I work in a restricted status women's prison AMA

[QuaintBeaker]

You can ask me anything but I'm not going to name the prison and I'm not able to comment on individual prisoners (including/especially high profile ones).

This is a great thread! What happens if a prisoner who is sharing a cell snores, or doesn't this happen very often? Do they have to declare this in advance or are there specific "snoring" cells? How would other prisoners react to them or would it not really be a big deal? I've often wondered about this when sharing a room with a snorer! Thank you.

Really interesting AMA. Thank you!

Do you think the prisoners (ignoring those on remand for now) in your block should be in prison? Does it do society any good to lock them away?

Do you think all the prisoners are guilty of what theyve been convicted of..
Or are there some that are genuinely innocent, covering for someone else, or falsly accused?

You say they have a hairdressing workshop . Do you get your hair done there ?
I used to work in a B cat male prison 10 years ago and would have my hair coloured there .
It gave them the opportunity to practice their skills , and I got to have my hair done for just the cost of the hair dye so win win .

Are the cells well ventilated? It. It must be like living in a public toilet if you share. I couldn’t bear to go to the loo in front of my cell mate.

Hello! I am very interested in your work. I have two questions:

1. * *In what ways did working within the prison context require different levels of care compared to supporting women who are not incarcerated? How did you balance the requirements of the context that you were working in and the humanistic care that you sought to provide?
2. How has your experience of working with incarcerated pregnant women shaped, challenged, or nurtured your understandings about the value of care and what it means to be cared for?

Thank you.

Well it would reduce the 'need' for theft etc if it was legally prescribed. And I'd say the ASB opiate addicts tend to display is usually when they can't get their drugs, not when they're actually on them. So it could reduce that also?

But it's pretty complicated as a social issue.

Sadly this isnt true. People off their faces on drugs often neglect children, crash cars, damage property, can be verbally abusive or physically aggressive too.

Do you believe people are born evil, or that bad circumstances lead to them making bad choices?
I guess "nurture vs nature"....

Yeah you're right.