the world for years held down a responsi- Contact Gary McAteer or All Parole Matters whom life is virtually ble job in London. Then she Daniel Kenyon on Terry Waite was a successful unbearable, then it can help fell ill, lost her job and, not Recall hostage negotiator before he 07597588579 us deal more eff ectively with long aft erwards, had to give Life Sentence Prisoners - Oral/Written Representations himself was held captive in or our own situation. up her fl at. In no time at all Adjudication Beirut for 1763 days between she was on the streets with 0151 375 9630 1987 and 1991; the fi rst four All prisons in England and Wales covered When I was fi rst locked away nowhere to go. As she had a years were spent in solitary and chained to the wall, I bus pass, at night she would Personal instructions always taken confi nement. 26 Comment // Interview www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016

Still doing a marvellous 60 years of building job 25 years on Inside Time’s former commissioning editor John Bowers has fond memories of his involvement with New Bridge upon release bridges to a brighter future from prison in 1991 after serving a lengthy sentence; coincidentally the same year Inside Time was founded by Eric McGraw New Bridge volunteer coordinator Pauline Austin talks to Inside Time following the Strangeways prison riot.

training groups are six in number, ideally ten John recalls: “I met Eric McGraw, then director but sometimes more. We do a crime quiz, just of New Bridge at a literary event in HMYOI to talk about the wider issues, to make sure Feltham after being granted a day’s parole to they know the facts. For example that we are read out some of my work. He invited me to a one of the highest imprisoning countries in ‘Celebration of Christmas’ concert at the Guards Europe, that we have more older people in pris- Chapel in London organised by New Bridge on than ever before and that we disproportion- where I met several of the guests, including well ately imprison more black people than other known broadcaster and TV personality Michael ethnic groups. Our training is about making Parkinson. Sensing that I was extremely nervous; sure volunteers understand the issues that sur- about to read my work out to 500 people, round imprisonment. People often have so Parkinson gave me some excellent advice that many misconceptions about prison life, usually has lasted throughout the years whenever I have gone onto a stage to deliver a presentation ... down to media misrepresentation. So we make “Take a deep breath and check your flies!” sure we break down any myths or misunderstandings.” John went on to become national trainer for

New Bridge where regular sessions involved This year marks the 60th anniversary of the determined to find a job that had more meaning “ I felt intrigued and had the sense training voluntary associates who wished to founding of New Bridge, the prisoner befriend- to it. She recalls the early days when Inside that perhaps I could offer something write to and visit isolated prisoners. He said: “In ing and mentoring charity which in 1990 created Time was created by the former Director of New a sense, in a variety of different ways, New Bridge the first national newspaper for people in pris- Bridge Eric McGraw and she would help him to positive to a section of the popula- was very much instrumental in my transition on: Inside Time. New Bridge was the brainchild put the paper together. “We did it on a large tion often reviled and literally out of from a man who’d spent a total of 15 years in of Lord Longford, who along with a number of table by literally just cutting and pasting arti- sight ” an assortment of Her Majesty’s penal establish- high profile associates inaugurated the charity cles Eric thought would be of interest to pris- ments, and felt pretty worthless, to a person Volunteer Befriender on 10th January 1956. Initially the volunteer oners. Part of my role in the early days was whose self-worth and confidence grew rapidly befrienders who were involved provided help going through the letters written to Inside Time and who has now left that past totally behind”. only to discharged prisoners. But over the years which in those days had only four issues a year.” Is there still an interest in volunteering? “Just this unique organisation has thrived and devel- through word of mouth we receive around six “I owe New Bridge a massive debt and 25 years oped into a nationwide service that continues “ What has this done for me? It has applications a week. Not everyone makes it. on, they are still doing a marvellous job But there are a lot of people out there with an to provide support and guidance to thousands given me something to look forward befriending prisoners who are isolated and of people in prison and beyond the prison gates. interest in prisons and an interest in helping need a listening ear. It never fails to amaze me Uniquely, New Bridge volunteers maintain con- to, to hope for. Someone is willing to people in prison to make the changes they need how a welcome letter or a friendly face, a cup tact with the prisoners they have befriended discuss a whole range of things [and] to make in order to live better lives.” Do volun- of tea and some meaningful empathy in the even when they move from prison to prison, to act as a sounding board for my teers stay long? “We have some very long stand- visits room can make all the difference”. ensuring that the support is sustained whenever ideas, hopes and fears. Most of all, it ing volunteers. Our longest serving volunteer joined us in 1987. Last year we gave out five prisoners are isolated or lack contact with family made me feel human again ” John Bowers is now a professional school and friends. certificates for volunteers who had been with speaker www.johnbowersschoolspeaker.com Prisoner us for more than 20 years.” How does she see nobody the future of New Bridge? “I hope in another 25 Over the years New Bridge has attracted a num- years we’re still going strong, maintaining our should be ber of high-profile prison reformers. As well as independence (we get no statutory funding, all defined by the Lord Longford, others who have played active our funding comes from grant making trusts roles range from former Home Secretary Rab and individual donors) - and I hope we still %JEZPVTVGGFS worst thing they have volunteers who are as enthusiastic and Butler (1960) and Sir Leon Radzinowicz (1972) QIZTJDBM TFYVBMHave you have done to broadcaster Jon Snow and Lord Longford’s interested as our team today. The best thing daughter, novelist and Inside Time’s associate about this job for me is the feedback we get PSFNPUJPOBMsuffered abuse Pauline Austin editor Rachel Billington. In 1961, New Bridge from people appreciative of the support we have BCVTFBTBDIJMEas a child? members also included the writer TS Eliot and given. Knowing that we make a difference Still tiny in comparison with many prisoner the poet Sir Stephen Spender. In 1968, HRH means everything to us.”  rehabilitation charities, New Bridge only em- Princess Alexandra, who has a longstanding 8#84PMJDJUPST DBOIFMQZPVDMBJN   ploys three members of staff. Pauline Austin, the interest in the resettlement of discharged pris- DPNQFOTBUJPOGPSZPVSMPTUDIJMEIPPE    volunteer co-ordinator and trainer has been a oners, agreed to become Patron of New Bridge. 'PSTZNQBUIFUJD TUSBJHIUGPSXBSE   key part of the team for twenty five years. “I knew DPOGJEFOUJBMBEWJDF DPOUBDU  very little about New Bridge before I applied for We asked Pauline what kind of people volunteer the job,” she says. “A friend got hold of a copy for New Bridge? “Our volunteers come from all Specialists in Family 5IFSFTF$MBTTPO of an annual review which gave me the back- walks of life,” she says. “We have authors, & Financial Disputes .FNCFSPGUIF"TTPDJBUJPOPG    ground and probably swung it for me at the members of the legal profession, students. They $IJME"CVTF-BXZFST  interview.” Before working for New Bridge, all share the same belief, which is that people • Confiscation Proceedings Pauline worked in shipping, importing and are people and nobody should be defined by • Matrimonial Proceedings 01803 202404 distributing musical instruments and motor- the worst thing they have done.” How much • Cohabitee disputes XXXXCXDPVL bikes. 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Understanding’ with HMCIP, speak to whichever organisa- family members. I asked John PPO and YJB. “We are all in tion they wish to approach about the relationship or di- the same game of ensuring without fear of any reprisal.” rect contact IMBs have with prisoners are treated fairly, families. “Board members do justly and humanely. This Recruitment of Board regularly monitor the visits ‘Understanding’ means we Members areas to ensure visitors are can speak to each other in con- We went on to discuss the is- also treated respectfully and fi dence and enables us to work sues of the recruitment of some go into the Visits with each other yet still re- Board Members and the types Centres. However we do not main independent. I am of people they were able to specifi cally invite family mem- pleased to have been able to attract. “Whilst we have bers to contact us directly implement the introduction of around 1,400 members doing, about problems they have or this.” How has this helped? in the main, fantastic work this on behalf of people inside. “Well, last year one of our has always been a challenge They are in a diff erent situa- board members became con- for us. It is unpaid voluntary tion and have other channels cerned about a number of work and the majority of ap- available to them but they can petty incidents on a wing - al- plications will naturally tend contact us via our website though none were particularly to come from, let’s say, more should they wish to do so. We signifi cant individually - how- mature people who have more are always open to sugges- ever the concern was the num- time available than younger tions - perhaps it is something ber and frequency. He felt that people with work and family for us to consider.” © prisonimage.org there was a danger that it responsibilities. Many will would develop into a much also be likely to have, or have The IMB is a valuable resource bigger problem if it continued had a professional, some to Inside Time whenever a call as it was. With our new rela- might say ‘white collar’ back- or letter about a prisoner in tionship we were able to dis- ground but that is just the way distress is received. A confi - cuss the issue with HMCIP and it is. We of course welcome dential message to a key con- Walking the wings they organised an unan- applications from people of all tact within the IMB Secretariat nounced inspection.” ages and any background and results in a prompt and dis- have had success in this area. Inside Time’s John Roberts talks to John Thornhill, creet visit on the wing. A sim- “We have also been able to We have a number of younger ple message comes back to say deal more eff ectively with is- members but the ability of any President of the IMB since 2013 and discusses the that it has all been dealt with, sues of ‘Reprisal’ and just re- member is to be capable of which is of course all we need IMB of today which is under his control cently sent a report to the doing the work effectively, to know. We can then take person that leads this group that is our number one comfort from the knowledge about a prisoner who had priority.” frequently reveal that many drawing attention to the been transferred to another that an independent eye is on people in prison do not know situation.” prison. An enquiry had come Relationship with the case. Many prisoners will their IMB members at all and down asking if this transfer Prisoners’ Families never need to contact their are not totally clear about Clearly IMBs have had to was because he had spoken to Inside Time is available online IMB but it certainly doesn’t what they do. John was not adapt their ‘modus operandi’ the Inspectorate. We are very and in Visits Centres, and as a hurt to get to know them just surprised by this. and John assured me that much aware of the right of consequence has a great deal in case one day you or some- “Communication in prisons there were many ways of mon- prisoners with a problem to of contact with prisoners’ body you know needs help. and detention centres can be itoring, and it wasn’t just diffi cult and all IMBs should about walking around the do everything possible to wings - although this was still make prisoners and detainees a signifi cant part of their role. aware of who they are and “The most experienced IMBs what they do. But the most develop a good ‘wing nose’ IMB President John Thornhill important thing is that they and can pick up very quickly are there when needed. If peo- when something isn’t right or Established in 1952 as part ple have a problem then that spot any unusual tension. may well be the time when They can also see from reports of the Prison Act, the Board they actually discover us. The any areas in need of investiga- of Visitors (BOV) went on to information is there, posters tion and take a closer look.” become the IMB (Independent on the wings and details in Prison Law Experts / Legal 500 Recommendation Monitoring Boards) in 2003. reception, as well as the phys- Limitations The name changed but the ical presence when they The Boards have a statutory role is much the same - un- (IMBs) walk around the wings responsibility to monitor, on Nationwide Coverage - in-house video link facilities available like the conditions that sur- talking to prisoners and staff a weekly basis, the treatment round them. In spite of the and doing other things as part of those detained to ensure Specialist advice on diffi culties, they do seem to of their monitoring role.” that they are humanely treated within the rules and regula- have evolved and adapted Walking the Wings tions. “One of the problems is parole reviews police interviews well and there is no argu- We agreed that in the eyes of that many prisoners think we recalls ment that the need for them most prisoners, the perfect can change the rules and of criminal appeals today is as great if not IMB would probably be like course we can’t. We can only extradition adjudications greater than it has ever been. the ‘bobby on the beat’. Some ensure they are applied cor- of us are old enough to remem- rectly and fairly. As a result criminal defence con scation & An IMB within a prison will ber when they existed! A phys- there will be some prisoners be made up of six to twelve ical presence, a familiar, usu- who would say the IMB have proceeds of crime members each working 2 - 3 ally friendly face and someone been of little or no help to safe to go to when there was a them. I understand that but it Members of the Association of Prison Lawyers days per month. All are un- problem. In our prisons today, is often a case of managing paid volunteers and work an ‘IMB bobby on the wings’ those expectations. Over time tirelessly to ensure prisoners would be impossible of course. we can and have infl uenced Contact our Prison Law Department and detainees are treated “Walking on the wings when changes but we have to work humanely and fairly. all cell doors are locked, many day to day with what rules are prisoners eating in their cells currently in place.” 01904 431421 Awareness and the lack of a decent [email protected] Firstly, I asked John about an amount of association time Cooperation Howard and Byrne issue that seems to crop up on makes it diffi cult for our mem- During John’s time as presi- a regular basis. HMCIP reports bers to have a quick chat or dent he has developed and Chestnut Court, 148 Lawrence Street, York YO10 3EB published in Inside Time follow up a request without introduced a ‘Memorandum of 28 Comment www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016

which - even done in private, imprisonment for inducing a and consensually - were taken miscarriage, while in to offend the common good. Tennessee, another woman - Sexuality and the use of alco- who tried to end her own preg- hol and narcotics are obvious nancy in her bathtub - was examples. And of course, im- charged with first-degree prisonment itself is a means murder. of achieving this; of regulat- ing and controlling certain Such events, however, are bodies - or as French philoso- ironically not happening sim- The Secret pher Michel Foucault wrote, ply in spite of the draconian of rendering bodies disci- laws restricting abortion; but Criminologist plined and “docile”. because of them.

