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Mind Crafts getting ready for Valentine's Day - Alison Henderson FRSA & Jeni Rhodes

Posted by Mister D on January 18, 2019

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Pekin pizzeria offers free food to federal prison employees

Posted by Mister D on January 18, 2019

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Duke of Edinburgh involved in car crash while driving near Sandringham

Posted by Mister D on January 17, 2019

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Cars set alight at Lincoln prison in suspected arson attacks

Posted by Mister D on January 16, 2019

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There is only YOU who can turn it around - from David (former offender and addict)

Posted by Mister D on January 16, 2019

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Wales has 'highest imprisonment rate' in western Europe

Posted by Mister D on January 16, 2019

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The Difference Between Prescription Medication Use and Abuse By Elizabeth Seward

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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There must be some misteak - By Rend Shone

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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My brother wants to go back to prison - From Leanne

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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Man released from jail raided shop because 'what chance does he have' outside prison

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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I want a normal life too - From Lisa

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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Prison break! Shocking moment a pickup truck crashes through Brazilian jail entrance gate and 17 'dangerous' inmates escape

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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From homelessness, prison and drug addiction to ‘London’s happiest bus driver’

Posted by Mister D on January 15, 2019

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Electroconvulsive therapy being used on teens in NHS trusts

Posted by Mister D on January 13, 2019

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And the solution is? - from GD

Posted by Mister D on January 13, 2019

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The 100 people executed at Strangeways prison and some of their stories

Posted by Mister D on January 13, 2019

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Famous jockey lifts the lid on what it's like to serve time in Bristol prison

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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A hat tip to HMP Swaleside governor Mark Icke - From ML (former offender)

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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Keep up the great work HMP Swaleside governor Mark Icke - From Julie (former offender)

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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Good on you Governor Mark Icke - From Jase (former offender)

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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Thumbs up to Swaleside prison governor Mark Icke - by Alison Henderson FRSA

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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How to Have Compassion for a Good Person Who Did Bad Things While Using By Elizabeth Seward

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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Prisons minister: Scrap sentences of less than six months

Posted by Mister D on January 12, 2019

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Mind Crafts awarded National Lottery Funding - By Alison Henderson FRSA

Posted by Mister D on January 11, 2019

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Activities to do in prison - Mind Crafts

Posted by Mister D on January 11, 2019

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Breaking the cycle - From Darren (former offender)

Posted by Mister D on January 11, 2019

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Life on the out is a struggle - From Mandy

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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Swaleside prison governor Mark Icke defends use of pet goats

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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Get the drugs out of our prisons - From 'Wayne' former offender

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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My son was released from prison a drug addict - From John

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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For God Steak! - From Bernadette

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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Brixton prison photocopies post to halt letters soaked in drugs

Posted by Mister D on January 10, 2019

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Prison praised for installing photobooth for inmates and visitors

Posted by Mister D on January 09, 2019

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Up-cycling garden project ideas for prisons - Mind Crafts

Posted by Mister D on January 09, 2019

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Staff suspended at Middlesbrough mental health hospital

Posted by Mister D on January 09, 2019

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My daughter self-harms - From Joanna

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And the solution is? - from GD

Prison Widow UK.

I have been to prison over 10 times and it was always my friend's fault. He came with me too and served his sentence right beside me. His name was Heroin.
I served some short prison sentences of under 6 months through shoplifting and theft.
Prison didn't work because Heroin had a bigger influence on me in the free world, and I jumped through hoops to get my dirty fix. I never even thought about the consequences of shoplifting or stealing because all I wanted was to stick a pin in my arm and shoot Heroin in to my veins. Prison was the last thing on my mind. If I was sent to one, then hey ho, I could get the gear in there anyway.
What I would like to know is, what has the criminal justice system got in mind as a replacement for custodial sentences under 6 months? Look, it doesn't matter to anyone what the courts hand out if they are junked up on drugs. I missed endless probation appointments because I missed the bus (lie) or had an hospital appointment (lie)…

Wales has 'highest imprisonment rate' in western Europe

Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in western Europe, new research has claimed.The Wales Governance Centre's analysis of official figures also reveals average custody rates are higher than in England for a number of different groups and offences.In particular, non-white Welsh prisoners are overrepresented in prison.Report author Dr Robert Jones said this was a major cause of concern."Equally disturbing is that such an alarming trend has emerged in Wales without detection," his report concluded."This undoubtedly calls into question the role being played by UK justice agencies in Wales as well as civil society organisations and academic researchers."This is the first time Wales has been analysed separately and Dr Jones said wider research was now needed.

