I nside Parkhurst is his raw, uncompromising look at what really goes on behind the massive walls and menacing gates. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Inside Parkhurst is his raw, uncompromising look at what really goes on behind the massive walls and menacing gates. It is interesting to see how much prison life have changed even just over the course of the authors career.

I nside Parkhurst is his raw, uncompromising look at what really goes on behind the massive walls and menacing gates. 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 listeners 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.His first book, Inside Parkhurst, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller and helped to raise awareness for the ongoing problems within our prison service. Having joined prior to the editor, spending the first 17 at HMP Dartmoor, and still serving, I can hand on heart say it’s the most truthful written account of life inside HM Prisons I have read …. Taken from David's diaries, this brutally honest, horrifying and hilarious book, will shock the reader and entertain in equal measures. There is a handy glossary at the back of the book as there are a lot of acronyms which you will need to get your head round but even if you don't look at the glossary this does not detract from the story in anyway.

this book was split into sections making it easy to read and has parts that were worthwhile and genuinely interesting. while I agree there can be truth in that, the book doesn't present the other side and the positives. We learn what it is like to be an officer, working alongside some amazing officers who have your back and first into the line of fire as well as those who cower away and put folk at risk. I have a new phrase, 'turning religous", as in when the author can't work out the who, what and where of a situation that might end badly for him, he says he 'turned religious' and prays! If anything, it almost mirrored the prion officers career; the last 50 or so pages read like he'd really had enough and was counting down the days until retirement.He started his training at HMP Shrewsbury and then spent the next 22 years on the Parkhurst landings, dealing with the country's most violent and badly-behaved prisoners. also i can’t agree with some of his views, i know next to nothing about prisons but surely treating actual people as actual people isn’t entirely a bad thing? Set in HMP Brackerley, a women's prison in 1960s Yorkshire, this novel introduces readers to their new favourite heroine: prison governor Nell Lewis. How can prisoners be rehabilitated when they have such a background that has not cared for them, Not society but their families. It’s for the reader to decide if that’s for the better or worse, however this author also a serving officer is very outdated for today’s standards.

We could learn a lot from our Scandinavian peers about how to rehabilitate criminals - sadly all that’s described within these pages is abuse and gaslighting, the prison service and prisoners alike are probably grateful this generation of people are off to retire. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. This inmate had used his bottom for many things, including the smuggling of illicit items, concealing contraband, and for sexual pleasure and debt clearing. After watching many prison documentaries has made me question how much of this information is accurate and actually does happen.Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. 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. There are also mentions of the well meaning people from above, changing this, agreeing to that and how it impacts on the staff/prisoners. 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.