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A LESSON FROM AN ARMCHAIR GENERAL
In theory, whilst behind a desk, this idea sounds like it might answer the question of:
"how can we urgently reduce cell sharing in overcrowded & unsanitary conditions, without releasing more prisoners?" https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-estate-expanded-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk
In theory, whilst behind a desk, this idea sounds like it might answer the question of:
"how can we urgently reduce cell sharing in overcrowded & unsanitary conditions, without releasing more prisoners?" https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-estate-expanded-to-protect-nhs-from-coronavirus-risk
In reality, and regrettably, it is nothing more than a sticking plaster on an almost severed limb.
I would love to get behind this idea, but let's be honest, with over 20,000 'doubled up' cells; reducing these by 2.5% (500 cells) is not going to have any meaningful impact.
I would love to get behind this idea, but let's be honest, with over 20,000 'doubled up' cells; reducing these by 2.5% (500 cells) is not going to have any meaningful impact.
In a real prison setting, it is also very much about the staff.
Without the staff presence there is no ability to run the prison.
If these are to be OFF WING units, they will need MORE STAFF to manage the area, to deliver food and answer emergency calls.
Without the staff presence there is no ability to run the prison.
If these are to be OFF WING units, they will need MORE STAFF to manage the area, to deliver food and answer emergency calls.
If they are ON WING units, they will remove large amounts of wing space, concentrate footfall through a smaller area, contribute further to the crampnedness and reduce the ability to social distance.
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I suppose when combined with the 4% releases, we are relocating a total of 6.5% of the prison population but how does 6.5% balance against 25%+ of staff absences?
IT DOESN'T and of course, it cannot.
@MarieRimmer
I suppose when combined with the 4% releases, we are relocating a total of 6.5% of the prison population but how does 6.5% balance against 25%+ of staff absences?
IT DOESN'T and of course, it cannot.
Additionally, looking beyond this crisis.
Pre-fabricated/ Portacabin type "temporary" accommodation tends to end up becoming permanent in the prison estate and we must avoid these becoming the rat and cockroach infested cells of the future.
Pre-fabricated/ Portacabin type "temporary" accommodation tends to end up becoming permanent in the prison estate and we must avoid these becoming the rat and cockroach infested cells of the future.
The original single person cells will revert to shoehorning two people in again and as operational capacity increases, so will overcrowding and prisoner/staff ratios
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When will the armchair generals learn?
@robertbuckland I urge you to listen to the mistakes of the past.
Field Marshall Haig sent men to their deaths on the Somme Battlefield after ignoring all of the advice from people "in the trenches" and the wise counsel of his generals.
@robertbuckland I urge you to listen to the mistakes of the past.
Field Marshall Haig sent men to their deaths on the Somme Battlefield after ignoring all of the advice from people "in the trenches" and the wise counsel of his generals.
After his conduct and the loss of so many lives he became known as “The Butcher of the Somme”.
Your generals @POAnatchair @PresidentPriso1 are making the strongest possible recommendations.
Are you going to ignore the people "IN THE TRENCHES"?
Your generals @POAnatchair @PresidentPriso1 are making the strongest possible recommendations.
Are you going to ignore the people "IN THE TRENCHES"?
Haig personally signed many of the death warrants of the 306 executed First World War British soldiers.
Time proved him to have been stubborn in the face of overwhelming facts and simply wrong in his decisions.
The men he sentenced to death were pardoned in 2006.
Time proved him to have been stubborn in the face of overwhelming facts and simply wrong in his decisions.
The men he sentenced to death were pardoned in 2006.
Haig would have kept tallies, numbers and lists on paper:
1300 prisoners symptomatic https://tinyurl.com/cohorting
7,900 (25%) prison staff self-isolating
19 prison staff, 4 escorts, 107 prisoners tested positive
2 officers & 10 prisoners deceased
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1300 prisoners symptomatic https://tinyurl.com/cohorting
7,900 (25%) prison staff self-isolating
19 prison staff, 4 escorts, 107 prisoners tested positive
2 officers & 10 prisoners deceased
@INQUEST_ORG @DebatINQUEST
In must not go unmentioned that the Independent Monitoring Board have been blocked from entering our prisons.
