Inside Parkhurst: Stories of a Prison Officer

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Having heard first hand how some prisoners are treated, I cant bring myself to agree with people in power perpetuating the treatment most of these prisoners have known their whole lives. I had also read prison books by Norman Parker, Bobby Cummines (both of these books were also about Parkhurst) and Neil Samworth (also a prison officer), and I enjoyed all of these. When my old father in law discovered I was going down this road he said why would you do something that stupid its not the same anymore now you have to massage ego's. Actually the things he was complaining about happen in a lot of environments, not just prisons and there was no concession that maybe he should move with the times rather than see the past as the golden years.

I don’t agree with all the points being made but there’s enough to say that the pendulum has swung too far, there is too much latitude BUT some do deserve our sympathy.Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. If your idea of fun is listening to your grandfather regale you with stories about his brilliance, and the inferiority and incompetence of the rest of the world, this one's for you. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. I didn't like his tone when writing about younger officers, who he often described as 'snowflakes' etc.

I loved it and whizzed through the pages, was both shocked and saddened for both the staff and the prisoners. We learn what it is like to be an officer, working alongside some amazing officers who have your back and first into the line of fire as well as those who cower away and put folk at risk. How are we supposed to rehabilitate those in our prisons when the people in charge can’t behave like role models. I have met a lot of officers like him and for the most part they are just sad that they can't get away with some of the actions that would have been applauded previously.

Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The one thing there isn't enough if though is adequate Mental Health support for the staff, these people are pushed to their limits yet because it's 'their job' they just have to get on with it. After watching many prison documentaries has made me question how much of this information is accurate and actually does happen. It seems difficult to help those with serious problems without all other prisoners exploiting the help, so I really sympathise that his job must be arduous.

Also talking about mentally ill people trying to hurt themselves in such a derogatory fashion makes you an arse, even if they are sometimes horrible to you. The book follows the author through the beginning of his prison service until the end of his career. He does mention a few of Parkhurst's most notorious inmates in one sentence, but these are never mentioned again, which was a shame.With this raw, searingly honest account, he guides us around the wings, the segregation unit, the hospital and the exercise yard, and gives vivid portraits of the drug taking, the hooch making, the constant and irrepressible violence, and the extraordinary lengths our prison officers go to everyday. By the end of the book I can say that it is pretty obvious that there needs to be a big shake up in the prison service. also i can’t agree with some of his views, i know next to nothing about prisons but surely treating actual people as actual people isn’t entirely a bad thing? I do feel that the author is very set in his ways, despises the idea of rehabilitation and sees prisons as a place for punishment.