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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-12-25
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Thursday, 29 December 2016. That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you. 2016 has been an interesting year. I have spoken with some you and you now know me. I am honoured that you seek me out and ask for my opinion on the issues surrounding the prison estate and the crisis that this country now faces. To those who I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with, remember that you are also in my thoughts and have my gratitude. To Alex Cavendish of @PrisonUK. I say “Yay Thee! To the...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-11-27
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 30 November 2016. Prison Utopia: An ex-inmates vision for the future. This Article first appeared in The Free Think Tank. In November of 2016. It is my, perhaps rather, naive belief that no person is born bad.". My prison would be staffed with the type of people who want to make a difference in my life.". Monday, 28 November 2016. What Am I Doing? If you wish to hear a recording of this blog I have recorded it Here,. Click on the "What Am I Doing" Tab.). Lamentab...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Thursday, 29 December 2016. That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you. 2016 has been an interesting year. I have spoken with some you and you now know me. I am honoured that you seek me out and ask for my opinion on the issues surrounding the prison estate and the crisis that this country now faces. To those who I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with, remember that you are also in my thoughts and have my gratitude. To Alex Cavendish of @PrisonUK. I say “Yay Thee! To the...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-01-31
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 3 February 2016. What Could Prison Teach Me? This is the text from a speech I gave to some invited guests from the community whilst in custody. Oscar Wilde wrote that he considered the two greatest turning points in his life were when his father sent him to Oxford and when Society sent him to prison. I never went to University but being sent to prison was indeed one of the greatest turning points in my life. A Lot I was to learn. The second example is that a few ...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-03-13
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Monday, 14 March 2016. An Oasis of Normality in an otherwise crazy World. It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines. What you will be when you can’t help it.” — Oscar Wilde. The Prison Library Service provides prisoners with a range of reading, audio, visual and reference materials. Let’s get some quotes going…. Prisoner’s allotted time:. The Library should provide any materials that might normally be found on the shelves of a public library. Restrictio...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-02-07
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 10 February 2016. My Answer to the Prime Minister's speech on Prison Reform. An Open Letter to The Primer Minister and The Secretary of State for Justice. Many of the sound bites were received with thanks but I, for one feel, that the speech scratched the surface of what seems to be the main cause for concern for the inmates and staff alike. I could go on, citing statistics to counter-argue your points but that is not the point of this letter. Your building block...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-12-18
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Friday, 23 December 2016. My Letter to Santa. My name is The Tartan Con, I don’t think you remember me as you haven’t visited me for a few years. It could have been that I wasn’t staying at my normal home and if you and your reindeer had flown over my, then residence, you might have been mistaken for a drone. However I am back now, and I thought I might write you a letter about what I wanted for Christmas this year. Could you tell her that her prison officers need her?
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An attempt to help explain the mysteries and magic that are part and parcel of 'probation'. Friday, 3 July 2015. Latest From Napo 64. News on the NNC disputes in South Yorkshire and Northumbria CRCs relating to the Enhanced Voluntary Redundancy (EVR) terms. Where are we now? The Joint Secretaries have now stated in their determination very clearly it is not open for a CRC to seek to amend an NNC national agreement at local level. This decision in relation to South Yorkshire and Northumbria applies eq...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-07-03
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Thursday, 7 July 2016. The Issues and Results of Prison Understaffing. We Seek Them Here, We Seek Them There. Now I don’t want to go off on a rant here but. One of the key issues surrounding prisons today is the chronic understaffing. This is not just some issue that will go away and has been of concern to all for a number of years. As a serving prisoner I found that almost every day there was a staff shortage in the prison in which I was resident. Prison Officers have stag...
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