Inside Parkhurst: Stories of a Prison Officer

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It is interesting to see how much prison life have changed even just over the course of the authors career. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. With this 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. Seeing the inside of prison from an officers perspective is unusual so seeing prison for what it is and hearing stories keeps you gripped. He does mention a few of Parkhurst's most notorious inmates in one sentence, but these are never mentioned again, which was a shame.

He is keen to use this book to raise awareness about the many problems our prison services are facing.Inside Parkhurst is his raw, uncompromising look at what really goes on behind the massive walls and menacing gates. 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. Assaults, Riots, Cell Fires, Medical Emergencies, Understaffed Wings, Suicides, Hooch, Weapons and the dreaded Spice.

This particular lifer was very quiet, kept himself to himself, but known to have a violent streak, Even with my limited medical knowledge, I knew that anyone who can eat a live budgerigar – yes, he actually popped a live budgie into his mouth, crunched, chewed, swallowed and was then quite literally spitting feathers – was likely in need of some psychological attention. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

He has been assaulted and abused; he has tackled cell fires and attempted suicides, riots and dirty protests; he has helped to foil escaped plans, talked inmates down from rooftop protests, witnessed prisoners setting fire to themselves, and prevented prisoners from attempting to murder other prisoners. Divided into three parts – the first from David’s early years on the wings, the second the middle of his career, and the third his disillusioned later years – David will take readers into the heart of life inside and shine a light on the escalating violence and the impact the government cuts are having on the wings. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. This is a true story of Berridge's time as a prison officer at Parkhurst, from his rookie days to a fully fledged officer. None of this is to overly criticise the author though, it seems like it’s very hard to win in this job, other officers who wrote honestly would also be easy to criticise and if I was one of them so would I be.

Both horrifying and hilarious, David's diaries are guaranteed to shock and entertain in equal measure. Reggie Kray, Gary Glitter, Robert Maudsley, Peter Sutcliffe, Ian Brady and several senior IRA leaders were among David's most high-profile charges.

Prison is a punishment, but it’s also an opportunity to interrupt intergenerational cycles of abuse, violence and crime. His book is a raw and uncompromising look at what really goes on behind the massive walls and menacing gates and his diaries will shock and entertain in equal measure, both horrifying and at times hilarious. There’s a deep black humour running through these recollections with a anger that ‘things ain’t what they used to be. I also bought several books by Charles Bronson, Britain's most notorious long-serving prisoner, but I didn't enjoy his books as much. The inmates, the things they will try and get away with, manipulate the system, lie, cheat to get what they need/want.If government ministers were made to read books like this, and also those by former doctors, nurses, and other public employees with experience, maybe things would get better. After watching many prison documentaries has made me question how much of this information is accurate and actually does happen.