Injecting a large measure Historically, much of English And we need not look so far of humanity into the law regarding what certain afield to see the complicated criminological bodies should and should not mix of law, religion, politics, perspective do originated from Christian and the continued suppres- religious teachings: the Ten sion and criminalisation of Commandments (e.g. Thou women’s right to regulate shalt not kill; Thou shalt not their own bodies, played out The politics steal), written in homicide within the criminal justice and theft laws, are primary arena - in fact, we need only of punishing examples. Abortion, having look to Northern Ireland; the been regulated by the Church only region of the Britain abortion since the 1200s in England where abortion remains ille- and Wales, is another. gal. As a case in point, just “Politics”, said Charles de last month a 19 year-old Gaulle, former President of However, it was not always Donald Trump (left). Protesters in Manhattan after Trump’s gaff on live TV woman from Belfast who - ac- the French Republic, “is too the case that abortion was cording to reports was “isolat- serious a matter to be left to prohibited by Christianity, or As we all know, the law is and blinded many of the ed trapped and desperate”, the politicians…” He might English law. In fact, since the Throughout often scant deterrent against women who took it, and in the and lacking the money to trav- well have added “… and news- 13th century, both the crime, for a number of rea- early 1900s, it is estimated el to England for her termina- paper columnists”. For wad- Christian Church and English the 20th century, sons. And in the case of abor- that approximately 15 percent tion (as most women with re- ing into the political mire as law agreed that abortion was abortion reformists tion, the reasons underpin- of maternal deaths resulted sources will) - bought drugs a social commentator is a acceptable, but (like our cur- ning the desire to end a from such practices. on the internet to induce a murky and messy affair; one rent laws) only within a cer- here fought to allow pregnancy often outweighed miscarriage. She pleaded which a wise man once told tain timeframe. Back then, women jurisdiction the threat of punishment. Throughout the 20th century, guilty to procuring her own me should be avoided at all this was until the ‘quicken- However, the restriction to abortion reformists here abortion by using a poison costs when writing an opinion ing’; when movement was over their own access of legal terminations fought to allow women juris- and given a three-month sus- column such as this. first felt, at perhaps at around bodies in respect - often only available to the diction over their own bodies pended prison sentence, in a 16-20 weeks, which was ap- educated and wealthy - result- in respect of managing un- jurisdiction where the maxi- However, there are occasions proximately half-way through of managing ed in a great loss of life and wanted pregnancies, and we mum penalty (under the 1861 when this rule might warrant a full-term pregnancy. From unwanted damage to health among are now in a position in Offences Against the Person relaxing. And Donald Trump’s this point until the early 19th working-class women across England and Wales where Act, cited above) remains life recent comments regarding century, the punishment for pregnancies the nation, because they were abortion is legalised and imprisonment. the need to “punish” women bodies terminating a preg- forced to turn to unsafe, ille- available regardless of eco- who terminate a pregnancy is nancy was relatively lenient. Such political decisions judge one such occasion. sentence of capital punish- gal methods. Commenting on nomic or class position (al- ment was removed, by the a film about Vera Drake, a though still remains and intrude upon women’s But this all changed with the 1861 Offences Against the ‘backstreet abortionist’ in time-restricted). personal health decisions in The attempt to control and 1803 Ellenborough Act. This Person Act. This law reduced 1950s London, Jennifer Worth what is, to me, an unaccept- rule the bodies of the masses Act not only demanded that the sentence to life imprison- noted that the “horrors” of Of course, this is not the case able way. Perhaps Mr Trump has, of course, long been a women having a termination ment, but also extended this such methods “are beyond across the globe. And Donald and I could come to an agree- central feature of the criminal should be punished, but that punishment to both any imagining and defy descrip- Trump’s feelings - that for ment: that I will refrain from law. Criminalising particular they should be subjected to woman attempting to self- tion”. No anaesthetic and no American women who cause intruding into his political bodies in certain space, time, capital punishment; the death abort a foetus and any indi- sterilisation of instruments, their foetus to be aborted, arena if - in return - he will and place has seen the penalty. It was not until over vidual performing an and often carried out by med- “there has to be some form of refrain from intruding against Government attempt to re- half a century later that the the bodies of the millions of strict a range of activities abortion. ically untrained individuals punishment” - are already with little or no real knowl- being realised on a daily basis American women he might edge of a woman’s anatomy. across the United States; last soon represent. One of the cheapest methods, year in Indiana, a woman was NEW CATALOGUE a lead-based potion, poisoned sentenced to 20 years The Secret Criminologist #122, OUT NOW!

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government run social services). I look at people in amazement when they tell me that. They think it’s normal. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’ England, Orwell’s England I exclaim, ‘That’s barbaric.’ No, they aren’t kidding. The police, the prison service etc can do what they want and the public have to trust Owen Davies It is not that anyone imagines the law to be just. in their decency. Maybe I’m mistaken, but I Everyone knows that there is one law for the rich can’t imagine that happening in England. and another for the poor. But no one accepts the In 1941 George Orwell published his celebrated implications of this, everyone takes it for granted I was also on remand in prison in Poland. I essay, ‘England, Your England,’ which was and that the law, such as it is, will be respected, and shared cells with Poles, Russians, Czechs, is recognised as the greatest piece of writing feels a sense of outrage when it is not. Remarks Ukranians …, some of whom had been on re- on the English national character ever written. like ‘They can’t run me in; I haven’t done any- mand for three years or more (time on remand In it he describes the Criminal Justice System thing wrong,’ or ‘They can’t do that; it’s against didn’t come off their eventual sentence either), of his day in relation to the English national the law,’ are part of the atmosphere of England. yet they seemed rather resigned to it, they character. I quote most of it below because it’s The professed enemies of society have this feeling seemed to take it for granted the system was important to understand exactly what he’s as strongly as anyone else. One sees it in prison corrupt and unjust. You could argue that they saying. books like Wilfred Macartney’s ‘Walls Have have nothing to compare it to, except life as Mouths’ or Jim Phelan’s ‘Jail Journey’, in the It is not that anyone they know it, which evidently was just as cor- ‘And yet the gentleness of English civilisation is solemn idiocies that take place at the trials of rupt and unjust. Likewise, the majority of pris- mixed up with barbarities and anachronisms. conscientious objectors, in letters to the papers imagines the law to oners in English jails have nothing to compare Our criminal law is as out of date as the muskets from eminent Marxist professors, pointing out be just. Everyone knows it with except life as they know it, which evi- in the Tower. Over against the Nazi storm trooper that this or that is a ‘miscarriage of British dently is comparatively fair and just. you have got to set that typically English figure, Justice’. Everyone believes in his heart that the that there is one law the hanging judge, some gouty old bully with his law can be, ought to be, and on the whole, will for the rich and anoth- I know. Tell all this to the Guildford Four, the mind rooted in the nineteenth century, handing be impartially administered. The totalitarian Birmingham Six, Jeremy Bamber, Michael Stone out savage sentences. In England people are still idea that there is no such thing as law, there is er for the poor etc. Tell them that Orwell says that an English hanged and flogged with the cat-o-nine-tails. only power, has never taken root. Even the intel- trait is to believe in the law as something incor- Both of these punishments are obscene as well ligentsia have only accepted it in theory. ruptible. (Please note he says, ‘Belief in the as cruel, but there has never been any popular law,’ not ‘the law’.) What has kept Jeremy outcry against them. People accept them (and An illusion can become a half-truth, a mask can The hanging judge, that evil old man in scarlet Bamber going for 30 years? What keeps Michael Dartmoor and Borstal) almost as they accept the alter the expression of a face. The familiar argu- robe and horsehair wig, whom nothing short of Stone going? Belief. I knew both Jeremy and weather. They are part of ‘the law’, which is ments to the effect that democracy is ‘just the dynamite will ever teach what century he is living Michael, Jeremy quite well, Michael very well. assumed to be unalterable. same as’ or ‘just as bad as’ totalitarianism never in, but who will, at any rate, interpret the law Neither of them had a developed belief in God, take account of this fact. All such arguments boil according to the books and will in no circum- if any at all. Yet, though I know it would be Here one comes upon an all-important English down to saying that half a loaf is the same as no stances, take a money bribe, is one of the sym- virtually impossible for either of them to say trait: the respect for constitutionalism and le- bread. In England such concepts as justice, lib- bolic figures of England. He is a symbol of the they believe in justice, the fact that they are so gality, the belief in ‘the law’ as something above erty and objective truth are still believed in. They strange mixture of reality and illusion, democ- determined to prove their innocence, reveals the state and above the individual, something may be illusions, but they are powerful illusions. racy and privilege, humbug and decency, the they do. To be so outraged by injustice, you which is cruel and stupid, of course, but at any The belief in them influences conduct, national subtle network of compromises by which the must believe in justice. rate incorruptible. life is different because of them. nation keeps itself in its familiar shape.’

What is Orwell saying on this complex and The point that might be debatable in the Orwell deeply emotive subject the Criminal Justice extract is that ‘the hanging judge …will at any System? Firstly, it’s important to understand rate interpret the law according to the books.’ that he is speaking in generalities and is making In Orwell’s day they had juries and the Court a comparison. He is comparing England to other of Appeal, as they do today. When there is a countries. In England then as in England today jury, of course, the judge will always go along ‘such concepts as justice, liberty and objective with their verdict and sentencing, though some- truth are still believed in.’ He is not saying, of times harsh, is in line with the law. When there course, that there are not miscarriages of jus- isn’t a jury (or when there is) the judge will go tice; there are hundreds, maybe thousands of along with the evidence presented by those them at large as we speak. Justice is a mixture regarded as professionals (predominantly po- of the reality and illusion about which Orwell lice) and typically are more likely to believe writes, yet deep in the English understanding victims and witnesses for the prosecution (who of their world the illusion is believed in. English are generally backed up by the professionals) people, who have never experienced the injus- than the accused, particularly if he has a crim- tice of the Criminal Justice System, are generally inal record. In the Court of Appeal, though, I’m so closed minded to the suggestion that the afraid you’re left shaking your head in dismay police, probation officers, the Home Office et al at some decisions. Michael Stone, for example, could be corrupt, it’s impossible to even broach as I understand it, has no evidence against him the subject. I remember when I was recalled for at all now, yet has been to the Court of Appeal doing nothing wrong and, trying to explain it a couple of times. Orwell, though, is referring to people who hadn’t been to prison, received specifically to ‘the hanging judge’ which isn’t these blank looks of disbelief and the same as a judge in the Court of Appeal. resignation. Though ‘England, Your England,’ was written Yet even the English, Orwell is suggesting, who 75 years ago, in my opinion it is largely indic- have experienced first-hand the corruption of ative of England today. Orwell is sometimes the Criminal Justice System, still believe the underrated because of his rather simple style illusion. The very fact they are so outraged by and his subject matter, but he was an intellec- injustice testifies to their belief. If they didn’t tual, a great thinker, a great writer; a very hon- believe in justice, they would accept injustice. est, humble man who went to Eton but lived I’ve lived in other countries extensively. In my most of his life in poverty. He would probably experience such a deeply held sense of justice be the most important English writer of the 20th and entitlement to justice is stronger in England century, and probably, overall, only behind Canter Levin & Berg than anywhere I’ve been. In , where Shakespeare and Dickens. His essays are great. 1 Temple Square, I’m now living, it’s impossible to get legal aid 24 Dale Street, if you’re taking legal action against the govern- Liverpool, L2 5RL ment (which includes the police, the prison Owen Davies is a released life sentenced service, the probation service, all the prisoner • The Personal Injury Specialists •

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PRISON Ryan Harman most common subject of enquiry, which is con- of the New Nicotine Alliance, a charity concerned with improving public REFORM Advice and Information Service sistent of our service as a whole for this period. health through a greater understanding of ‘new’ (risk-reduced) nicotine TRUST Manager Family contact is unsurprisingly a reoccurring products, to provide readers with some useful information. theme, with enquiries including family visits, inter-prison visits, and the sending and receiv- Our advice and information service receives ing of letters and other items. I’m delighted that be different to smoking in sev- scratchy throat - again, have over 6000 contacts a year from people with a e-cigarettes are to eral aspects. Here’s what to water at hand and this will variety of prison related questions and con- The most notable aspect in our contact with be introduced to expect, and the best ways to pass as you get used to vaping cerns. However, only a small number of these women is the difference in the use of our ser- prisons as a first use one of these devices ac- - it’s similar to changing to a contacts come from prisoners held in the female vice. The majority of our contacts are single step towards tobacco harm cording to the observations different brand of cigarette. If estate. In 2015 we received 154 enquiries from enquiries with little follow up from the prisoner. reduction. that I made when I first en- you get a headache, then this women which amounted to less than 2.5% of They tend to be straightforward requests for countered these products: will be down to over-use. It all enquiries received. With women accounting information or advice with few expectations or On a personal note, I was an will pass quickly if you stop for about 5% of the total prison population in requests for further involvement on our part. out and out smoker of 20 per 1. The taste will be different to vaping for an hour or so. England and Wales, currently at around 3800, Although we cannot draw firm conclusions, day, and nobody was going to that of a normal cigarette. It’s it is clear that women are underrepresented in this could be indicative of a greater reluctance stop me. I enjoyed it, it was a practically impossible to 4. Don’t believe the claims that our service. to ask for help or been seen to be disruptive, as part of my life and I left a very mimic the exact taste of com- one e-cigarette is the equiva- suggested by the PPO findings, or it could in- high profile job solely on the busted tobacco, but stick with lent of x number of cigarettes. There are a number of reasons why this may be dicate that some women prefer to try to resolve basis that the company I it even if it seems alien at first. Puff machines are used to de- the case. Our service predominantly receives issues themselves. worked for were going to ban termine this and in my opinion calls from people serving longer sentences as smoking. That was back in Take a long they don’t mimic real world opposed to those on short sentences or remand. It certainly seems likely that there is an overlap 1999 and I continued to smoke slow draw into the human use. Calibrated ma- Figures show that women are more likely to be with the PPO findings and the reasons for un- but on a self-employed basis mouth and then chines help compare one serving short sentences compared to men, and derrepresentation in our own service. We would where nobody could tell me product to another but as with so this might fit with the general pattern of use be interested in finding out more and we en- what to do. inhale. Exhale smokers, vapers are all differ- of our service. We also expect, and hope, that courage any women in prison who are in need through both the ent and will get varying re- women are accessing advice and information of information or advice to contact us. We can In December 2011, I decided to mouth and nose in sults. Same as car makers’ elsewhere, perhaps from services which are provide you with information and advice about try one of these ‘fake ciga- mpg claims, they’re good for specifically tailored to their needs. However, common concerns such as ROTL procedures rettes’ for a laugh, but to my order to maximise the comparing one car with anoth- there may also be wider reasons for this and visits including accumulated and in- surprise I saw the potential flavour perception er but you might not get the difference. ter-prison visits, as well as more women specific they held. It took a few weeks, mpg quoted. A 20 per day areas such as access to Mother and Baby Units but then there was no looking 2. Drawing technique is differ- smoker vaping in the same A learning lessons paper produced by the (MBUs). Our service is confidential and we only back. So I’m now well over 4 ent. Expect to be taking a 4 way they smoke a cigarette Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) in contact prisons on your behalf in exceptional years smoke free - and you can second puff from an e-ciga- can maybe expect to go March 2015 asked the question ‘why do women circumstances and with your authorisation. do it too if you give it a chance. rette as opposed to a 2 second through one e-cigarette per and young people in custody not make formal puff from a cigarette. Take a day. On the plus side, using complaints?’ As part of this investigation, par- The issues and concerns raised through our The device to be introduced is long slow draw into the mouth an e-cigarette correctly, graz- ticipants were asked how they usually resolved advice and information service also help to known as a 1st generation and then inhale. Exhale ing and putting it down rather complaints. Female participants reported less inform the Prison Reform Trust’s work with e-cigarette (commonly known through both the mouth and than smoking a whole ciga- use of the formal complaints system, and a government and make sure we call for changes as a cig-a-like because of their nose in order to maximise the rette at once you will see the preference for trying to resolve issues informal- that matter most to women in the criminal jus- resemblance to cigarettes as flavour perception. Everyone benefits. ly themselves. A general lack of confidence in tice system. We have long called for a reduction opposed to the more modern is different - you will find what the complaints system and the feeling that the in women’s imprisonment in the UK and a step tank systems that we see in the is right for you in time. 5. Finally, share your experi- process is too slow also contributed to this - change in how the criminal justice system re- streets today) which has addi- ences with others who are views which are often echoed by people who sponds to the needs of women, and your input tional features in order to be 3. Whilst vaping is deemed to making the switch to vaping. contact us from across the prison system as a could be a valuable contribution to this. accepted for use in a secured be at least 95% safer than A lot can be learned from those whole. More concerning is the fear some women environment. 1st generation smoking according to Public who have successfully made reported of being seen as disruptive and this devices have limitations as to Health England, there are a the switch. Be prepared to ex- having a negative impact on decisions such as their effectiveness, but, for few things that you might look change views on drawing You can contact the Prison Reform Trust’s HDC or Parole. many, it should prove to be out for. Because they are glyc- technique in particular - once advice team at FREEPOST ND6125 London useful when used in the cor- erine based, this can dry up you master the best way for EC1B 1PN. Our free information line is open When reviewing the contacts we have had with rect manner the saliva in the mouth at you, then you are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3.30-5.30. women throughout the last year, a few notice- times - this is easily resolved well on the road to The number is 0808 802 0060 and does not able trends were apparent. Release on It is important to know that by sipping water. Initially you being smoke free. Temporary Licence (ROTL) has been by far the need to be put on your pin. the technique of vaping can may experience a dry or Introducing e-burn - the ‘new kid on the block’. E-Burn - the electronic cigarette designed for secrutiy environments is soon to be made available throughout the HMP estate in England and Wales. There are plans to include this product on canteen lists of all establishments requesting supply.

