tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post1732202084575562769..comments2024-03-19T08:48:37.047+00:00Comments on Prison UK: An Insider's View: YOI Aylesbury: The Inside StoryPrisonUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-7767253436061043432019-01-18T16:55:10.418+00:002019-01-18T16:55:10.418+00:00lmao I was in their 87 92 loved the olace,lmao I was in their 87 92 loved the olace,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000150925447214783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-23466168405165808082017-10-16T10:28:47.259+01:002017-10-16T10:28:47.259+01:00Good. To often the prisoner officers abuse the pri...Good. To often the prisoner officers abuse the prisoners and get away with it. You know the saying; "What goes around comes around". Put on your big boy panties, and suck it up buttercup. Deal with you come around like the men you think you are when kicking and punching shackled prisoners. Personally I think most of you are nothing but Cowards and Bullies! You bought it on yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-27433202967984051922017-07-28T19:49:42.386+01:002017-07-28T19:49:42.386+01:00You think as the MP of Aylesbury David Lidington w...You think as the MP of Aylesbury David Lidington would have its interests at heart including the prison but clearly he does not. Shameful.HamsterHamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386863030859529139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-62321861246420889942017-07-24T15:27:19.221+01:002017-07-24T15:27:19.221+01:00I retired in 1996 after 31 years as an officer. Ar...I retired in 1996 after 31 years as an officer. Aren't I glad I'm out of it. My thoughts and prayers are always with those staff still trying to cope!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-29198540112122457642017-07-24T15:11:49.289+01:002017-07-24T15:11:49.289+01:00Well in some establishments you get the backing of...Well in some establishments you get the backing of the Governors but in alot of them they wouldn't back the staff if they were fighting for their lives. They would be under investigation. When there are visits from area managers and above its like either everything is hidden from sight or they are as bad as the governors in place. Seems as the management in these places are more corrupt than the prisoners. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-75399577562936018272017-07-24T13:41:10.527+01:002017-07-24T13:41:10.527+01:00Would love to know where the HMPPS/Sarah Payne rep...Would love to know where the HMPPS/Sarah Payne report into the 'incident' at HMP Bham has been buried?!?!? Surely this should be informing current HMPPS policy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-82817978790778076722017-07-23T23:21:42.981+01:002017-07-23T23:21:42.981+01:00Lorraine Barwell was killed last year. If she'...Lorraine Barwell was killed last year. If she'd been a copper there would have been medals and honours. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-5544699769010487872017-07-23T23:17:10.705+01:002017-07-23T23:17:10.705+01:00Comes only a few months after eight officers were ...Comes only a few months after eight officers were hospitalised from Cookham Wood in one incident. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-69469201686792215682017-07-23T18:52:13.384+01:002017-07-23T18:52:13.384+01:00Keep up the work Alex. I left the prison service i...Keep up the work Alex. I left the prison service in 2011 - I thought the cuts to that point were too much. What has happened since is terrifying, for staff, prisoners and their families. Only surprise is we haven't had another strangeways yet. An ex-governorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712913223467406807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-10118281525438703872017-07-23T16:54:27.558+01:002017-07-23T16:54:27.558+01:00Well said, very well put. Left the service in 2010...Well said, very well put. Left the service in 2010 along side many colleagues, only to be replaced by inexperienced officers. Jail craft comes from walking the landings, learning from experienced colleagues but now all the experienced staff are all but gone..sad, sad times for what was once a proud service. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-61086064778005273952017-07-23T16:51:25.124+01:002017-07-23T16:51:25.124+01:00Strange then that recent press release state that ...Strange then that recent press release state that Spurr and his management tean have received large bonuses. Is it political or are the politicians not being told the truth. If there is (God forbid) a member of staff killed, then Spurr and his cronies must be charged with corporate manslaughter....enough is enough....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-33453107131887652312017-07-23T15:59:37.187+01:002017-07-23T15:59:37.187+01:00Broadcasters and other journalists come up against...Broadcasters and other journalists come up against a brick wall when attempting to deal with the MOJ press office. Ministers are never available for interview and often the best you can hope for is a brief statement saying virtually nothing. Editors often spike good stories because the government won't confirm anything.<br /><br />It's left for concerned whistleblowers to work with specialised social media platforms (like this blog!) in order to get the story out. Then local and national media get in contact, but only once the story is effectively 'out there' on the internet. Sad, but true.