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BBC Radio 4 - Behind These Doors by Alex South

Behind These Doors” offers a valuable opportunity to gain insights into the realities of prison life and to engage in meaningful conversations about the future of corrections. Experiencing some of the UK’s most infamous prisons, Alex was exposed to a harsh environment, surrounded by men who have done unspeakable things.Eddie Jones has warned England that Marcus Smith is not a full back — and that the way to improve their attacking game is to give him playing time at fly half. An expected announcement on the future of the country’s biggest steel plant has been delayed at the last minute, leaving the future of thousands of Welsh steelworkers in the balance. If you're here, it's probably because you have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for programming. Queen of Halloween dresses up as a PEACOCK with 10-person entourage while her husband rolls up as an EGG. South raises important questions about the effectiveness of punitive measures and the need for a more rehabilitative approach to incarceration.

I was a female prison officer for ten years. This is what I saw

As 22-year-old Alex South inched through security to enter HMP Whitemoor – X-ray machine, handheld metal detector, sniffer dogs, cameras, ID checks – she felt petrified, and completely out of her depth. The men I have worked with and the staff I’ve worked alongside over the last ten years in prison have taught me strength, compassion, courage, and -fundamentally – the need to talk, the need to share and the need to tell these stories. South brings all these experiences to bear in “Behind These Doors”, painting a vivid and unsentimental picture of prison life. From managing inmate behavior to navigating the intricate power dynamics within the prison walls, South sheds light on the multifaceted challenges faced by those tasked with ensuring the safety and rehabilitation of the incarcerated population.What Alex has done with Behind These Doors is change the angle on a traditional and tired stereotype – that prisons are dark places full of evil people. They have to patrol the wing by themselves at 3am, witness incidents their friends outside cannot comprehend, and protect a public that doesn’t much like them. Evidence presented to the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry in London this week demonstrates why government ministers, special.

Behind These Doors: Stories of Strength, Suffering and Behind These Doors: Stories of Strength, Suffering and

South’s career in corrections spans over a decade, providing her with a wealth of firsthand knowledge and expertise.Her experiences shed light on the challenges faced by those working within the prison system and offer a deeper understanding of the complexities of prison life. The individuals Alex South introduces us to are, for the most part, living on the margins of society and the impact of the cycles of violence that so often accompany those lives is clear to see. South, who has worked at Whitemoor , Wormwood Scrubs and Belmarsh prisons as an officer, senior officer and custodial manager, said of her book: “Prisons are home to almost 80,000 men, women and children in England and Wales, and yet very little is known about what it’s like to live and work in these places. It’s a place heavy with suffering, a place where you will find dangerous, vulnerable, and forgotten people. This beautiful book really resonated for me as a true, compassionate and honest account of what it is to work in our prisons; and the massive political challenges that go with incarceration.

Book of the Month: Behind These Doors by Alex South

The men I have worked with and the staff I’ve worked alongside over the last ten years in prison have taught me strength, compassion, courage, and fundamentally, the need to talk, the need to share and the need to tell these stories. UK: Rishi Sunak hosts talks with Kamala Harris, vice-president of the US, at No 10, followed by a private dinner; Harris also delivers a policy speech on the future of AI at the US embassy in London; Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, speaks at the annual conference of the King’s Fund, a health think tank; start of Movember, the moustache-growing charity event held during November each year to raise funds and awareness for men’s health. There’s that inverse logic – it’s human nature to run from danger but if an alarm went off in here, I’d be expected to run towards it. Capturing the confusion and contradictions of prison, Alex presents a life that is often hidden from the public. Unions had been expecting confirmation of up to 3,000 job losses at Port Talbot in South Wales and associated businesses.

She generally regards inmates as tragic figures rather than malevolent – young men caught up in poverty or mental illness, which makes it easy for them to make bad choices.