E - Burn are priced at £2.50 each - tobacco or menthol flavour a a safer alternative to tobacco products When tested single e burns achieved a As reported in Inside Time April 2016 , David Matthews, Guernsey Prison Governor said minimum of 320 x 2 second the feedback from prisoners “was overwhelmingly in favour the E Burn product.” puffs 32 Information // Through the Gate www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016

The Oxfordshire initiative is exciting because it is practical rehabilitation at the coalface. High Oxford movers and shakers ‘spellbound’ Sheriff Tom Birch Reynardson may look, in his photograph, like a cross between Beau Brummell and Little Lord Fauntleroy but he’s by reformed former prisoners a down to earth local toff who knows how to create second chances in his local community. Lots of people coming out of jail willing to work hard, business school conference hears So not only has he raised awareness of the clear of crime, drugs and unemployment for 7 reoffending problem in years. As his fellow Old Belmarshian and HB3 Oxfordshire (his event landing neighbour for six weeks in the summer was given extensive of 1999 I know Leroy well as a friend and mentor. Jonathan Aitken media courage); not So I too was able to say a few words in support only has he jawboned of his, Jamie’s and the High Sheriff’s cause. local employers into The so called rehabilitation revolution has all changing their atti- too often consisted of more talk than action. The message of the cause was that there are tudes; he is also raising But in and around Oxford significant numbers lots of men who come out of jail willing to work shed loads of hard cash of real jobs and employment opportunities are hard, wanting to go straight, and full of poten- in support of Aspire. now being created for ex-offenders. This is be- tial. Please give them a second chance. cause of a new partnership between Aspire, a This is a highly effec- local charity and a county wide initiative led Jonathan Aitken, Leroy Skeete and Tom Birch At present the odds are stacked against getting tive Oxford-based by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire Tom Birch Reynardson answering questions for over an hour a second chance. Most HR managers will not charity which is now Reynardson. from the 300 strong audience at Oxford University’s even give interviews to those whose job appli- taking over 160 ex-of- Säid Business School on April 7 2016. cations acknowledge their previous records. fenders a year from The High Sheriff used the clout of his medieval Training for work experience, interview prac- HMP Bullingdon on to office to launch his initiative last month in front Oxford Rae Humberstone; former Government tice, CV writing, and steering through the early its training pro- of a 300 strong capacity audience at Oxford Minister Sir Tony Baldry; Lord Marks of Henley- weeks of post-release disorientation are hard The High Sheriff of gramme. A third of Oxfordshire, Tom Birch University’s Säid Business School. Everyone on-Thames, a House of Lords Opposition to come by. That’s why over 7 out of every 10 them are helped to find prisoners tend to be reconvicted and back be- Reynardson, in full present was there to support the drive to find spokesman on criminal justice; the Lord- ceremonial uniform permanent jobs with training and jobs for men coming out of the Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Tim Stevenson; and hind bars within two years of their release date. local employers. main Oxfordshire prisons, Bullingdon and former Chief Constable of Thames Valley, Sara What a waste of all that Locked-Up potential Huntercombe. Thornton, now Head of the National Police and what a waste of taxpayers’ money. The The High Sheriff’s initiative will substantially Council and a hot tip to succeed Sir Bernard annual cost of reoffending is £15 billion a year expand these numbers and add extra dimen- The movers and shakers in the audience includ- Hogan-Howe as Commissioner of the Met. or around £250,000 per individual reconvicted. sions to the programme such as more mentor- ed leaders of large and small businesses, prison ing, and more introduction to employers willing governors, probation officers, University pro- These important listeners were held spellbound There is a better way. Many voices from the to offer second chances. This is blazing a trail fessors, philanthropists, local government of- by two eloquent ex-cons: Jamie Hamilton, a Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary down- to show how the Rehabilitation Revolution can ficials and charity workers. serial offender, now a Director of Aspire and wards are now saying so. But delivering a re- work at local level. Leroy Skeete who served an 11 year stretch at duction in re-offending is a harder task than Top names present included the Lord Mayor of HMP Belmarsh for aggravated GBH. He has been making speeches about it. Well done Oxfordshire and its High Sheriff! YOU DON’T HAVE TO STOMACH THESE JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE IN PRISON

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34 Information // Education www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016 From prisoner to case manager ... Karen’s story In 2012 Karen received an 18-month prison sentence. She spent four-and-a-half months in custody, only to re-enter prison the day after she was released to mentor female prisoners. She now works as a case manager and also specialist employment broker in a prison in the south of England.

Before my case happen until eventually I was interview or even a job made should be linked to skill short- commissioned by CXK, a char- within the community. We went to trial, able to make a phone call and a huge difference to women, ages, such as plumbing and ity that supports families in also need to recognise that everyone as- found out that she’d be able and gave them hope for their driving large-goods vehicles. South-East England. I’ve got people don’t simply wake up sured me that I to stay with my brother. I was future after release. Prisons need to recognise that my own keys and am a full one day thinking: “I think I’ll wouldn’t be sent to prison. I so relieved that she was in safe we live in a world where member of staff, but I stay commit a crime”, it’s linked to was a single mother without a hands and would be able to go Although it has now been rec- women are as capable as men, emotionally very close to the circumstances - abuse; domes- criminal record, being tried for to school. ognised that there is a direct in all areas of work and have women, and I think this makes tic violence; poverty. We need a non-violent offence - I was link between poor education the same desire and right to a huge difference when work- to become better at supporting told there was very little What turned everything and offending and better pro- learn a skill that will facilitate ing with them. women and allowing them to chance I would receive a cus- around for me was beginning vision has been made in the a real chance of sustainable make clear choices. A few todial sentence. So when I was to act as a peer worker to other prisons, I still get the feeling employment. I believe very strongly that a months’ prison sentence sentenced to 18 months in jail female prisoners. I helped that it is very much about tar- woman’s experience of prison doesn’t do anything apart I hadn’t prepared myself at all. with resettlement, training gets and ‘box ticking’. We As my sentence was coming life is very different and, in from separate someone from I’d left my daughter, who was and education, and used my need a much more bespoke to an end and I was preparing many ways much more com- her children and put her at risk eight, in Kent with a friend, background in housing re- service, where the individual to be released on licence, the plex than a man’s. We are in or losing her home and source just assuming that I’d be back cruitment to develop relation- needs of women are identified regional head of employment, many ways stripped of what of income. that day - but obviously I ships with local employers and met. Women need to be skills and learning asked if I makes us female; away from wasn’t. and get the women involved empowered; many have come would consider returning to our children and families. The That said; I believe everything in voluntary work. I got so from abusive relationships the prison to continue to men- most painful thing for most happens for a reason. As a re- My sister had a break down much from helping to empow- and they need the tools to tor the women. This had never women in prison is being un- sult of going to prison I’m when I told her - nothing like er women. A lot had never have the courage and confi- happened before in the history able to protect their children. stronger and I’m doing work this had ever happened in my worked, were uneducated and dence to rebuild their lives, for of the prison - when I told the As a mother, being separated that I’m really passionate family. One day I was an inde- lacked self-confidence. I met themselves and their children. other women they thought I from my daughter was agonis- about. Eventually, I was able pendent person with a career many who had worked as Not every woman wants to was joking! When I first ar- ing and made the sentence to sit my daughter down and and a child, the next moment prostitutes or sold drugs. For learn how to become a beau- rived back - the day after I was much harder to bear. There explain everything. I think it’s it all fell apart - it was a com- some coming to prison was the tician or a hairdresser! There released - no one knew what has to be other ways of sen- made our relationship strong- plete nightmare. Of course, my first time they didn’t have men also needs to be a much broad- to do with me, and initially I tencing female offenders; the er. She’s dealt with it very main worry was for my daugh- controlling them and were er, more relevant range of had to work off-site. But three current system is cruel and well, and she’s very proud of ter. I hadn’t had the chance to able to really think about what courses offered in female es- years later I’m still working at barbaric. How many women the work I’m doing empower- explain to her what had hap- they wanted to do with their tablishments, such as the dis- the same prison - I’m a case who are imprisoned actually ing other pened, or to arrange who she lives. Teaching someone to tance-learning qualifications manager commissioned by pose a risk to society? We need women. would stay with. I spent a few read and write is very empow- offered by Prisoners’ Women in Prison; also special- to be better at looking at dif- days not knowing what would ering, and securing an Education Trust. Education ist employment broker ferent ways of punishing

released, for example in situations with family, friends, colleagues and The scientific study of people, relationships”.

For one learner this was already hold- the mind and behaviour ing true. “Since starting my GCSE psychology studies I’ve noticed a fascinating topic for many who the realisation of what their future positive change within my attitude, write to us. “I am really interested holds if they carry on committing thinking and behaviour,” he wrote. in the subject,” wrote one appli- crime. What better person to do this “I usually act impulsively and didn’t cant. “Before applying for a than someone who has been there ‘stop and think’ about my self or of Course Notes Stonebridge course, I’d go to the themselves?” any consequences. But now, I’m library and take out books on psy- starting to feel calmer from within, Prisoners’ Education Trust chology and the human mind. With a significant number of prison- and open to other people opinions That’s when I discovered I had a receives around 200 ers experiencing mental health prob- and points of views.” keen interest and really started to applications a month from lems before custody, and worryingly understand it.” high levels of self-harm in prison, Related subjects: Drug, Solvent & people who wish to take there are often personal, as well as Alcohol Abuse Counselling, Coaching distance-learning courses PET’s Advice Manager John Lister professional reasons for wanting to & Mentoring Diploma, Sociology, in prison. We offer funding guides applicants towards select- gain a better understanding of the Mental Health Awareness Certificate, for nearly every subject ing the right course for them. He mind. Mood Disorder Management says an understanding of psychol- imaginable - from plumb- Topics include: Memory, non-verbal ogy can be useful in a range of John says: “Among the people we A full PET curriculum is available from ing to Portuguese; as long communication, gender, perception, careers, from mentoring or coun- hear from, the desire to study psy- each prison’s education department. as the applicant can show mental health selling, to working in the busi- chology often comes from trying to If you would like advice or funding to their ability and motiva- ness, education or sports fields. study a distance learning course or Career options: Social care, mental make sense of their current situation tion to take on the course. and how they have ended up where tell us about your experiences of pris- health, education, research, sports One applicant said he was apply- In a new regular feature they are, as well as wanting to help on education write to FREEPOST psychology ing to study AS Level Psychology others around them.” Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) or call starting this month, we will with the intention of one day set- 0203 752 5680. be casting a spotlight over Last year PET funded 66 prisoners to ting up his own charity. He wrote: some of our most popular study psychology, from GCSE to pro- “My aim is to work with the young- One applicant said he hoped this field of study would help me “help others courses - sharing what fessional-level qualifications, with er generation, helping them with canine psychology along the way. and maybe understand them more”, each one involves, what it any problems - from trauma to How the mind works and what shapes abuse. I want to help direct them as well as being “something to help might lead to, and the and motivates behaviour is a away from crime by giving them with my personal life when I get views of some who’ve studied the subject with us. If you would like advice or funding to study a distance learning course or tell us about your experiences of prison education write to FREEPOST Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) or call 0203 752 5680. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Information // Education 35

learning environment and the meaning of will give all learners an insight into the journey learning with others from different cultures and from prison to academic life. Prison: Learning Together social backgrounds. Students from HMP Grendon who have already Helen Nichols and HMP Birmingham The unique element of the module, like other taken part in the Cambridge University • Liverpool John Moores University and HMP Learning Together programmes, is its ability to Learning Together programme described the Altcourse break down barriers created by social division experience as transformative and challenging. In the USA, prison and university learning part- • Nottingham Trent University and HMP giving all students involved an insight into the nerships have become widespread with accred- Forest Bank lived experiences of their peers. This enables The Learning Network would like to encourage ited learning in prison that continues at uni- • Manchester Metropolitan University and students to not only learn from their tutors, but those who may be interested to take part in this versity post-release. Such initiatives bring HMP Styal also from one another. unique, collaborative learning experience to university education opportunities to those consider applying for any of the Learning who normally experience barriers to learning. Encouragingly, partnerships are continuing to HMP Full Sutton students will be registered Together programmes through your education Until recently such partnerships in the UK have develop with further interest shown by HMP with Leeds Beckett University for the duration department and join our growing community been rare. Following the development of the Buckley Hall, HMP Haverigg, University of of the module and all learners will receive 20 which aims to bring people together to engage ‘Learning Together’ programme by Amy Brighton, University of Lincoln, York University university credits on successful completion. in education for positive personal development. Ludlow and Ruth Armstrong at Cambridge and University of Cumbria. This rapid increase Bill Davies and I will deliver the module which University however, a new wave of prison and in university/prison partnerships is bringing a will include both face-to-face taught sessions Helen Nichols is Senior lecturer in criminology university partnerships has begun to emerge new way of thinking about education in prisons and set reading. As an ex-prisoner himself, Bill at Leeds Beckett University across the country. and in particular, breaking down barriers to Higher Education in the prison setting. Learning Together uses learning as a means to European survey of education for foreign connect people who otherwise may be unlikely One example of a Learning Together pro- to meet. It does this through co-creating learn- gramme is ‘PRisoN: Learning Together’, a mod- national prisoners ing spaces within prison whereby students who ule developed by myself and Bill Davies at The proportion of foreign find out more about the type education in the prison are currently imprisoned study alongside stu- Leeds Beckett University. Bill and I are national prisoners (FNPs) in and quality of education system, from prison manag- dents from a local university. This has led to co-founders of Prison Research Network European prisons varies provided to people incarcer- ers to teachers and librarians. the creation of The Learning Network - a com- (PRisoN). The module has become part of the widely between the member ated outside their home They want to discover what munity of prisons and universities who are BA (Hons) Criminology and BA (Hons) states. In most eastern countries. The FORINER education provision currently working together in learning partnerships that Criminology with Psychology programmes at respond to local needs and strengths. European countries the figure Project aims to find solutions exists for FNPs, what barriers the university and will run for the first time in is small - below 5%, whilst in to the barriers that often the academic year 2016/17. The module brings prevent further implementa- Existing partnerships within The Learning Luxembourg, Greece and prevent foreign nationals tion, and how much coopera- together students from Leeds Beckett University Cyprus over 60% of the from accessing good quality Network include: and HMP Full Sutton on the prison site. The tion there currently is prison population are foreign learning opportunities. They between member states. learning content includes core elements of pe- born. In the UK the figure is will also examine the • University of Cambridge and HMP Grendon nology with a specific focus on the philosophy They are also interested in • University of Westminster and HMP about 12%. potential role of IT to the availability of ICT facilities of punishment, the prison as a ‘total institu- facilitate distance learning for Pentonville tion’ and prison sociology. within European prisons. • Leeds Beckett University and HMP Full Sutton A new project, funded by the those prisoners. EU and run by VOCVO, a • De Montfort University and HMP Gartree Anyone interested should Providing students with a unique learning ex- Flemish support centre for The project designers are • University of Central Lancashire and HMP contact the Prisoners’ perience, the module involves a great deal of adult education will run until looking to gather the views of Preston personal reflection on the learning material, Education Trust. • Newman University, Birmingham December 2017 and aims to those involved with 36 Information // The Rule Book www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016

