tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post6744845930828066420..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: My Decade 2prisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-68290750647539335562010-01-28T20:59:14.302+00:002010-01-28T20:59:14.302+00:00Know of similar incident - during a five week tria...Know of similar incident - during a five week trial a prison officer wrote to the Court that the prisoner on trial had threatened to kill a policeman (prisoners was in custody at the time). Prison officer sent 2 letters which were put before the judge who very aptly said he had seen no evidence of 'threats to kill',and with tongue in cheek, was concerned that the police officer had been sitting for weeks in court under sentence of death! The judge finally sent an order to the prison that he did not want any more time wasted with such stupid letters. Prison officer told a blatant lie and who, one must presume, wanted to make it worse for the prisoner. These are the people that we as tax payers are allowing to rehabilitate our prisoners!!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-83787051029731986942010-01-26T11:48:51.678+00:002010-01-26T11:48:51.678+00:00Parole hearings for lifers are semi-judicial, and ...Parole hearings for lifers are semi-judicial, and lifers have legal-aid lawyers to represent them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-17657966624675957432010-01-26T02:01:53.966+00:002010-01-26T02:01:53.966+00:00Interesting. Pardon my ignorance of the system, bu...Interesting. Pardon my ignorance of the system, but are prisoners given representation and/or advice at parole hearings or hearings in response to allegations, such as ben's just described? I suspect not. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised any more at the ridiculously parlous state of the criminal justice system but a man's continual incarceration as a pure result of not having anticipated or prepared for the need for oratory erudition on his candidacy for release at one specific moment seems particularly unjust and specious.Doug Paulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011795866921494242noreply@blogger.com