I work in a mens prison AMA

[CrispAura]

Send me a question, and I will try to answer as honestly as possible

@CrispAura I filled in an application for OSG was asked for an interview a week later very easy put on wait list and was told there was a place in March about a month later. My application was submitted enhanced clearance and that is where the delay has been MOJ has outsourced recruitment and they are SHIT plus their software is not Apple compatible which you’re not told so I was trying to use iPhone iPad iMac 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️and getting nowhere. Anyway they’re running at 90 working days so I think it’ll be a year give or take by the time I start good job I’m not desperate. It’s a women’s prison with a baby unit
I really enjoyed Time thank you for the stamp of approval

Shared Services were shit when I started so looks like they haven't changed much!!
Contrary to what some think on here, I am a 'girls girl' not misogynistic at all, so you go girl!! TBH, if you are in a London jail, the pay isn't that much different. I would stay as an OSG, and save your sanity 🙌

@CrispAura i could not be a prison officer no way Jose. I’m going to see how it goes it might be ok

Have you come across a prisoner where you know they are totally innocent?

Not totally innocent no. They have done something morally wrong, but I don't think they should have been put away, no. They got put inside because the person that got them there had money to put them there

Money to put them there - How do you mean ?

Money for solicitors to win the case against them

I know someone who went to prison for various things and clearly had undiagnosed MH issues (probably schizophrenia). Does someone like this have a better chance of proper diagnosis and treatment in jail?

Each case depends, but they will see the MH nurses and they will be treated

thank you for replying! In his case he had a very brief MH assessment when going to trial, but he was very adept at putting on a mask of normality. It's only if you spent some time interacting with him that you'd begin to notice sudden irrational rages and bizarre comments. Does this sort of thing get picked up on in jail or is everyone too busy keeping themselves to themselves?

@Lucyintheskywithdiamonnds
@CherryFlan

Here's how solicitors get drugs in

She’s not a solicitor though - a healthcare assistant. Anyone can send fake legal documents.

Such an interesting thread- thanks for sharing all your experiences OP

Lozenge have you heard of the Shannon Trust?

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