2. Persons deprived of their liberty re- the purpose. If such persons are nev- to share sleeping accommodation. The European tain all rights that are not lawfully ertheless exceptionally held in prison taken away by the decision sentencing there shall be special regulations that All parts of every prison shall be prop- The Prison Rules them or remanding them in custody. take account of their status and needs. erly maintained and kept clean at all times. When prisoners are admitted The European Rules 2006 were cre- 3 Restrictions placed on persons de- Prison Rules shall be applied impar- to prison the cells or other accommo- ated under Article 15b of the Statute prived of their liberty shall be the min- tially, without discrimination on any dation to which they are allocated RULE of the Council of Europe taking in the imum necessary and proportionate to ground such as sex, race, colour, lan- shall be clean. European Convention of Human the legitimate objective for which they guage, religion, political or other opin- Rights and case law from the are imposed. Prisoners shall have ready access to ion, national or social origin, associ- European Court of Human Rights as sanitary facilities that are hygienic Book 4. Prison conditions that infringe pris- ation with a national minority, well as standards developed by the and respect privacy. The prison au- oners’ human rights are not justifi ed property, birth or other status. with Paul Sullivan European Committee for the by lack of resources. thorities shall provide prisoners with Prevention of Torture and Inhuman As far as possible, prisoners shall be the means to keep their persons, cloth- 5. Life in prison shall approximate as or Degrading Treatment or consulted about their initial allocation ing and sleeping accommodation closely as possible the positive aspects Punishment. The United Nations also and any subsequent transfer from one clean and tidy including toiletries and of life in the community. has minimum standard rules for the prison to another. And they should be general cleaning implements and ma- treatment of prisoners. 6. All detention shall be managed so allocated, as far as possible, to pris- terials. Clean drinking water shall be as to facilitate the reintegration into ons close to their homes or places of available to prisoners at all times. They say that ‘no one shall be de- free society of persons who have been social rehabilitation. prived of liberty save as a measure of deprived of their liberty. Prisoners who do not have adequate last resort and in accordance with a The accommodation provided for pris- clothing of their own shall be provided procedure prescribed by law’ and 7. Co-operation with outside social ser- oners, and in particular all sleeping with clothing suitable for the climate. stress that ‘the enforcement of cus- vices and as far as possible the involve- accommodation, shall respect human Such clothing shall not be degrading todial sentences and the treatment ment of civil society in prison life shall dignity and, as far as possible, priva- or humiliating and be maintained in of prisoners necessitate taking ac- be encouraged. cy, and meet the requirements of good condition and replaced when count of the requirements of safety, 8. Prison staff carry out an important health and hygiene, due regard being necessary. security and discipline while also public service and their recruitment, paid to climatic conditions and espe- ensuring prison conditions which do training and conditions of work shall cially to fl oor space, cubic content of Prison authorities shall ensure that not infringe human dignity and enable them to maintain high stand- air, lighting, heating and ventilation. prisoners are able to participate in which off er meaningful occupational ards in their care of prisoners. elections, referenda and in other as- activities and treatment programmes Prisoners shall normally be accommo- pects of public life, in so far as their to prisoners, thus preparing them for 9 All prisons shall be subject to regular dated during the night in individual right to do so is not restricted by na- their reintegration into society.’ government inspection and independ- cells except where it is preferable for tional law. ent monitoring. them to share sleeping accommoda- Some of their basic principles are as tion. Accommodation shall only be Every prisoner shall be provided with They also state: follows: shared if it is suitable for this purpose the opportunity of at least one hour of Persons who are suff ering from mental and shall be occupied by prisoners exercise every day in the open air, if illness and whose state of mental 1. All persons deprived of their liberty suitable to associate with each other. the weather permits. When the weath- health is incompatible with detention shall be treated with respect for their As far as possible, prisoners shall be er is inclement alternative arrange- in a prison should be detained in an human rights. given a choice before being required ments shall be made to allow prison- © Gstudio Group - Fotolia.com establishment specially designed for ers to exercise.

The European Rules are seen as the minimum standards for nation gov- ernments but are not legally binding or enforceable within individual countries but given their grounding in European law they provide an in- dication of the expectations of the European Court of Human Rights.

We do not have room to print the Rules in full, but they can be down- loaded from our website (26 pages) at: http://tinyurl.com/hgk9q2j

Prison Librarians should be able to facilitate downloading and printing for prisoners who are interested, if there is no copy in the prison library.

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• levels of use of force were far higher than in similar prisons, oversight was poor and inspec- tors were not assured its use was always The Inspector Calls proportionate; • access to both internal and external health Inside Time highlights areas of good and bad practice, services was sometimes restricted; • almost two out of five prisoners said it was along with a summary of prisoner survey responses at easy to get drugs in the prison, drug use was linked to gang activity and debt and the prison’s HMPs Woodhill and Wormwood Scrubs. These extracts response to these threats was ‘wholly inadequate’; are taken from the most recent Reports published by • the regime was generally so poor for everyone HM Inspectorate of Prisons HMP Wormwood Scrubs that the incentives and earned privileges Local and resettlement prison; also houses schemes provided little encouragement for young adults on remand and foreign Inspectors said that the provision of work, train- good behaviour; nationals ing and education had improved at HMP • the governor had tried to improve the regime Managed by HMPS but it had been blocked by the POA; Woodhill and its rehabilitation services were CNA: 1,171 • many prisoners spent almost all day, and ate good, but violence and a high number of self-in- Population: 1,258 (December 2015) their unappetising meals, doubled up in a dirty, flicted deaths were significant concerns: Unannounced Full Inspection: 30 November damaged cell with an unscreened toilet; - 4 December 2015 Published: 12 April 2016 • prisoners struggled to get clean clothing and • reception processes were efficient but the role Last inspection: May 2014 bedding; of the first night centre was undermined be- • there were an inadequate number of activity cause it was also used to hold prisoners difficult Safety Poor places - 600 prisoners were unemployed; to locate elsewhere; Respect Not sufficiently good • most prisoners still had less than two hours • some prisoners requiring opiate substitution Purposeful Activity Poor a day out of their cells; Resettlement Poor treatment or alcohol detoxification were mis- • Offender Management and Resettlement ser- HMP Woodhill takenly placed in the first night centre rather vices were also poor - most prisoners did not Core local male prison- high security than the specialist stabilisation unit; Serious concerns have an offender supervisor and there was a large backlog of risk assessments; Managed by HMPS • too many first night cells were dirty and poorly • since the new Community Rehabilitation CNA: 660 equipped; Responses to 177 returned Company had taken over resettlement services, Population: 692 (October 2015) • recommendations by the Prisons and prisoner questionnaires: Unannounced Full Inspection: 14-25 the proportion of prisoners who had accommo- Probation Ombudsman following previous 28.6% Remand Prisoners 10.3% Recall September 2015 dation on release had fallen from 95% to 60%. deaths in custody had not been implemented 7.1% Aged under 21 45% Treated well in Published: 15 March 2016 Last inspection: January 2014 with sufficient rigour; Reception 45% Had legal letters opened • there were not enough Listeners; 59% Food is bad or very bad 43% Don’t • mental health services had been hit by staff know who IMB are 63% Treated with respect Safety Not sufficiently good Recently published HMCIP reports Respect Reasonably good shortages and only 18% of residential staff had by staff 55% Number who have felt unsafe Purposeful Activity Reasonably good received mental health awareness training in 39% Victimised by staff 63% Difficult to see Bronzefield - April 2016 Resettlement Reasonably good the past three years; dentist 39% Easy to get drugs 50% Not ‘A very good and improved women’s prison’ • although the prison felt calm, a sizeable mi- engaged in any purposeful activities 65% Doncaster - March 2016 Some notable improve- nority (one in five prisoners) said they felt un- Less than 4 hours out of cell 50% No ‘A very poor prison’ safe at the time of the inspection and levels of ments but concerns over Sentence Plan Elmley - April 2016 violence were higher than elsewhere and in- ‘A greatly improved prison, but still more to do’ violence and suicides cluded some serious assaults on prisoners and Highpoint - March 2016 staff. This inspection was carried out under Nick ‘A well led prison despite significant problems’ Responses to 193 returned Hardwick’s inspectorship but published by new prisoner questionnaires: In summing up Martin Lomas, Deputy Chief Chief Inspector Peter Clarke. It describes the Maghaberry - February 2016 ‘Prison ‘stabilised’ but significant work remains 10% Less than 6 month sentence 10.8% Inspector of Prisons said; “HMP Woodhill is an prison as remaining in poor condition with unacceptably poor outcomes for prisoners who to make prison safer for prisoners and staff’ Recall 21.9% Remand 75% Treated well improving prison and its very good purposeful activity and good rehabilitation services are remain locked in overcrowded, insanitary and Rye Hill - December 2015 in Reception 35% Had legal letters opened degrading conditions for 22 hours a day. ‘Performing well in most areas’ 61% Food is bad or very bad 41% Don’t better than we have seen recently in many other local prisons. Good outcomes in these areas Werrington - March 2016 know who IMB are 78% Treated with respect Inspectors found a host of problems: help to create a sense of purpose and hope and ‘Safety concerns, but improvements in education by staff 48% Number who have felt unsafe • the prison had a significant rat problem; and resettlement’ 36% Victimised by staff 56% Difficult to see reduce frustration and tension. Despite this, • the number of assaults on prisoners and staff Woodhill - March 2016 dentist 36% Easy to get drugs 34% Not levels of violence are a significant concern and was double that at similar prisons; the number of self-inflicted deaths in recent ‘Some notable improvements but concerns over engaged in any purposeful activities 41% • there had been two self-inflicted deaths since years has been unacceptably high. The main violence and suicides’ Less than 4 hours out of cell 43% Problems the last inspection and procedures remained priority of the prison must be to tackle these weak for supporting prisoners at risk of suicide Copies of the most recent report for your accessing phones two areas.” and self-harm; prison are available in the library.

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A recent overview on IPP and Joint Nicola Maynard pack’ setting out the reasons necessary as you have been and Matthew Smith for recall within 7 days. recalled or some Magistrates believe that being recalled is Enterprise murder convictions After 28 days, your recall pack a ground for a remand. Both will be sent to the Parole of these assumptions are in- David Wells clients, prospective clients and family mem- Board for Assessment by a correct. If you do not make a bers each asking what the future holds for IPP single member of the Parole bail application and are tech- inmates both in terms of the appeal process You can be recalled to prison Board who will consider your nically remanded, if the The last few months have seen a couple of and on the issue of parole. As far as appeals for breaching a specific li- case in detail and can make Parole Board do direct your Judgments emerge from the court of appeal are concerned, I maintain the view, as do oth- cence condition. There will be one of the following release, you will not be re- ers I have spoken with, that each IPP case still which have brought on mixed emotions. The a standard condition on your decisions: leased. A situation many of- needs to be considered on its own merits. In case of Jogee confirmed that the law on joint licence which is a “catch all” fenders find themselves in. other words, if any individual IPP case raises enterprise has been misapplied for the last condition which says that you • You should be re-released arguable grounds for an appeal, then an appeal thirty years or so in murder cases, and in par- are required to be of good into the community (determi- Many offenders find that their should be considered and if necessary lodged ticular in relation to secondary parties. behaviour. It is sometimes a nate prisoners only); recall reviews are unnecessar- regardless of how unhappy the court of appeal surprise to people that they • You should remain in prison; ily delayed due to ongoing are to receive it. The fact that Jogee will get his re-trial is cer- can be recalled just for being • Your case should be sent to police investigations. Oral