With such a grave loss of transparency, we must be very careful that prisons do not become sealed units of hidden & unspoken pain.
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With such a grave loss of transparency, we must be very careful that prisons do not become sealed units of hidden & unspoken pain.
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Brutal regimes and a loss of hope are about to lead to levels of self-harm, violence & suicide (already doubled in 8 years of crisis, pre #covid19), the likes of which have never been seen before in our prisons.
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#prisonerspeopletoo #supportprisonofficers
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Warning the following tweets may be upsetting:
The COMPLETE FAILURE of our PRISON SYSTEM is not going to be reflected by riots.
Risk assessments and experienced governors know not to unlock en-masse at volatile times like this.
The COMPLETE FAILURE of our PRISON SYSTEM is not going to be reflected by riots.
Risk assessments and experienced governors know not to unlock en-masse at volatile times like this.
The failure of our prison system will instead be the prisoner who jumps down from his top bunk in the morning and slips on something wet.
He turns the light on to find that his cell mate took his own life in the night and he is now covered in blood....
He turns the light on to find that his cell mate took his own life in the night and he is now covered in blood....
He screams and presses his bell, no one comes, because there is no one to come.
2hrs later he is found sobbing in the corner of the cell, barely able to breathe, barely able to speak.
Dozens of other cell bells are going off and people are banging on doors and shouting.
2hrs later he is found sobbing in the corner of the cell, barely able to breathe, barely able to speak.
Dozens of other cell bells are going off and people are banging on doors and shouting.
The failure of our prison system will be the 55 year old asthma suffer, locked up for 8 months for lying over a speeding ticket, to save his job.
He only arrived in prison 2 months earlier & hasn't been able to shift his cough because of the dry prison air & a cold.
He only arrived in prison 2 months earlier & hasn't been able to shift his cough because of the dry prison air & a cold.
Because of his cough, this man is "cohorted", according to policy, into a cell with a man displaying clear systems of COVID19.
They share a kettle, sink, toilet, & one bar of soap.
They both sadly die, in great distress, absent from loved ones & in the end, alone, 6 days apart
They share a kettle, sink, toilet, & one bar of soap.
They both sadly die, in great distress, absent from loved ones & in the end, alone, 6 days apart
The failure of our prison system will be the highly committed & brave prison officer who has been delivering food to prisoners in cell.
Her family have been asking whether she had PPE but she just glosses over the question. How can she explain that in her job, every door handle
Her family have been asking whether she had PPE but she just glosses over the question. How can she explain that in her job, every door handle
every key, every phone, every bannister, every radio, everything is touched by multiple people and anyway THERE IS NO PPE!
nor is there much disinfectant, worse than that there is no time for all these niceties.
Her job is so important & she is fit & healthy,
nor is there much disinfectant, worse than that there is no time for all these niceties.
Her job is so important & she is fit & healthy,
She just gets on with it for the team & for the newly introduced "danger money" ( #covid19 incentive scheme) & for the people she cares for; that's what she got in the job for, to change lives.
Sarah is 23 years old, she has a daughter & a fiance; I won't say what happens next.
Sarah is 23 years old, she has a daughter & a fiance; I won't say what happens next.
It is not helpful to say we will squeeze a few thousands into portacabins (temporary cells), cohort people together (eg confirmed infected, alongside suspected/cough), convert gyms to morgues and use nearby army bases for bodies.
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Or that prisoners can be relocated to other sites!
Innocent escort staff and custody officers have to be handcuffed to prisoners being transferred, making social distancing impossible.
All of these are just "armchair general" ideas; we must listen to the people in the trenches.
Innocent escort staff and custody officers have to be handcuffed to prisoners being transferred, making social distancing impossible.
All of these are just "armchair general" ideas; we must listen to the people in the trenches.
