Former keeper of keys. Now shouty ranty man.
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I’m asked “why bother? You’ve left, move on with your life”
I know that current prison policy is ruining tens of thousands of lives and creating a body count. Prison policy is going the wrong way at 100mph so I feel compelled to speak.
The world has three problems, Trump, Putin & Netanyahu.
The list of weak, spineless, corrupt politicians we employ to ensure we don’t have three problems is huge.
Imagine you’re the senior officer on a prison wing and you have to make the following call;
Prisoner angry at missed healthcare appointment throws punch at officer, misses but alarm pushed he gets walked to seg. Governors report he gets a month on basic, no TV, no association….
….restricted spends on canteen.
A week in and con gets a “dear John” from his partner (she’s thinking of leaving him) he comes to you wanting money from his privates put on his phone credit.
What call would you make? Put the money on and the officer he swung at feels you’re….
Emptying prisons sending prisoners to homelessness is just greasing the revolving door for their return. It’s getting cold out there and privateers @SodexoGroup profits will be the only healthy result.
insidetime.org/newsround/825…
So @andyburnham promised to abolish appalling IPP sentences.
Then he said before the end of this parliament (2yrs 8 months) and so far 3 prisoners have been released.
There are 2,271 people languishing in prison far beyond tariff on IPP sentences.
Uncomfortable truths about prison, this is not uncomfortable.
Wing assist duty meant standing with 5 cons at midday in the servery waiting for the radio call “kitchen ready” whereupon we’d trundle last nights industrial hostess trolly back to the kitchen and pick up ….
…..today’s gourmet offering.
While waiting to move, conversation titles included “worst girlfriend” & “did you ever get a bang on the head as a kid” & “at that moment things got out of hand” during those stories the laughter became the common language…..
Ex-Prison Officer retweeted
Probation officers vote on industrial action as thousands of prisoners are released early: @Napotheunion chair Ben Cockburn: 'Put the service into special measures. We are firefighting from one emergency to another.' Pic: Andy Aitchison thejusticegap.com/probation-…
Ex-Prison Officer retweeted
Our NHS has been hollowed out over the last few decades. Thank you, @premnsikka, for speaking out
The UK has 2.4 NHS beds PER 1,000 people
Japan: 12.6
Germany: 7.7
Austria: 6.6
France: 5.4
OECD average: 4.2
This is why we have the disgrace of corridor care. It's time to invest and rebuild our NHS
Part of prison officer recruitment is role play to weed out overly aggressive people. Privateers pay minimum wage and accept minimal professionalism. This #GEOAmey worker shouldn’t be near a prison. No excuses.
“A lie is like a snow-ball; the longer it is rolled, the larger it is”
Ministry of Justice has fined Serco monthly for sub-standard performance
“That’s tomorrow’s weather, my name is…..”
What if everyone did this?
“Your wheelie bin is empty, my name is….”
“One danish pastry and a doughnut £2.34, my name is….”
“Platform 6 all stations to Penge, my name is….”
I can only apologise, it was eleven years ago, I’ve matured a lot since then, I’m not accusing him of anything and I wouldn’t let him store a laptop at my house.
We had #FailingGrayling but has #Gove got a twitter abusive hashtag yet? How about #CreepyWeirdoGove
#I'llGetMyCoat
Private companies taking over public services all do the same, sell what they can, employ as few as they can, charge as much as feasible, do as little as possible, water, electric, gas, buses.
Same in prison privatisation, with disastrous consequences.
It’s lovely to watch parliament create laws to keep us all safe but if we don’t have a legal profession able to confront government all we’re left with is a police service mainly looking after itself.
Private prisons in the UK are a legal mess, custody workers cannot carry a baton as they do not have the power of a constable while on duty but an HMP officer does. Privateers prefer CatB prisons as they attract higher profits but while Section 86 ….