tainly good news, as is the fact that decisions arrested for a new offence or an Oral Hearing so that they Hearings are being deferred As far as the parole process is concerned for to prosecute secondary parties in murder cases being charged with a new of- can hear evidence from you more than once to enable the will surely and hopefully be given much wider those over tariff, although the court was not fence but not found Guilty. and other professionals as to police to conclude their inves- consideration in future. Exactly where the convened to pass comment on the parole re- However this is a common your progress on licence (al- tigations as many Parole decision leaves us, however, is unclear. The view process, it could not help but recognise reason for recall and the pro- ways for IPP/Lifer prisoners). Panels do not feel they can question remains, what happens to the many that over tariff inmates are a problem and that cedure is therefore important accurately assess risk whilst inmates convicted of murder as a secondary it was an issue for Parliament to address. This to note. It is imperative that rep- potential charges are loom- party? This is where the decision on Jogee gets is the best the court of appeal were ever going resentations are submitted ing. It is important that you a little murky. There are a number of murder to do or say to recognise the problem. These I’ve been arrested for a new ahead of this assessment obtain appropriate rep- convictions presently before the court of appeal words could be viewed as a nudge for the offence and I’m on licence… when you are on bail for a new resentation from the outset, waiting to be heard concerning joint enterprise. Government to act. The current Lord Chancellor what should I do? offence. The Parole Board are ideally at the police station. Wells Burcombe are involved in this. The ad- Michael Gove appears to have a little more If you have been arrested on well within their right to con- vice given by the court of appeal is that these compassion and understanding of the plight suspicion of a new offence, it New Law for Prisoners cases will be listed before July. I fully expect of prisoners than his predecessor, although clude that your risk cannot be is imperative that you have a further guidance to be given by the court of there is clearly much to do. Although I cannot accurately assessed whilst Unlawfully at Large Solicitor, ideally, with Prison appeal in how to approach the many other predict with any certainty what will happen you are on bail and conclude In April 2015 new legislation Law knowledge instructed at inmates who will be looking to have their to over tariff lifer inmates, I do anticipate that your review. This result would came into force and as a result the earliest opportunity to murder convictions quite rightly reviewed. this is a problem that will be addressed at some mean that you would not re- it means that if you have assist you with your arrest. Following my article recently in Inside Time point. It is now more important than ever to ceive a further review for a knowledge of your recall and You are entitled to speak to a on this very topic, Wells Burcombe are now ensure effective representation for parole re- year (unless there is a material you fail to surrender you are Solicitor at the police station reviewing a number of murder cases and are views in an attempt to ensure that wherever change in circumstance). committing a Criminal for advice on a recall, so take instructing a number of leading London possible the parole review process is scruti- Offence (maximum sentence advantage of this right. Many Barrister’s Chambers. The court of appeal will nised and challenged. This will all help build A Prison Law Solicitor can is 2 years in Custody). certainly be very keen not to ‘open the flood- momentum and hopefully will see the same offenders are surprised to make representations to the gates’ and set aside every conviction of this type of historic change for lifers that Jogee learn that even after receiving Parole Board requesting one It is a matter for the police as type. In reality, the court of appeal will look managed to achieve. Police Bail for a new offence, of the following: to whether or not they wish to to do all it can to avoid receiving a flurry of you can be recalled at the pursue matters and if they do appeals. Indeed, the judgement in Jogee is keen Wells Burcombe now also have addresses in police station or later that day, 1) To defer the Member Case they will want to attend the to stress that just because the law has been the North East and in Essex, as well as London week or month. Assessment (MCA), thus al- prison to interview you. It is misapplied for 30 years, doesn’t mean that all and Hertfordshire. lowing time for the police in- important that you instruct a similar convictions are to be regarded as un- The Probation Service and vestigation to conclude. Solicitor to attend for the in- ultimately the Parole Board safe. Although I share the view that not every David Wells is a Partner at Wells Burcombe LLP terview and also deal with case will result in a conviction being over- often appear to be unaware of 2) To request the matter pro- your recall. If the police do not turned, I am firmly of the view that, like the the presumption of innocence gresses to an Oral Hearing take any action the days that case of Jogee, there are a significant number and being innocent until prov- (likely to take 4-6 months to you were at large will be of inmates who ought to have their cases fa- en guilty. This is often the list) as in the meantime, it is added to the end of your sen- vourably reviewed. case for an IPP or Life sen- hoped that police investiga- tence automatically. tence prisoner as Offender tions will be concluded. Over the last few years, Wells Burcombe has Managers will often argue Whilst returning to custody enjoyed considerable success at the Court of that your risk has escalated to Either of these options should on recall may be a daunting, Appeal setting aside IPP sentences. A signifi- a point that you can no longer minimise any further delay to it is in your best interests to cant number of such cases has involved IPP’s be managed in the communi- Specialists in: Appeals against your review. surrender at the earliest op- imposed between 2005 and 2008 which were ty. Although unfair and seem- portunity in order to prevent obviously significantly out of time. What was Conviction & Sentence, CCRC, IPP ingly against the presumption I’ve been charged with a a new charge in this regard. If notable about those cases was that the single Appeals and Parole, Prison of innocence, many offenders new offence, is it worth you require any advice or as- judge in most, if not each of them, granted Adjudications & Discipline, Criminal are recalled to custody at the making representations? sistance regarding this article, leave to appeal. They demonstrated that sen- Investigations, Confiscation & POCA earliest stage of a new police If you are charged with an please contact us today! tencing judges around that time wrongly im- investigation. proceedings. offence and recalled, it is like- posed indeterminate sentences and did not ly that you will be remanded possess a sufficient understanding of how the For advice and assistance anywhere I’ve been recalled and I’m on to the next available Court. 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Placement scribed how sad he was that within their family supports he was unable to care for her. Statistics indicate the child maintaining a sense He apologised to her for the that the placement of identity. A sense of ‘Who way in which his life had they are’. Statistics indicate gone, which meant that he of a child in the that the placement of a child would not be able to look after in the care of a parent or with- her whilst she grew up. It was care of a parent in the family network is likely a very honest letter which was or within the family to result in a more positive © Fotolia.com moving to read. A visit was outcome for that child when arranged in prison between network is likely to they become an adult. the father and his daughter. result in a more This meant that there was also Legal aid is available for a a photograph of him with his positive outcome parent if their child is in- daughter which could be for that child when volved in care proceedings. 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process is not a quick one and hearing. If the prisoner wishes therefore the impact on their to challenge the necessity of liberty is signifi cant. a condition then they can do A licence to do what? so at the hearing itself via their So how will I know what my solicitor if they have instructed licence conditions are? one. ... licence conditions, what they are and When a prisoner is released they will be given a standard I am not subject to release by set of licence conditions to the Parole Board, can I still who will be subject to them comply with. Standard licence challenge any additional conditions will require them to:- conditions imposed? Emma Davies more than one day but less would have otherwise ended. meant to be rehabilitative. This Licence conditions are de- and Jessica Williams than 24 months are released If they are recalled and re-re- means the requirements that 1. Keep in contact with their signed for risk management subject to licence conditions leased before the end of their can be imposed are more lim- supervising offi cer; and public protection purpos- and will be released aft er they licence then they will still be ited than the list of licence 2. Receive visits from the su- es. Licence conditions must Any person who is convicted have served half of their cus- subject to licence conditions conditions that are available. p e r v i s i n g o ffi e; c be necessary and proportion- for an off ence aft er 1 February todial term. They will then be until the end of sentence. Furthermore, there are diff er- 3. Permanently reside at an ate. The restriction to the 2015 will be released subject on licence and at risk of recall ent implications if post sen- address approved by the su- person’s liberty must be the to licence conditions. What if they commit any other of- What is post sentence tence supervision is breached. pervising offi cer; absolute minimum required these are and how they will fences or breach any licence supervision and how is this If a person breaches any ele- 4. Only to undertake work with to manage their risk. If a pris- impact upon you will be dif- conditions during the second different to licence conditions? ment of their post sentence the approval of the supervising oner is unhappy with their ferent dependent on the type half of the custodial term. Once Only those serving a sentence supervision then they will be o ffi c r; e licence conditions they can and length of sentence that this licence period ends the of under 24 months will be liable to be summoned to ap- 5. Not to travel outside the UK ask for assistance from a so- has been imposed. This article person will still be subject to subject to post sentence su- pear before a magistrates’ without permission; licitor. 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For ex- sentence for up to 14 days, or be publicly funded, it can are subject to licence tence supervision period tops ample if a person is sentenced impose further sanctions such A Pre-Discharge Form 1 (PD1) however be dealt with on a conditions. up the licence period to make to a 12 month custodial sen- as unpaid work or electronic must be given to their super- private paying basis. a total of 12 months’ supervi- tence, they will serve 6 months location monitoring. Criminal vising offi cer 13 weeks prior to My sentence is under 24 sion aft er release. in custody, 6 months subject legal aid is available for these their release. Once received If a prisoner is unable to secure months. What does this to licence conditions (and el- proceedings, so it is important the supervising offi cer must funding for challenging licence mean in terms of my licence? If the person fails to comply igible to be recalled) and the that the person contacts a complete the PD1 form. If they conditions and they do not Due to a change in the law it with any requirement of their remaining 6 months subject criminal defence solicitor to are requesting any licence have a Parole or Recall matter now means that all released licence period or it is assessed to post supervision licence assist if they receive such a conditions in addition to those then it will be possible for them prisoners sentenced for off enc- that they pose a risk to the (this make a total of 12 months summons. above they must provide a full to challenge the licence con- es committed on or after 1 public, then they will be liable supervision aft er release.) explanation as to why addi- ditions without representation. February 2015 and who are to be recalled to custody until I am serving a sentence of tional conditions are deemed This can be done by applying given a custodial sentence of the date on which the licence Post sentence supervision is 24 months and over. How do necessary and proportionate to their supervising offi cer to licence conditions affect me? and this must be done no later change the conditions. Most people sentenced to a than 28 days before the per- Reasons will need to be pro- determinate custodial sentence son’s release. vided as to why an additional of over 24 months will auto- licence condition may need matically be released at the It will be the responsibility of removing. An example of this half way stage of their sentence the Governor to impose addi- would be a curfew that has and then subject to licence tional conditions if necessary been imposed which confl icts conditions until their sentence and these must come from a with working hours. As a last expiry date. They can be re- list approved by probation. resort, once complaints have called as above, if they breach Additional licence conditions been exhausted internally any of the conditions of their may include conditions that through Prison and Probation, licence or it is felt that risk is prevent them from contacting a complaint about the neces- no longer manageable in the a certain person, engaging in sity or proportionality of ad- community and recall is there- a certain programme, disclos- ditional licence conditions fore justifi ed. In some cases ing an intimate relationship imposed could be sent to the that recall will be for a fi xed or having regular drug tests. Prisons and Probation period of 28 days or in others If the Governor or Probation Ombudsman for their it will be a standard recall, consideration. which means they will not be wishes to impose a licence re-released until the Parole condition that is not on the Board considers the case and approved list then advice must Licence conditions can easily Our open, friendly solicitors working make a direction for be sought from the Public be ignored but if they are re-release. Protection Casework Section. breached there are serious in Criminal Defence will help you with all Once the licence conditions consequences which can ulti- aspects of Prison Law including: I am subject to an indetermi- have been agreed, the prison- mately impact upon a released Licence recall • Adjudications nate sentence. What about me? er’s licence will be prepared prisoner’s liberty. 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KM - HMP Winchester It should be noted however an application to OMU for an Application, or alternatively had to serve only half the that it is not for the Parole update as well as locating a appealing against sentence. sentence not 2/3. Could you Q I am an IPP prisoner Board to set your targets in solicitor to assist. The Section 23 Application is explain why I have to do recalled in November for a terms of offending behaviour a certificate of inadequacy 2/3? Is it an issue to do with Response by Reeds Solicitors breach of conditions. I have work, it is for your Offender where you have the opportu- dangerousness or is it a been here for over two Manager and Offender nity to show that you have proviso that over a thresh- CC - HMP Swaleside months and I requested a Supervisor to so this. You will insufficient assets to pay the old, 2/3 is to be served? transfer immediately as this have a meeting with them Q I was arrested in April Order but you must demon- prison is a ‘B Cat’ and I was where work will be suggested 2014 and charged with strate a material change or A From your letter it would allocated to ‘C Cat’. It has or they will say that you importation to sell drugs. decrease of your assets since seem you have been given no progressive regime as it have no further intensive I was later convicted and the date of your order which an extended sentence and is a dispersal prison, I do work to undertake. given a 12 year sentence. In is not your fault. The appeals will be entitled to automatic not have a target date for a If you have no further April 2015 a confiscation process follows the same rules release at the two thirds point board. Having said that intensive work to undertake order was made against me as any appeal of sentence; to of the custodial sentence or Legal OCA are telling me I cannot and only work such as in cell appeal, you must show that be entitled to apply for for £113,404.85. If I failed to move as first it said I was on work then you will remain pay this I would have to the order is manifestly parole at that point and will parole hold which appar- where you are until your serve another 26 months - I excessive or wrong in also be subject to an extend- ently is not the case so then review is concluded. have not paid this as I have principle. You can challenge ed licence period of 5 years. Forum OCA stated they needed to In relation to your review the amount fixed as to the An extended sentence maybe no money. During the liaise with OMU which they this starts as soon as you confiscation hearing my realisable amount in an given to an offender aged 18 did and finally they have Answers are kindly have been recalled. lawyer disclosed unauthor- appeal, but an appeal should or over when: told me I cannot be moved provided by: Unfortunately because you ised material which suggests have been lodged within 28 • the offender is guilty of a until a parole review are an IPP prisoner the I have money which I do days of the making of the specified violent or sexual Hine Solicitors identifies if I need to do any matter can only be dealt with not. Can you please advise order. Therefore, you would offence; Reeds Solicitors further courses. What can I by way of an Oral Hearing whether I can appeal the have to lodge an out of time • the court assesses the Frisby & Co Solicitors do to get to a prison better and so the process for you is confiscation order and if so, appeal, which has its own offender as a significant risk Pickup & Scott Solicitors suited to my needs? When lengthy. how? grounds. Appointing a barrister to the public of committing does my parole process You should seek legal Can you also please advise would help you greatly with further specified offences; start, does it start from the Answers to readers’ legal assistance with this matter whether I can be repatriat- an appeal, as they are experts • a sentence of imprison- day I arrive on recall? queries are given on a as a solicitor will obtain your ed to serve my entire on the legal arguments that ment for life is not available

