Heart Attack & Handcuffs (civil case) Hello friend, After the hearing (see blog 2018-17), I was expecting the MoJ to disclose the security reports and disciplinary files in unredacted form. I got neither. The GLD sent me a letter saying that their client had conducted a “reasonable and proportionate search” but couldn’t find the security
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Print Shop Hello friend, I used to look forward to going to work in the Print Shop. Npw, it’s a haven for negativity. The same few voices droning about their cases and how hard done they are. If it’s not that, it’s football or running down other prisoners. In the space of 5 minutes, the
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oor Flap Hello friend, There are a lot of young new recruits in this prison. Every one of them leaves the cell door flap open. Several times a day, I have to get up and close the flap after they have left it open. I spoke to one of them about this and they said
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Arts Project, Hello friend, So, the Arts Project? How much progress since the January meeting? Well, I received a memo from the new project governor. I expectantly opened the envelope thinking his introduction to me (we’ve never met) would be something positive about the team’s achievement… oh, no. It was hostile and oppressive. He had
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Heart Hello friend, Following on from the last blog: all of that overindulging and lack of exercise has led to me re-developing angina. In mid-November I could blast through a 40 minute Insanity workout; to the point of exhaustion but at least with no chest pain. I only took 6 weeks off and I now
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Ankle Hello friend, I injured my ankle about 4 months ago whilst exercising. I thought it was a strained achilles. After getting a scan, it turns out the ‘washers’ which connect the tendon to the bone were inflamed. At the time it happened, I decided to take some time off exercising; thinking it would only
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2018-29-safety Safety Hello friend, I forget sometimes just how volatile some of these guys can be; not all of them; and no matter how reasonable you are, trouble has a habit of finding you. There are two grills in the kitchen. No one is meant to cook meat or even use them to keep their
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2018 – 28 – mdt MDT (Mandatory Drugs Test) Hello friend, I’ve just had my 2nd MDT in 3 or 4 weeks. Supposedly, those are random; names picked by the computer. This could be true; I didn’t have one for about 3 years. Here’s the irony: I’m really anti-drugs; so much so that I don’t
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2018 – 27 – visits Visits Hello friend, On a normal domestic visit, all the prison is required to provide is a minimum of 1 hour. The number of visits a prisoner can get each month varies between 2 – 5, depending on whether they are Enhanced, Standard, or on Basic regime. On my last
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2018 – 26 – half a page Half a Page Hello friend, Well, it’s been over 2 weeks since I typed up a blog; I’ve had a lot going on and very little time. This means I’ve got a lot to blog about. In an effort to catch up and make my blogs a little
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