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I’m inside for days at a time every month at the moment and have been since the start of the year. It will be by far the longest block of…

I’m currently deep-dived at HMP Manchester formerly known as Strangeways  till an infamous riot and rooftop protest in 1990 forced a re-set  It’s one of 8 High Security prisons in England and…

‘Sorry we had to cancel your visit last minute,’ they said. ‘We had two Deaths In Custody.’ I had heard that this is what happened and it is exactly what…

August: Work begins in earnest to re-start my work behind bars at HMP Wymott and to assess options for a new and second start at HMP Manchester.  This work continues.…

It’s nice to be wanted. It’s really nice to be wanted in a line of work where rejection can rule. It’s especially nice to be wanted when it’s backed by…

My return to mountain biking has brought me pleasure and copious servings of humble pie. This is a good thing – right? – ‘cos one should never get too big…

It’s taken me and age and then some to get back into the prison. What’s that line again? ‘You think it’s hard to break out of prison? You want to…

‘Well, this is a first.’ Here I am on the start line of the final race of the day at Round 1 of the Scottish mountain bike cross country champs…

My current in-prison work with elderly and disabled men has been a bumpy ride. Now in this line of work bumps come with the territory but, y’know, there are bumps…

…is that one can be – how shall I put this – Disruptive. ‘Too disruptive’ means folks just walk off taking their balls with them. ‘Too disruptive’ means yours truly is…

This is not an objective piece of writing. For the sake of transparency this is what you need to know: This is what you should know about what I think…

Beware! Bias Below Just because I do my homework doesn’t mean this is an objective piece of writing. For the sake of transparency this is where I’m coming from and…