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say ‘keep them locked up’, while only 12 per cent feel the Ho these more realistic lines I must confess that before I’d been to prison, I would have been a the 83 per cent
700 pm
I phone Mary, who tells et beyond ‘Hello’ that Baroness Nicholson has finally issued a statey (See below)
Baroness Nicholson wishes to est that Lord Archer had personally misappropriated money raised by the Simple Truth appeal Indeed, it had not occurred to her to think that it ain access to funds raised by the British Red Cross If tho inference was drawn that she was accusing Lord Archer of having stolen Sirets the rets any upset that may have been caused to Lord Archer’s family
DAY 204
THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2002
900 am
Mr Berlyn strides in at a brisk pace After a few es to tell ’ draft, as all the prisons in the north of England are fully occupied Result: ill be getting ten new inmates today, and will be ‘surplus to ourthose overcrowding statistics translated into reality
Mr Berlyn has directed that two inht I fear I will be experiencing a lot of this during the next feeeks, and Ihave to share heaven with so released toht be only temporary
1207 pm
Linda and Gail charge out of the hospital carrying an oxygen cylinder and two first-aid boxes All I’m told is that a staff member has fallen off a ladder On the intercom it’s announced that all security officersback in an A-cat where this was a daily occurrence Prisoners tell ham ambulances were more common than Black Marias
A few minutes later Linda and Gail return with a shaven-headed officer covered in blood It see a ladder and overbalanced, landing on the concrete below No prisoner was involved
I quickly discover that a small head wound can spurt so much blood that it appears far worse than it is When Linda has finished cleaning up her patient and I’ve given hiht of the whole episode But Linda still wants to dispatch hirim Hospital for stitches to the scalp wound, and both she as hospital sister, and Mr Hocking, head of security, have to fill in countless for that no prisoner was responsible
600 pm
I read another chapter of Street Drugs, this time to learn more about crack cocaine, its properties and its consequences It’s quite difficult not to accept the argu and got a kick out of it, ress to another, si