tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post4657541662310777166..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: I have seen how dangerous prison lockdowns are …prisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-8127344162182322772017-03-04T20:25:22.143+00:002017-03-04T20:25:22.143+00:00When we went on lockdown(tx, U.S.) we got "jo...When we went on lockdown(tx, U.S.) we got "johnnies...nasty sandwiches delivered by staff...only out for showers...about10min once a day...and we were 2 per cell...lots of fun on 100 degree daysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431603596976068923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-89973321514255746422017-01-22T15:42:40.309+00:002017-01-22T15:42:40.309+00:00Hi Ben, I was wondering if you could possibly expa...Hi Ben, I was wondering if you could possibly expand on how adjustment to life outside of prison has been difficult/easy? I'm particularly interested in family networks and communities and how these can impact readjustment and rehabilitation. Thank you, your blogs have been deeply insightful and interesting and I hope all is well with you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-41129296383191385022017-01-02T17:11:36.755+00:002017-01-02T17:11:36.755+00:00Having just left prison myself, you have perfectly...Having just left prison myself, you have perfectly described what lockdown feels like, it is the same in both the male and female estate. I found myself in prison for being an idiot, but put my hands up as early as possible. Being disabled and older, Prison was not the walk in the part that I had thought it would be. Seven women committed suicide between April and May, all of them young, and all of them waiting for their medication to be sorted out. Lockdowns had also been very prevalent during this time, and the whole energyof both the staff and prisoners was waiting for "something to give". After 11 months when i left, the situation was worse, much worse in fact. There were not enough staff to escort to or from work or education, Unlock in the morning was getting later and later, and lock in earlier and earlier. The whole system in this womens prison is broken. There is no doubt corruption, from the top down, and nothing is being done to resolve it. Prisons are not places for the mentally ill, the infirm, the disabled or those with learning difficulties. The prison must have used one hell of a lot of its budget last year on funerals alone. I am glad that I have found this site as now I too can let people know just what really goes on in these so called Her Majesty's Camp sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-7459040706084967802016-12-19T18:08:28.011+00:002016-12-19T18:08:28.011+00:00You haven't written anything for a while, how ...You haven't written anything for a while, how about sharing your views on the current prison riots in Birmingham? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com