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For the d) You have, at the time you certain types of cases where SO30 2GB. may delay your review if you months for a hearing date. default sentence to be make your application, at the court has found that the transfer to another establish- Again your solicitor can implemented, an Enforcement least 6 months of your offender is dangerous and an For a prompt response, ment once the process has assist with the chasing of the Hearing would be set at the sentence left to serve before extended licence period is readers are asked to send started. However, if you have date and also represent your relevant Magistrates Court release. required to protect the public their queries on white paper work identified that needs interests at the hearing. and the Court would have However, the UK will refuse from risk of harm. 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mother, who has health problems. Most impor- for each at page 4 of the guideline. I expect the tantly, you should make a copy of the lists and judge will select High culpability because, take them to court with you as there is no guar- ‘Breach of a high degree of trust or responsibil- Banks antee that the person who comes along to rep- ity’ is one of the factors listed. The second step resent you will have received a copy of your is to consider the ‘Harm’. I expect the judge will notes. You should think of people who might select Category 2, which is a loss of £500- be able to say helpful things about you, like £10,000 with ‘signifi cant additional harm’. The on Sentence your employer if you had one. Ask them to write factors listed to put your case in the ‘Signifi cant Robert Banks, a barrister, writes Banks on Sentence. It is the second-largest selling a letter for you. Make sure they send a copy of additional harm’ category include ‘High level the letter to you (or your friend/partner, who of inconvenience caused to the victim and oth- criminal practitioner’s text book and is used by judges for sentencing more than any can bring it to court) and to your solicitor. ers’. The reason I have selected that one in your other. The book is classifi ed by the Ministry of Justice as a core judicial text book. The Again, there is no guarantee that the person case is because a) there are multiple victims, book has an app which is for Apple iPads and Windows 8/10 tablets and computers. It who represents you will have the letters. b) the off ence creates uncertainty, and c) each costs £95 plus VAT. The print copy costs £108. There is also a discount when the print Whether doing all this will make any diff erence theft has two or more victims, the sender and copy and app are purchased together. If you have access to a computer, you can follow I can’t say, but it will give you something to do the receiver. If these two categories are selected, Robert on Twitter, @BanksonSentence and you can receive his weekly sentencing Alert. and make you feel less cut off from your legal team. the guideline says there should be a custodial sentence, with a starting point of 2 years and a www.banksr.com (This letter is based on a number of diff erent sentencing range of 1-3½ years. The last step complaints I have received about advocates. It is to consider the ‘Factors which increase seri- Q I am in custody awaiting sentence for drug longer happens. Because it is a fi xed fee there does not relate to a particular defendant, as if ousness or reduce seriousness or refl ect per- supply. I saw my barrister once before trial. is no incentive for either your solicitor or your it did I could not answer it. That is because I am sonal mitigation’. There is then a list of factors On the fi rst day of trial I pleaded guilty. Aft er barrister to come and see you as they will not not allowed to give advice to a defendant about to consider. The judge can, at this stage, con- wishing me well my barrister disappeared receive any extra payment if they do. In fact, it how he or she should deal with their solicitor.) sider other factors which appear relevant. These and I haven’t seen her since. The case was may cost them money if their travel expenses factors can increase or decrease the custodial put back while the others are being tried. I are not refunded. Q I stole post while I was a postman. Someone sentence selected in the last stage. One obvious want to talk to my barrister about what she in the pub set it up and he laundered the sto- factor that may be considered is that these of- is going to say for me when I am sentenced. So where does that leave you? All you can do len cheques for me. I thought I would just pay fences are so hard to detect that a deterrent I asked my solicitor to tell her I wanted to see is to ask to see them. If they don’t come, I doubt off my debts and then, when it seemed so sentence is required. A deterrent sentence is a her and I was told that it was unlikely she if complaining will make the slightest diff erence easy, I carried on. They can’t put an estimate sentence which is increased to deter others from could come. How can my case be properly other than earning you a reputation for being on the total loss but they have restricted them- committing the offence. It is from this final prepared for sentence if I can’t see her? diffi cult. I suggest you go to the prison library selves to 9 packages. The prosecution esti- fi gure that the Judge deducts the plea discount, and take out the Drug Off ences Guideline 2012 mate it to be a £5,000 loss. I pleaded guilty which in your case is likely to be the full one- A That is an interesting question. A simple and read it and make notes about the section early on. My solicitor said there is a new third off . answer is that it can’t, but it is a bit more com- on supply. You can ask to see Banks on Sentence guideline. How will it apply to me? plicated than that. Many years ago, barristers but I expect the copy in the library will be hope- I suspect that many judges would not use this lessly out of date. Then you should write down set of steps. I know that some judges would and solicitors were paid well and the fees were A There is indeed a new guideline, the Theft all the reasons you think make your off ence weigh up all the circumstances and think ‘It’s determined by the work that they did. To save Off ences Guideline 2016, which came into force less serious than it might appear by thinking worth 2 years before plea’ and then weave the money, that was all swept away and now bar- for all sentences passed on or aft er 1 April 2016. about the matters in the guideline. This might guideline round to fi t their preconceived view. risters and solicitors are paid a fi xed fee for You can ask your solicitor to send you a copy be that you had a minor role or that you came This rounded approach has a lot of advantages each case worked out by the type of case it is. of the relevant part. This guideline applies to into the plan at a late stage. Next, you can put to the stepped approach. Over the last 20 years the fees have been pro- all theft off ences except shop theft . There are down all your personal mitigation. This might gressively cut, so for some of the work aft er three principal steps when applying the guide- be that you have not committed a relevant of- expenses, the payment is about or below the line. The fi rst step is to determine whether there fence before, you have never been to prison Asking Robert & Jason questions minimum wage. At one time, solicitors would is a High, Medium or Lesser culpability. This is before or that you are the sole carer for your draft full statements from defendants. That no done by looking at the factors which are listed Please make sure your question concerns sentence and not conviction and send the letter to Inside Time, marked for Robert Banks or Jason Elliott. Interpreters Offices Unless you say you don’t want your question and Available all across London answer published, it will be assumed you have no objection to publication. It is usually not possible We are the largest legal aid firm in the UK. We provide professional advice to determine whether a particular defendant has you can trust where liberty is at stake. We specialise in the following areas: grounds of appeal without seeing all the paperwork. Last year our 600+ lawyers and support staff successfully provided advice, assistance Analysing all the paperwork is not possible. 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aft er he was freed, then I could would write a few words, es- I walked out of prison in 2008 probably write one about jail pecially on the days when I and settled into a life of odd- Writing a book in prison while I was still serving time couldn’t give a shit about an- jobs and living with a girl who and maybe, just maybe, I ything except trying to get I loved very much. Then I got could use the book to turn my through each day without los- a cushy youth work job but helped save my life life around. ing the plot or getting into a like I said, I blew it by drinking scrap. Prison can get you like too much and getting into ‘Dogknife is the that sometimes, as many of trouble for stupid things. It you will know, but you have seems my lesson had not been Liam Rodgers A light bulb went on in my said to my missus, who to knuckle down and ride it properly learned. head. Of course, the novel I grabbed it off me and sat on name of the blade out, knowing a brighter day wrote in prison, all those years the armchair and spent the that I had strapped will turn up. Then I went into the attic and In September 2010 I hit rock- before, was still in a box in the next few hours reading it even dragged out the manuscript, bottom; I lost my youth work attic, still wrapped in pieces faster than I did. to my right ankle I remember falling out with that piece of work that had job for arriving to work still of plastic HMP prop bags and and it’s the one I some officers because they taken so much eff ort and time drunk from the night before. secured with elastic bands. When she fi nished it, she put said I was due in court when I to complete. it down and smiled at me, but used on the punter.’ knew I wasn’t and there had To makes matters worse, I I grabbed the ladders and set with a sadness on her face. That line is literally been a mix up or mistake with I owed it to that novel, Dogknife, sped away from a pub on my them up to the attic, clamber- the computer system. I resolved to once and for all sort my life motorbike, twice over the legal ing up there to pull out the ‘How did you write such a the start of my to barricade my cell shut and out and that’s what I did. limit, and got chased by the dusty manuscript and give it great story about a girl in pris- novel they laughed it off , saying they police, resulting in a conviction a once over. on when you were already in would have me washed out of In 2014 - six years aft er I fi n- for drunk driving and other prison, and you’re a bloke?’ I ordered a fresh pad of A4 the cell within ten minutes ished the book and walked out traffi c off ences. Luckily no one Dogknife. paper for canteen day and I sat with a water hose if I tried it. of jail - I released Dogknife as was hurt but I did damage ‘I don’t know,’ I told her, ‘but and looked at it, promising As it happened, I was right, I an e-book and a print book on other vehicles for which I was That’s the name of my book what choice did I have? I had myself that I wasn’t going to didn’t go to court and nothing Amazon and to this day have fi ned and banned for two years. and that’s what I scribbled on to do something to kill the time.’ stop writing until I had fi lled more was said or done on the sold many hundreds of copies the pad of A4 that I purchased every page of the pad, a total matter, but all the time I only and gone on to do positive I was thirty years old and once with my private cash years She tapped the manuscript. of one hundred and sixty cared about them not destroy- community work involving again my life was in tatters. It before in HMP Nottingham. ‘This is bloody good.’ took months of sobering up pages. I loaned a book from ing my novel with water. I writing and publishing. One the prison library called How protected that manuscript like of my greatest achievements until I could dust myself off What my girlfriend at the time to Write a Novel and read it it was the crown jewels. so far has been returning as an and claim that I had changed didn’t know and what she like it was the last book on author to HMP Nottingham, it all around for good. could never know, was writing earth, fi nishing it in one day Soon I settled down and where I was serving time when the novel when I was serving before bang up. I wrote down stopped getting into so much I wrote the book, to run a cre- My new girlfriend at the time time saved my life. I was liter- all the tips, the ones that made trouble and I think that writ- ative writing class to lads on asked me what I was going to ally at the end of my tether, sense, then took up my pad ing the book and day dream- remand. I am now a student do with my life now I had losing my grip on reality, and pen and got to work. ing about the life it was going studying for a degree in crea- cleaned up my act. When I say ready to barricade my cell and to give me made sure I focused tive writing and recently won cleaned up my act I mean it; I take on the whole system, I started slowly though and on on doing my time and getting a national award for helping gave up smoking weed, drink- come-what-may. ing alcohol and taking other the fi rst day I only wrote one out as soon as possible. It homeless men and women to sentence: would have been easy to get publish a book. drugs like MDMA and coke. I But then I borrowed a book off distracted by the wheeling and walked away from that life- an older prisoner who was ‘Dogknife is the name of the dealing and other stuff going I am still totally sober and fo- style almost overnight and the doing life and was on a recall. blade that I had strapped to on out on the yard or down the cused on staying involved in main reason was I didn’t want The book was Prison Memoirs my right ankle and it’s the one landing but I soon stopped writing in the community and my daughter thinking I was a of an Anarchist, written by I used on the punter.’ That line going on association some I now run a small project of- total loser. My little girl al- Alexander Berkman, a politi- is literally the start of my novel. days because I wanted to write fering people from poor back- ready had memories of visiting cal prisoner from the late instead and before I knew it, grounds the chance to get me in jail a few years before Just seeing the manuscript 1800s who shot a rich factory A good story should always word got around and other their work published in books all this happened and I didn’t brought all the memories of owner and did nine years in have a first sentence that lads came to my pad and and online. want her to have to do that all that sentence back; the eleven the cruellest prison conditions stands out, that’s what the asked if I would help them over again. The memory of my torturous months on remand; imaginable. Alexander’s life novel writing book told me with appeal letters to lawyers Trust me when I say this: writ- daughter asking me when I time down the block for as- inside was so bad that he suf- and I recommend that to any and divorce papers and com- ing in prison helped to save was coming home during a saulting an offi cer; scraps with fered from nightmares and budding writer. pensation claims. I even wrote my life. visit is vivid to this day. lads over silliness; extra days, illnesses for the rest of his life a few poems for their loved piss-tests, pad-spins, but he still managed to write Aft er the fi rst day I wrote a lit- ones and one day I looked in Anyone who wants support in I had messed up so many times closed-visits… Everything a book about his sentence. tle bit each day for an entire the mirror and realised I had writing in prison can contact my before, it was right for me to came fl ooding back and I sat year; some days I would write become a writer. Without truly project, UpScribe, by writing to once-and-for-all sort my life out. down for four solid hours and A week aft er giving the book a whole page if I was buzzing knowing the journey I had un- the following address: Liam read the manuscript from front back to the lifer mate, I sat and happy with what I was dertaken, I came out the other Rodgers, UpScribe, Sheffield ‘What about your novel?’ my to back. down and told myself that if doing and if I was behind my end proud and confident to Hallam Students Union, HUBS, girlfriend asked. ‘The one you some guy from the 1800s door in the day. Other days I call myself a writer. Paternaster Row, Sheffi eld, S1 2BF. wrote in prison.’ ‘I think it’s actually good’, I could write a book about jail

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are then disappointed to reach the end. That We at Inside Time would like you to write a is a very good arena! It is also worth thinking descriptive piece - similar to my assignment Diary of a creative writer of a book that you have had to struggle with below. Most advice on writing is ‘write what because you weren’t grabbed in the first few you know’. On the basis that you are currently l Try to use as many senses as possible; pages. I admit to abandoning books, even by acquainted with a prison cell, imagine that you favourite authors, if I can’t lose myself very have been told that you can convert it into your dream accommodation, how would you change l Close your eyes and see if you can see that early in the book; life is too short to read some- it? In under 400 words write a description of place - pretend it’s the first time if you have thing you’re not enjoying, especially if it is for your ‘dream pad’ - using poetic licence it can your enjoyment and not compulsory. described something you know well; be bigger than 6’ x 9’. Send your entry to Inside Time and mark the envelope ‘Creative Writing’. l Describe as though telling a person who is Homework was to write a description of a place There will be a small prize for the description not there - for example a postcard home (see in our character’s life in a couple of paragraphs. chosen to be published. Good luck! my assignment). As I type this it is the morning of Lesson 3 and I’ve still got to do my homework; didn’t take If you would like copies of any of the course © Fotolia.com We had to write a brief description of some- me long to revert to being a stroppy, lazy teen- notes or tips, please write to Lucy at Inside where or something. I wrote about the beach ager again! Time marking your envelope ‘Creative Writing’. Lucy Forde and beach side food stalls outside the hotel in Zanzibar where I stayed recently. The evocative Assignment Two smells of spices, set in beautiful sunsets - think Lesson Two postcard sunsets and the smell of every Indian A wooden table, possibly the light, airy space thanks to Good positive results and feedback for my Description type restaurant you’ve walked past and that source of the scent of polish, huge skylights in the roof. In homework - it was quite daunting reading my is Stone Town in Zanzibar. of a place in my has a display of the latest one corner the children’s area own work out to the rest of the group; the others books by local authors. The - small chairs and beanbags wrote good pieces as well - perhaps we aren’t character’s life We discussed the difference between using a books are scattered as they together with boxes of books ‘beginners’ at all! might be in the owner’s simile or metaphor, there was much discussion The bookshop is set over two for enjoying while parents about the definition of the words, to clarify the home, no order but crying This week we concentrated on ‘description’ floors, from the outside it wander at will through the situation: out to be picked up and read; ‘openings’ and ‘dialogue’. resembled a set from a ‘read when you like books’. Dickensian novel. The bow to feel the resistance that new An invitation to take a book l Simile (noun) a form of expression using books put up when being With regard to dialogue we had an interesting window, formed of small and retire to the coffee shop ‘like’ or ‘as’, in which one thing is compared to opened for the first time, the discussion on ‘he said’ ‘she said’ or whether wood framed panes, lent at the back of the room; another which it only resembles in one or a whiff of ‘new book’ that has we could use other words; ‘hissed angrily’, itself to displays of new books spend as long as you like in small number of ways. ‘Her hair was like silk’ the reader burying their nose ‘shouted’ or ‘whispered’ for instance. It was or sometimes a table with a the deep, curl up, chairs and is a simile. into the pages - physically decided that if the writer had a conversation vase of in season flowers, an while away an hour or two. armchair with throw and and metaphorically. A vase of with two people, providing you knew who said l Metaphor (noun) the comparison of one thing footstool evoking thoughts of flowers stands on an what at the beginning, there was no need for The book shop is a testament to another without the use of like or as: “A man curling up with a good book embroidered runner giving a ‘he said’ ‘she said’. Besides, if it is all women to an owner who loves books, is but a weak reed”; “The road was a ribbon of and a cup of tea. homely atmosphere; there or all men speaking it wouldn’t help if you kept loves to read and wants moonlight.” Metaphors are common in litera- are beautifully upholstered writing ‘he’ or ‘she’ said. Personally I feel that others to enjoy the experi- ture and expansive speech. The interior, accessed by the chairs dotted about, ideal for if you are going to use dialogue it should be door with bullseye panes of a moment’s rest and browse; ence without feeling under written in such a way that there is no doubt pressure to buy; to allow We got onto the nitty gritty of ‘The Arena’ of glass, is lined with dark wood works of art, full of colour over which of your characters has spoken. them that escape from every our story. The arena is somewhere you want to shelves divided into subjects that brighten up small areas day, to a place that lets their invite your reader to enter - basically another or alphabetical order for between shelves. We then moved onto description, a fundamen- word for your story. Make it somewhere wel- fiction. The smell of wax imagination run riot and tal point in writing if you want to capture your coming, a place they want to stay - think of a furniture polish lends to the At the back of the shop a brings a sense of peace, reader particularly when writing fiction. book that you have read that you couldn’t put impression that it is a much solid flight of stairs lead up to whether for a few minutes or When writing description: down; wanted to find out what happened and loved space in someone’s life. the first floor; a beautiful an hour.