<br /><br />PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-72020653529730533492017-07-23T15:15:46.192+01:002017-07-23T15:15:46.192+01:00I'm afraid the post above that reads "The...I'm afraid the post above that reads "The government are either seriously naive or stupid" in not correct at all. Let's set the record straight people - THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE AND HAVE DONE FOR YEARS. Having served 33 years as a Prison Officer I know that the MOJ and the Government (and all previous Governments) are well aware of the situation. However, they are also aware that, to the general public, the Prison Service is the "forgotten service" and as such the public just want the bad guys locked up so they feel more secure in their homes. The truth is the public don't really want the gory details of staff assaults, drugs, suicides and serious acts of indiscipline. The MOJ and the Government use this "out of sight-out of mind" mentality to manipulate and distort the true state of our prisons and the crisis the service is in and what is actually going on on a daily basis in "OUR" prisons. They (the government) have been hell bent for decades now reducing staff numbers and when they do recruit they do so by offering lower wages as well as eroding Prison Officers "Terms & Conditions". But it gets even worse, on top of that the government are also determined on destroying the union - the POA (Prison Officers Association), which is the only organisation trying to protect staff from this unforgivable unrelenting onslaught. That has been perfectly highlighted in the last few days with the announcement that the government has won a High Court bid that makes it illegal for Prison Officers to take any form of industrial action. The MOJ and the Government really have been relishing in the fact that they are having their cake and eating it. SHAME ON YOU! <br />So far as me, I'm now retired and I really feel for those officers... but the truth is, those in power do not care one single jot. Disgraceful.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-65134389421386890532017-07-23T15:12:20.780+01:002017-07-23T15:12:20.780+01:00Why has the UK press continually covered these thi...Why has the UK press continually covered these things up? Only the BBC seems to report anything and then only once every 6 months. The rising crime rate and deaths rate in custody are a direct result of cuts. Prison officers have the worst job in the UK.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-1321565280608144062017-07-23T13:38:12.211+01:002017-07-23T13:38:12.211+01:00The root of the problem is a very distorted view o...The root of the problem is a very distorted view of how criminal justice actually works. There is still this view that if you treat damaged people badly they will suddenly reform spontaneously. It is the same school of thought that once held you can thrash obedience into children even though that dangerous and sadistic idea has long ago been discredited. <br /><br />The UK is often decades behind countries like Holland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. When it comes to prison issues, I think we are a century behind.<br />PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-7370309480938192412017-07-23T13:33:09.085+01:002017-07-23T13:33:09.085+01:00I agree that we have had decades of poor political...I agree that we have had decades of poor political decisions. However, the present governing party has been in power for over seven years and it is the cuts since 2010 that have led to this staffing crisis. Trying to blame opposition parties for seven years of appalling bad decision- making lets the likes of Chris Grayling and Liz Truss off the hook which is why they constantly get away with it and just move on.<br /><br />Also, only the government of the day has the power to change anything, so that is where the pressure needs to be brought to bear.PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-29104822534443093412017-07-23T13:22:36.241+01:002017-07-23T13:22:36.241+01:00All the political parties are to blame not just th...All the political parties are to blame not just the current one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-36526154728262947912017-07-23T11:30:40.818+01:002017-07-23T11:30:40.818+01:00Also immigration centres are also suffering the sa...Also immigration centres are also suffering the same issues. It's beyond a joke.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254450623397430063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-88448271692106361602017-07-23T11:28:22.192+01:002017-07-23T11:28:22.192+01:00It's been going on for years. The government a...It's been going on for years. The government are either seriously naive or stupid. They deny that there are any problems and just blame staff for not dealing with it. It's like trying to put out a fire with a petrol soaked blanket!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254450623397430063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-85748895360322493232017-07-23T11:10:56.563+01:002017-07-23T11:10:56.563+01:00Im really concerned hearing this thid government n...Im really concerned hearing this thid government needs to go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806384267617398611noreply@blogger.com