Whenever I have a camera pointed at me, I am aware of all the times I used to watch
Author: Ben Gunn
I wish I could point to some profound piece of law; or guide you to a deeply insightful Parliamentary
People by which I meant, free people were always bemused that prisoners need money. After all, isn’t everything laid
Two bits of information that floated past me recently have wormed their way into my head and left me
It has been several years since the Probation and Prisons Inspectorates got together to review aspects of the Lifer’s
Being a caseworker here at Inside Justice is fascinating. Attempting to piece together all the elements of a potential
In June 2004 the body of a rapist, gun dealer, womaniser, child abuser, and dealer in illegal porn was pulled from
Just how innocent do you have to be to be awarded compensation if you are wrongly imprisoned? Let’s say you had
In all of the years that I have been writing, either here at Inside Time or for the Web, I’ve said
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To talk about "prison staff" is an invitation to fall into the same trap that catches those who talk of
This freedom business has its good points. Prison can have the advantage for some people in that you are
The perpetual noise that is politics always played a larger than usual role in my life as a prisoner.
The Government’s decision to abolish the IPP sentence is very welcome and embarrassingly overdue. It is a rare instance of the
Blogging Monday 14 June 2010 One of my peers wandered into my cell the other day and raised the
29 March 2010 … The latest diktat from our Education managers is that our Open University tutors will no
I spent a while yesterday morning sitting in the yard. The sun was breaking through and the wind was,
The prison system is an animal in a state of perpetual change. Whilst our political masters seem to have
The ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ I can put up with, but the words and beliefs attributed to
You can always tell when there is an election in the offing. The number of prison stories in the
I have heard some pretty strong things said about prisoners. Apparently we are expelled from society, outlaws, unwanted, not