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how addictive they are. A lot of people find themselves lying on their beds for a lot of the day, fed up with daytime Physically the effects can be telly and not knowing quite what to do with wide ranging - but from Yoga for themselves. Too much down time can mean what we’ve heard they’re you don’t sleep well at night-time. And doing bad things to your somehow, it seems to make you feel more bowels. Gary told us: tired and lifeless, rather than deeply rested. Energy “I’ve got depression, stress, This sequence doesn’t take long to do, but anxiety, lack of sleep. I class will get you off your bed and can help it as stronger than heroin.” provide some energy. Try this each day for 5 The Prison to 7 days, staying in each pose for the The known side effects of Phoenix Trust amount of time recommended. After that, synthetic drugs are paranoia, you may wish to gradually increase the time psychosis seizures and at for each pose, by a breath or two every worst, death. Official figures couple of days. Good luck! show that the number of UK Reasons to quit deaths linked to NPS has risen in recent years - from 10 in 1 Sun Breaths Triangle Synthetic drugs are a big problem in 2009 to at least 68 in 2012. Breathe out as you fold forward and 6 Hold for 5 reach for the fl oor. Breathe in as you slow breaths prisons - but how much do you really The good news is you can straighten up, lifting your arms and on each side. arching the back slightly to look know about them? get support to quit in prison - whether you’re a regular user towards the sky. Flow with the breath 10 times. This month on National Very often we haven’t a clue or just take it occasionally. Prison Radio we’re working what you’ve actually taken with the National Offender because if there are ingredi- The people we’ve spoken to Management Service to find ents listed, which often there who’ve come off it - and out more about them, aren’t, they’re incorrect, so the their friends and family - say including what support is physical effects can be it’s changed their life. available if you want to quit. extremely worrying.” Bridge Daniel: “I’ve come miles in 7 Lift your hips and hold this pose for 5 such a short period of time We’ve been hearing some Experts say that synthetic slow breaths before gently releasing and that’s just from getting tough, emotional stories drugs are far stronger than down. Repeat twice more. from people who have used cannabis, and you’re much off the drugs. You won’t them, and from healthcare more likely to end up in believe how much people will professionals who have hospital if you take them. view you differently by Down Dog treated people who have quitting drugs.” 2 Hold for 5 used them. And we’ve been “I thought it was gonna be slow hearing your reasons for like cannabis - but then I If you’re affected by synthetic breaths. quitting synthetic drugs, smoked it. I thought I was drugs, there are so many and the difference it has gonna have a heart attack. To reasons to quit. Speak to made to your lives. be honest I thought I’d been someone you trust, or the spiked because I didn’t think substance misuse team in Will in HMP Preston told us: a drug could do that to you”. your prison. They can give “From coming off that I’m you more information and Plank Knees to chest more positive. I’m happier. We’ve heard from families of professional help - without 3 Hold for 5 slow breaths. Build up 8 Hug your knees to your chest and feel I’ve got my canteen. It feels people who have taken judgment. from 3 if this is too diffi cult. Hold for your back relax. Sometimes it feels good to not owe everything synthetic drugs whilst in 10 if you wish. nice to rock from side to side in this out every week, but the prison. To hear more about synthetic position to loosen up the back even bigger thing is I feel a lot drugs, tune into National more. Stay like this for 5-10 breaths. better in myself. I’m not One mother whose son got Prison Radio from Monday depressed, no sweats, I just addicted to synthetic drugs 9th May. We have special feel a lot fresher.” in prison told us: “I felt ill, I editions of PRIME TIME and functioned only because I CHECK UP on Wednesday We also spoke to medical had to, the worry over my son 11th, Tuesday 17th and experts to find out more about was unbearable.” Wednesday 25th May at Cobra the risks. Dan is a paramedic midday and 6pm. 4 Push up like this and hold for 5 slow who has treated many people Many of you have told us breaths. Make sure the shoulders You can also hear the full Rest after a so called ‘spice attack’: about the debts you’ve aren’t hunched up around 9 Lie like this and relax. Focus on your documentary, SPICE racked up because of taking the ears, and the elbows breathing, feeling the air fl owing in STORIES, on Thursday 26th “We don’t have an antidote. synthetic drugs and about are bent, not straight. and out of your body. The aim here is May at midday and 6pm. Look straight ahead. not to fall asleep - it is to allow the And to mark the occasion we’ve interviews body and mind to deeply rest while Desi Drop with two big names from the world of radio. being wide awake. If you feel sleepy, or National Prison Radio is launching On Sound Women on Thursday 5th May we’ll your mind drifts off, just bring your attention gently and fi rmly back to a new Asian music show - Desi Drop be hearing from the head of the BBC Asian Network, Mark Strippel. Mark tells us how he your breathing. Stay for 5-10 minutes. Warrior 2 helped turn the radio station around after it NPR caters for a diverse taste in music. We 5 Hold for 5 slow breaths on each side. feature specialist shows for urban, classical, was threatened with closure. But he also rock and house among others. Check our talks about being a founding member of DJ schedule on the back of Inside Time for more collective the Punjabi Hit Squad when he information. was better known as Markie Mark.

One of the most common pieces of feedback Then on NPR’s breakfast show Porridge at we get when doing surveys, and in our 7am on Friday 6th May, we’ve got a very mailbag, is that there isn’t enough Asian special guest. Mim Shaikh presents on BBC If you want a free book and CD music on NPR. Asian Network and BBC 1Xtra. He’ll join Phil to bring regular features the Roll of Honour, to help you set up a regular yoga and meditation practice write to Desi Drop starts on Friday 6th May - playing Workout Song and 7.40 Shout Out as well as The Prison Phoenix Trust, PO Box an hour of the best in south Asian music. It selecting some of his favourite Asian tracks. 328, Oxford OX2 7HF. will feature everything from Bollywood You can hear Desi Drop every Friday at 8am, bangers to the latest crossover chart tracks. repeated on Saturday at 5pm. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Jailbreak // Fitness 47

on the compound exercise Pre-Exhaust Superset Workout as you have pre-exhausted This month I will be covering month is pre-exhaust the triceps on the isolation Cell Workout the training principle ‘superset’ supersets. Pre-exhaust, as the exercise, which will ensure and referring back to it in name implies, is pre-fatiguing muscle fatigue while more coming months with variants or pre-tiring a certain muscle muscle fibres are hit. This Get the body you want Inside & Out of the superset. A superset is of a body part. Using the will offset the body’s ability when one set of an exercise following workout as an to adapt to a certain exercise is completed followed by a example, performing Dips stimulus and will see yourself different exercise directly which is an isolation or break through any plateaus after with little or no rest ‘single-joint’ exercise first, you may have come across. between them. Once each then followed by Press Ups, superset is completed then immediately after which are a This method can be applied you have a rest break. compound or ‘multiple-joint’ to any muscle group, so exercise. The tricep muscles these guidelines will help The variation covered this will be working twice as hard you write your own workouts.

Warm Up 5 minute jog on the spot 5 minute mobilisation exercises

Workout A1. Dips A2. Press Ups 60 seconds: Rest A1. Dips A2. Press Ups How’s your training been for your own Cell ti-social behaviour. 60 seconds: Rest Workout marathon? I hope last month’s issue A1. Dips of Inside Time gave you the information you The mentors are doing an excellent job and are A2. Press Ups need to achieve a positive result. instrumental in recruiting prisoners to the pro- 60 seconds: Rest ject. By means of mediation they have made a A1. Dips A2. Press Ups Press Up In April I visited HMP Belmarsh to deliver a notable impact on the many conflicts that arise Primary target muscle groups: Pectorals 60 seconds: Rest Cell Workout Workshop to the lads there and in prison. From the positive effect I saw within Secondary target muscle groups: Triceps, Deltoids A1. Dips to find out more about an exciting new project the group I met in Belmarsh, I hope the project A2. Press Ups they are working on. Called ‘One Postcode’ the is taken on by other prisons around the country. Step 1: Start on the floor in a downward facing position, with 60 seconds: Rest staff within the safer custody department and I also wanted to say ‘good luck’ to the prisoner your hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width apart,

a core group of prisoners are developing the I met looking to break the prison 350kg dead-lift fingers facing forwards and spread wide. Extend your legs Cool Down project, working with the Peacock Gym, based record. He looked well on his way to smashing it! straight behind you with your feet at hip-width apart, toes 5 minute jog on the spot in Canning Town, East London. tucked under. Keep your questions coming in! 5 minute static stretches The aim of One Postcode is to encourage pris- LJ Step 2: With eyes looking down, slowly bend your elbows, Workout total duration: oners to use their skills and talents and direct pointing them outwards, as you lower your body towards the 30 minutes their energy to promote friendship through floor. Keep your body in a straight line throughout the sport. Prisoners involved in the project will be Thou shalt love thy movement. Note: I have recommended engaged by a One Postcode mentor, who will neighbour as thyself 5 sets, but if you are new to work with them to think about how to avoid Step 3: Continue the movement, pressing through your hands, exercise and find it too taxing violence, confrontation, gang activity and an- Mark 12:31 straightening your elbows, to return to the start position. then reduce the sets. Similarly,

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HMP Wymott is a Category C Prison for men, Linguistically Disconsolate with a capacity of over 1,100. Its reading groups By Nigel I would guess that everyone chewing their way through exempts us from having to have been transformed since librarian Ruth who works in the Westminster the library’s collection. The form our own opinions - we Packwood attended the 2014 Reading in Prison People think big words make them look smart? Keep things simple, don’t be a linguistic tart. area harbours a secret dream servants’ and officials’ verdict are simply entertained by Day, organised by the Prison Reading Groups Long words are murky and full of mist, of one day bumping into the is that “Her Majesty is getting watching others’ responses. network. It’s not like we’re all a sesquipedalianist. Queen. Alan Bennett develops to be what is known as a It is rarely necessary to en- this fantasy into an amusing handful” which leads to var- gage with the subject matter, In the final session that day a volunteer from Instead of dictionary why not use lexicon? short story in which Her ious attempts to thwart her and in some cases it is little HMP Wandsworth ran a workshop to encour- Three fewer letters, easy in the spellathon. Majesty is led by her corgis to newfound hobby, ranging more than brainwashing. age others to have a go with poetry in their Life is not easy, in fact it’s really hectic, a mobile library van which is from tactful persuasion and groups..“I was inspired,” remembers Ruth. “As Not everyone you meet is etymologic. visiting at the back of the hiding her books, through to Books, on the other hand, well as trying out some poetry in the reading Palace. “Now that one is here, political machinations worthy draw us in to form our own groups, I started ‘Poetry Corner’ in the library. A verb, or a noun is all we truly need, I suppose one ought to borrow of an episode of ‘Yes Minister’. response. We see only glimps- Words that are big make my nose bleed. I type up a poem each week, print it onto a book” muses the Queen. es of the characters’ thoughts Who cares about saying ‘the homophones game’? coloured paper and a background, laminate it This is a witty and enjoyable and feelings, so we are led to All we need is two words that sound the same. And so begins an adventure little read, which almost im- work out the rest for our- and stick it on an up-stand on one of the library in reading which broadens her perceptibly sneaks in a few selves. Although this may counters.” Transmogrifying words is very ostentatious. outlook and changes her life. profound considerations, leave us with more questions Let’s keep it real and not get pretentious. Instead of faithfully playing such as: than answers, the process it- Although this “ticked along quite nicely for Use of small words puts many in linguistic exile. the expected role of a passive self will enrich us greatly. As about 8 months,” it was in the latter half of That’s OK though, not everyone is a lexophile. figurehead (“it was in the na- • Can we really travel the any teacher will tell you, chil- 2015 that Poetry Corner really took off. “Two ture of her job not to have world through reading, with- dren learn best by discovering men who are very keen on their poetry started The Library hobbies”), Her Maj finds her- out leaving our chair? answers for themselves, rath- to give me their poems, and I typed these up By Peter self developing interests, pref- er than being presented with and displayed them. Now it seems to have erences, opinions and pas- • How can we break away answers they have never snowballed and more and more men are hand- With books by our side and a gleam in our eyes sions of her own … in short, from the attitudes and habits ‘owned’. In this sense books ing in their poems.” Off through the concourse we thundered. she finds her true identity. of our past? are more demanding than TV, We have no time to lose and novels to choose but infinitely more Ruth finds the most heartening thing about In a library ripe to be plundered. To the dismay of her advisers, • Are we willing to be chal- rewarding. the success of Poetry Corner to be the engage- the Queen’s heart is no longer lenged by the new experiences So we daren’t dilly dally and we shan’t shillyshally ment of men studying English at Entry level, in the endless round of boring we encounter through books? So why not follow the example We’ve got a mere twenty minutes at max public duties, and she radical- of Bennett’s fictional queen with new writers submitting poems for display It’s the Joy of Six, it’s pick and mix ly breaks with protocol by • Can reading really change and spend some of that boring by dictating them to her for typing up. In ad- As we rifle the library stacks. asking guests what they are our lives? bang-up time with a good dition, one of the keener members of the group reading rather than how far book? It could just stimulate has been compiling an anthology of inspira- they have had to travel! She • Do we conform to what is some positive changes in your tional and positive poetry to be kept at recep- The Wymott groups are part of the Prison also learns how to wave from expected of us by our friends life. And if a book challenges Reading Groups (PRG) network, sponsored by tion for new arrivals. her carriage whilst at the or to the identity society im- you, you can review it here for the University of Roehampton and generously same time reading a book poses on us? Inside Time and so challenge supported by charities including Give a Book Poetry Corner has become so popular at carefully hidden from sight. the rest of us too! www.giveabook.org.uk Wymott that instead of displaying a poem by • What would happen if we If your prison doesn’t have a reading group, a published poet, Ruth reports that she now encourage your librarian to have a look at the Even the beloved corgis come changed? to resent the attention lav- usually has one of the men’s poems on display PRG website www.prison-reading-groups.org.uk The Uncommon Reader instead. “Men take a real pride in seeing their PRG also worked with National Prison Radio to ished on books which they This book reminded me of the by Alan Bennett poems on the Library counter.” The poems set up their book club. If you have access to NPR, feel should be lavished on key difference between read- £5.99 (Amazon) printed here were displayed recently. listen out for details and ways to take part them, and gain revenge by ing and watching TV. TV ISBN: 978-1-84668-133-2

door into a world of Fact, Fiction, A huge plus for us here is the close chapter to prompt discussion. After 5 Imagination and Delight. working partnership between The All in all, a great place to start. Shannon Trust and the Prison library It has become clear however, that for run by Staffordshire County Council. At the moment we are on our Book Club many the loss of individual support Indeed the book club meets in the second book and the group is well makes their journey more challeng- library. It meets monthly with 5 motivated after a lively and thought ing and difficult. Yes, they have readers and their erstwhile mentors. provoking discussion arising from © Fotolia.com gained the gift of reading, but may It is led by a reader who has come the first book. The new readers feel still need encouragement and further through the programme. The encouraged and supported by the Brian O’Leary - HMP Stafford thinking about how to support support in order to continue organisation and support comes ‘After Five Club’, and best of all it is readers once they have completed enjoying reading. from the prisons ‘Library Supervisor’, enjoyable and fun. the new Turning Pages Reading a champion of reading in the prison. HMP Stafford has a proven record Programme. It was this challenge that led us to After all the discussion about the of support to prisoners who want to start an ‘After 5 Book Club’, the title We have started with the SPCK story, the plot and the characters, learn to read or improve their One of the great strengths of the coming from the Five Shannon Trust Diffusion reading series, with perhaps the most telling comment reading. Indeed, it was a pilot site programme is the close supportive reading manuals and their associated authors familiar with the reading was ‘It has given me a great buzz to for the new Shannon Trust ‘Turning relationship built up between readers that are the building blocks needs and interest of prisoners. This read a whole book, I never thought I Pages’ programme, building on the mentors and their learners. Once the of the programme. The club runs like has given us a triple advantage: would be able to do that’. success of ‘Toe by Toe’. programme stops, the new readers any other book club; a book is • Interesting subject matter; are highly motivated to continue chosen, we have a month to read it • An easy-read style; Out of such reading acorns, mighty For some time we have been their reading journey - opening the and we then meet to discuss it. • Questions at the end of each oaks can grow. Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Jailbreak // Do You Know? 49