The 100 people executed at Strangeways prison and some of their stories

It's been more than half a century since the death penalty was abolished in the UK. The last execution was in 1964 and before that the numbers of people killed for their crimes had reduced dramatically. But way before then offenders were executed frequently - not just for serious crimes like murder and rape, but even minor crimes like pick-pocketing. If you go back to the 18th Century you'll find gruesome cases of children being killed, and women not only hanged, but burned at the stake. The website Capital Punishment UK has a staggering amount of detail about the records of many of the executions that have taken place in the UK.

Records show public executions of criminals from Greater Manchester as far back at 1735 were carried out on Lancashire Moor, and later Lancaster Castle. There are also records of public executions in Salford. But then the grim spectacles moved behind closed doors and from 1869 they took place at Strangeways prison in a special chamber. For al…

I want a normal life too - From Lisa

Hello.

My partner is being released from prison in 8 weeks time.
I should be jumping for joy and preparing for his homecoming, but I'm not.
In December, I found out through a friend of the family that he had been using Spice. When he was sent to prison, he already was addicted to using cocaine and I had hoped that going to prison was going to sort his head out.
It hasn't and after standing by him for nearly two years and putting my own life on hold for him, I have found out that the only thing that has been sorting his head out is Spice. I'm hurt and more so disappointed because he knows that I nearly lost my brother last year because he had used Spice and nearly died.
I have never taken drugs but it's like I have been surrounded by them forever because not only is my brother a drug addict, but my father also is too and has been addicted to crack cocaine and heroin for over 25 years. I have no idea how he is still alive but I do know that he does not look good. I stopped t…

Man released from jail raided shop because 'what chance does he have' outside prison

A man raided a shop two days after being freed from jail with neither home nor money. "Not much of a chance he stands, does he?" asked solicitor Emma Wyborn, who represented 37-year-old Nicholas Lowe. City magistrates imposed an 18-week prison term on Lowe after hearing that he had 138 previous offences on his record, including 59 for dishonesty. The court heard that he was given a 36-week sentence in September for a burglary. He was released halfway through that. Miss Wyborn said that a state benefit claim was not in place and accommodation had not been arranged. "His family did not welcome him and he could not stay with them. He had to stay on the streets or with previous friends, to stay on a sofa," said Miss Wyborn. He was largely free from drugs while in prison but was given some by his friends. Lowe ended up in hospital and was later left out on the streets. "He pretty much had the clothes on his back. It is probably easier when someone offers dr…

My brother wants to go back to prison - From Leanne

Hi Prison Widow UK

I don't know where to start but I will try.
My brother has been out of prison for three months. He has just been sanctioned on his ESA (Employment Support Allowance) because he said he cannot be bothered and may as well be back in prison.
My brother has bipolar disorder and the benefits agency said he is fit for work. No disrespect to the Benefits Department but they don't know my brother and they have never been around him when he plummets in to depression. I have.
I was made redundant in September 2018 from my job and I have a good work history but I am struggling myself to find work.
My brother has little employment history because he has been in and out of prison.
I have no idea how to help him because once he has gotten himself in to a state due to his mental health illness, it is so hard to snap him out of it, but having spoken to mental health professionals, they said I can't mentally snap him out of it because basically he is poorly.
He's had …

There must be some misteak - By Rend Shone

So I did some research and asked a number of my prison pen-pals whether they were graced with steak at Christmas time.
According to some correctional officers; they were, and the same correctional officers were beside themselves because they couldn't have steak due to the partial Government shut-down.
The Federal Bureau of Prison's stated that inmates do have a Christmas meal served to raise morale because they are away from their families. I completely agree with the BOP.
In fact, one correctional officer said; ''inmates are eating like kings and laughing at us''. Makes a change then; because for 364 days of the year, the guards are poking fun and laughing at them. It could have been a lot worse though; what would have happened if the inmates were served ''Walls'' Ice-cream? Now that would have given the guards something to beef about - pardon the pun - given the current circumstances.
On a serious note, and I can verify from my pen-pals that t…

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