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Star Poem of the Month My Inspiration On My Block Congratulations to this months winner Susan Hayes - HMP Styal Murray HMP - Ranby who receives our £25 prize My daughter Daryn Leigh I’m surrounded by fools Has made a positive impact on me Having to fuckin work with tools Seeing me as a messed up wife Snitches runnin’ to the man with keys Did not make a bad impact on her life Their beggin’ it to the gov please Always moving from home to home You need to get on the phone ring Many places that we have roamed Any other block that will let me in Having to take on much responsibility They owe too many man they need to get out All because of the addict in me The govs want names but there’s too many to count Helping me raise my two other babies They’re taken away so they can disappear She has turned out to be a fantastic lady Staying behind their doors overtaken with fear Life for her was far from a laugh Others come out and do the same again I thank the Lord she chose the right path We all know there’s going to be a time when By the age of sixteen You will hear your name or recognise your face Education and qualifications, she was keen You suddenly realise it’s no longer safe Then university leading to many a destinations You’re left knocked out like a tramp by the bin So I look at my baby girl No one to help you, those bridges are burnt And how she’s travelled the world The question is will your lesson be learnt Accomplishing all of this, having dealt a bad hand I look up to her and what she’s achieved So I know in my heart, I can do anything I believe Gossip Calypso (Prison Gossip) I want to say sorry, I want to thank you Paul Knibbs - HMP Littlehey I am so very proud and I look up to you (Inspired from the lyrics of Bernard Cribbin’s ‘Gossip Calypso’) You are a beautiful, intelligent, inspirational girl And I will always love you Gossip Calypso, Gossip Calypso You are my world Hear all about it yak-a-yak-yak Where I’m From Every con’ up at his window Antony Clarkson - HMP Wymott Giving out the gossip and getting it back

I am from hot water pipe on Throstles Nest Oh Nick, well how are you now, I tell you From old junk yard with Rottweiler dogs I’ve had a shocking time with Bill and his stomach I am from the stretch of the slaughterhouse in town From the corner shop where I cut my hand. Don’t talk to me, my pad-mates fallen Off his bunk again, saints preserve us I am from roast beef and lemon sponge, cheese scones Poor old chap, did he hurt himself well For me cos currants I dislike Not as much as The run down bookies at the corner of the park John the wing rep, related to Mick My mam playing Elvis and Bobby Vee, I learned from Mick The Orange canal when we ventured far out The doctor said, he’ll have to have his kneecap scraped, gor blimey I am from the old Ferguson video star Gossiping; (down to healthcare) - “signed off sick”! From the floodlit pitch where we played after dark I am from big Fred as he collected cash club Gossip Calypso, Gossip Calypso Bob Greaves off the tee who came to our park Hear all about it yak-a-yak-yak Every con’ up at his window I am from the beatbox my brother and his mates All breaking and twisting together in the street Giving out the gossip and getting it back I am from the roundabout our kids smashed his teeth My mam and mates chasing a woman for causing some grief Me E, have you heard the news that geez’ You know the very fat one down on the threes I’m from my punk record which mam didn’t like They never gonna get him out, do tell me From the milkman who stank when he dished out the milk Well the Governor had a fella round I am from Old Trafford at the top of the road Gave him pound, to free him with an oxyacetylene welder From Donna in our street who was my first love Must send along some books It looks like he’s gonna be there quite some time, cor blimey I am from my teacher Miss Stevens who hated my guts Gossiping; “Ere comes Hoodsy, son of Katie Elder”! Miss Jolliffe who didn’t, we got on so well My mams Fonzi picture on her bedroom wall I’m alright now, Excuse Me Gossip Calypso, Gossip Calypso Collecting old football stickers and needing just one I don’t need no help no more. Hear all about it yak-a-yak-yak I’m from the old lane where we stole ginger ale Neil Barnett - HMP Oakwood I’ve sorted it myself, From old Ordsall Hall where we camped late at night Because I’m dead behind my Every con’ up at his window Hoping to see if it was haunted by a lady in white Excuse me boss, door. Giving out the gossip and getting it back I don’t feel very well. What d’ya want me to do? Everyone is banged up, Oh Miss Ware I do like your hair, who does it I’m busy can’t you tell? Whilst they’re cleaning out I go to the Madame Pom Pom round by the gym Memory Is Only An Orbit my cell. With all that fruit, it looks so cute Robert M Carr - HMP Durham Excuse me miss, Then the governor came I can’t believe it’s really you I’m feeling quite upset. down, Like a film star It’s a fickle old feeble imagining Go and have a lie down, To see me for himself. Have you heard miss, a lag told me That’ll probably be best. Nostalgia whispering Barry’s expecting to have a lobotomy Tear crusted eyes Didn’t no-one notice, Well glory be, that’s three, since Johnny Tight fisted and blistering Excuse me Sir. About his mental health. Had his tonsils our, cor blimey I’m feeling quite depressed. We didn’t notice nothing Sir, Gossiping; “Which Barry?”, “You know - Lord Lucan Wrong and right matter more at night Go and bother someone else! None of us could tell. When the guilty are found thinking My paperwork is a mess! Richard III, Sir Isaac Newton, Maggie T and Jeremy!” I’m just another number, Though pages begin clean Excuse me please, Stuck behind a door. Gossip Calypso, Gossip Calypso Like nights to yet dream I think I need some help, And no-one seems to matter, Hear all about it yak-a-yak-yak The bores of the day remain, stinking I’ve got enough problems, Because there’s always plenty Every con’ up at his window Sort it out yourself. more. Giving out the gossip and getting it back Insidetime May 2016 www.insidetime.org Jailbreak // Inside Poetry 51 Still Free Silent Sigh Jayson Stephens - HMP Whatton Paula Johnson - HMP Newhall

I am a gypsy traveller As I sit here thinking on my wing Used to the freedom of the roads And listen to the Jailbirds sing So living in this prison carries a heavy load Chatting shit amongst each other Trying to be the baddest Mother My cell is like a caravan with a round top Someone new caught my eye But of course I have no horse Inside I gave a silent sigh But one thing is I miss that old clip clop Here we go, the vultures come out I say it’s like a caravan well that’s the way it feels Hey you! You new? Someone shouts The only trouble is you see it hasn’t any wheels Round the shoulders arms are draped But when I close my eyes and dream I’m up there on the road While coffee’s nicked and burn is raped The horses there in front of me and off and off we go Picked down to the very bone We travel through the country down where the river flows Only then they’re left alone Hear the birds singing and watch the flowers grow Still there is a silent buzz So you can lock my body up to that I am resigned As we wait to see what she does © Fotolia.com But you can’t take the freedom that I have within my mind Will she grass? Tell the screws! Or get it on, as you do She’s not daft, she knows the dance Lost She won’t grass, not a chance Respect is earned, then comes a mate Andy Clenaghan - HMP Isle of Wight Within a week, things are straight And as I sit here on my wing I’ll say it plain: I’ve made mistakes, Listening to the Jailbirds sing But I can’t promise I will never make them again Someone new caught my eye Because time after time, I don’t see the line Inside I gave a silent sigh Or I do, but I don’t care. As a child I was good, but this adulthood Has crept upon me, and it glares Better Spooked

I’ve lost you and I’ve lost me. Than Sorry!

Stick to your guns, fire at will, call it protection. Simon Davey - I feel done with pretty much everyone, there’s only a couple HMP Peterborough of exceptions: My Mum and my Dad, my little brother Dan Better spooked than sorry! © Fotolia.com I will never write them off. My Grandad used to say. I owe them so much for their blood-deep love Watchfulness and worry God knows I’ve tested it more than enough. Clockwise Our Mum Still drives the man today. Have I lost you? Have I lost me? Joshua Bonehill - Steven Quigley - HMP Dovegate Chastise your foe in a hurry. HMP Wandsworth Logic would say I should be extra careful to keep my Don’t just sit there and obey. close-ones near Our mum was the best you could ever wish for and so much more Exercise come but once a day, If I push them away is there is a guarantee And we always had a spare key to her front door Life happens in a flurry All of the animals come out to play. They’ll spring right back to me? She was loving and caring and never stopped for a rest So grab opportunities To walk a yard of small size, Is that how this works or did I wrongly learn But that’s the mum and Nan that we all knew best without delay. But only in Anti-clockwise. Being the bad guy works out the best Our mum was always there for us, all through the years I was never that type, I’m not about that life Where things are bad just Today is the day I dare to differ, To pick up the pieces and wipe away tears In the cold I shake and shiver. But my refusal to fake it is working less and less. tarry. She made a mean curry, it was second to none I walk around the other way, Now I’ve lost you, and I’ve lost me. We all loved it, our Jamie called it the don Hold your head and pray. To break the rules for one day. The world your gift and Our mum would always be there, when our lives fell apart The Gates quarry With eyes upon me I walk around, She would lend us an ear, whilst we poured out our heart Carpe Diem, seize the day! And march forward with a sound. Victoria Karlikowski - HMP Styal But if we caused any trouble we had best watch out Now they cheer in my direction, As there’s a good chance we’d be getting a clout! A man less ordinary. I stop and stand to attention. When I first landed in the barren land He was a human dray. I felt like a ghost, I could see the faces Our mum always stood there by our side, through the good I have done it, I have won, I could hear the sounds times and the bad Was he right to be Now we all walk as one, No matter how much we used to drive her mad cautionary? Together under the sun-rise But the silence was the loudest I’d ever heard But that’s what mums do, love you unconditionally Living life so anxiously. We are walking in Clockwise. And the girls shouting from their cells Always and forever, through and through Seemed to realise some calm Not only was she our mum, but our best friend too u We will award a prize of £25 to the entry selected as our Away from friends and family Now we are so lonely, we’re going to miss you ‘Star Poem of the Month’. To qualify for a prize, poems should not Was as hard as I knew it would be We will cherish your smile and all of your charms have won a prize in any other competition or been published previ- But nothing could prepare me for when they turned that key But we will miss most of all your loving arms ously. Send entries to: Inside Time, Poetry, Botley Mills, Botley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2GB. Please put your name, number I didn’t cry till Christmas Eve, I didn’t know why it took so long and prison on the same sheet of paper as your poem. If you win we But at the sound of Merry Christmas When they made you mum, they broke the mould can’t send your money if we don’t know who or where you are! Made me just bucket and sob You were one in a million And had a heart of gold By submitting your poems to Inside Time you are agreeing that they All I kept thinking was when did my life turn into this doss can be published in any of our ‘not for profit links’, these include the But I had to make the best of a bad deal Your life was a true blessing newspaper, website and any forthcoming books. You are also giving Find my feet and get real You made all of our dreams come true permission for Inside Time to use their discretion in allowing other Today, tomorrow and forever organisations to reproduce this work if considered appropriate, unless There’s no spell, no magic key that’ll speed up my time We will always love you you have clearly stated that you do not want this to happen. 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15. Truman —, author of “Breakfast at solar system (6) 5 Tiffany’s” (6) 8. A large vessel for serving wine or C E L L W O R K O U T P I T E S F T P D 17. Young people being trained before other drink (6) 4 G T Q S O L I C I T O R S Z X C B U G V full entry into the uniformed services (6) 14. Roman slave and gladiator who led T G A Z C J X C B G N M J U F D Z T Y V 3 19. The dividing line of combed hair (7) a major insurrection (9) Q D X H E A D L I N E S B N M Z D F H D 22. Motor racing across country or on 16. An animal skin prepared as a 2 W P Z C D I G D R H W N G D L N H K L H unmade roads (9) writing or painting surface (9) R O Z Z X L A A B C S D E E G H F Y M Y 24. The name by which Adolf Marx is 18. A large pouch worn with a kilt (7) 1 better known (5) 19. Unit of Spanish currency before F U C L R B L F H S R V S N D F R H E N 26. Birthplace of Muhammad and conversion to the Euro (6) A B C D E F G H M T H A F R K H A C O M M E N T A S O O chief place of Muslim pilgrimage (5) 20. Benny —, American jazz clarinettist For this month’s puzzle I give you the game O A G G G E J H A Y U N M C E H Y M P I 27. Major seaport of the Netherlands (9) and bandleader (7) that clinched it for Karjakin. It was the last N G I E B A H L S H N T U O G L S M R T 28. Russian poet and author who died 21. A period of preparatory exercise round and he was white against ‘Fabulous’ T N N L Y K E O U F D G P M V D M P A A in 1837 of wounds received in a duel (7) for a contest or performance (4-2) Fabio Caruana who was also trying to win to H F K Y B F R L C K E R V B M A O O T M 29. William —, American novelist who 23. — Kent, alias of Superman (5) proceed to the final. Black just played his king wrote “Sophie’s Choice” (6) 25. Nickname of Corporal O’Reilly in to the f8 square. What did the Russian play L D E Q R A B J A I L G D R S E P M S R the TV series “M*A*S*H”(5) next to make Caruana resign and why? Y O I W F G G B R E A H J D V H H J L O P B L P U Z Z L T D H J Y F S V V B N F A chess magazine (Donated by Chess & Bridge F G T H E I N S P E C T O R C A L L S N of London) as your prize if you are first out of GEF BAD CHI the hat. Write to me with your answer care of R F T H C O M P E T I T I O N P O E M I The English Chess Federation at The Watch L E T T E R O F T H E M O N T H S T A R Neil Speed is a Oak, Chain Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 OYD I N S I D E G T J D S N H D R F T N H F former prisoner or you can email me at office@englishchess. who came up org.uk and they will forward it to me. Please D F R N P R T I M E T A B L E S A R T D with the concept note that you should always write to me at the Headlines Comment NOMS Poetry of GEF BAD CHI ECF not via InsideTime. Letter of the The Inspector Monthly Star Poem whilst in prison. Headlines month Calls Jailbreak Puzzles GEF BAD CHI by Neil Speed is Did you spot the solution to April’s puzzle? It MailbagLetter of the monthInformation Legal Solicitors published by Xlibris. RRP: was 1.Bf4-b8! A lovely move trapping the NewsroundMailbag NPR Timetable Cell Workout Competition £12.35 Using the letters black rook on a8 winning material. The best Newsround G,E,F,B,A,D,C,H & I fill in the reply for black would be to play 1…Ra8xb8 Thanks to Laura Mace - HMP Holloway for compiling this Wordsearch. blank squares. Each letter A-I then 2.Qb7xb8. The winner will be announced. IfComment you fancy compiling one for us please just send it in max 20 x 20 grid must appear only once in andThe completeInspector Callswith answers shown on a grid. If we use it we will send you £5 as a thank you! Remember to include your each line column and 3x3 grid. Congratulations to Kieron from HMP Frankland Information who was the winner of March’s puzzle. name, number and prison with your entry. NPR Timetable NOMS Monthly Jailbreak Legal Cell Workout Poetry Star Poem 54 Jailbreak // Just for Fun www.insidetime.org Insidetime May 2016 In this month... Mind Gym

7 May 2001 106 -73 / ×4 / +127 / ÷7 = __ Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs returned to Britain from Brazil, having lived as a fugitive for 241 241 / +96 / ×3 / -302 / ×5 = 36 years. He was immediately arrested and sent __ to jail to complete his sentence. 17 17 / ×903 / -1071 / Half I / ÷7 = 11 May 1916 __ Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity was Submitted by Evan Prevett - HMP Elmley. Start on published in the physics journal Annalen der the left with the first number and work your way Physik. It describes how space-time is affected across following the instructions in each cell. If you by energy, gravity, matter and momentum. would like to submit similar puzzles we will pay £5 for any that are chosen for print. Please send in a 12 May 1941 minimum of three puzzles together with the answer! German engineer Konrad Zuse completed his Z3 computer and presented it to an audience of scientists in Berlin. It is now recognised as Sudoku // Hard the world’s first fully functional programmable digital computer. (No one outside Germany was aware of its existence at that time, so it had no influence on computer development in the UK or USA.)

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15 May 1941 The first flight by a jet-engined aircraft in the UK: the prototype Gloster E.28/39 fitted with a Whittle jet engine, at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Anagrams // Space

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