Jon Ison
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 01:53 PM |
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Anyone been to prison ?
Not in the sense of been a convict......
I have a job come up Wednesday in Stockton prison, never been inside prison walls before, not sure what to expect.
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 01:55 PM |
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much like 'porridge' with ronnie barker i'd expect...
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RazMan
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 01:56 PM |
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When I first qualified as a telephone engineer in the 70's, for my initiation I was sent to Holloway AND Pentonville prisons on the same day!
Holloway was a scary place for a young male - believe me, especially when I was walked along the cell block doors in front of the cons 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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nitram38
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 01:57 PM |
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If it is occupied (I have worked on new ones) then you will need an escort everywhere.
If you have tools, don't let them out of your sight!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 02:03 PM |
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Worked in aprison when I was an apprentice. just a couple of days right enough.
It's an odd experience. Escorted everywhere, cons kept way back from where we were working, vehicles checked in and out, really just a very
uneasy feeling.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 02:07 PM |
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We nearly got a contract at lewes prison supplying them with meals and its pretty scary if you've never been in one before and you may have to
put up with a bit of verbal abuse but as said you are escorted everywhere so its not too bad 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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eccsmk
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 02:30 PM |
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when we did some work in a prison we had 2 huge blokes with us all day when we went into a room they stood in the doorway
it was ok tho a bit scary for the first couple of hours but you get used to it
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mookaloid
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 02:49 PM |
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I had to take my van in to Northallerton Prison many years ago. We were doing a bit of concreting.
The warder said "make sure you lock your van - there's thieves in here.........."
The inmates stared a bit but felt safe enough though.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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welderman
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 03:13 PM |
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been in strangeways, was a hole just after the major riot.
just done fazakerly, very nice, they build kit cars there, then sell them.
Working in both mind you not locked up.
Tool lists etc, no phones, no talking to inmates, no eye contact etc, they tell you this, we did nights too, locked in from 6 pm to 8 am. Even if the
job took 10 min
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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Maradona
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 03:18 PM |
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Long time ago, I was visiting a friend in prison, the place was terryfing, I live in argentina, and the prison was in a very marginal place, with a
very very marginal people, in these prison was many football fans, (like hollygans there in england), but after some time talking you can know
the guys are common, they probably like, football, race cars, girls.
Is important, never show fear in front of these guys.
[Edited on 29/3/08 by Maradona]
Diego,
The locost builder from Argentina
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RichieW
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 04:32 PM |
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Stockton prison is local to me. I've never been in it so no idea what its like. Its fairly new though, only fifteen years old,so you wont be
working in a victorian building or anything like that.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 04:39 PM |
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My next door neighbour is a plumber in hollesly bay prison. He likes it but reckons you have to watch your back..
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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StevieB
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 04:52 PM |
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I once did a site survey for some work in Hull prison while it was occupied.
It wasn't too bad based on the fact I got escorted everywhere, but I didn't like the fact they locked the doors everywhere we went -
wasn't a nice feeling knowing that you can't leave somewhere if you wanted to.
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chrisg
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 05:35 PM |
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I did a stretch in Sheffield central police station (well overnight) when they caught me weeing in a shop doorway.
They charged me with impersonating a police officer *
Cheers
Chris
*parts of this post are not entirely factual I was charged with indecent exposure, but they let me off because of "insuficient
evidence"**
**Sorry, parts of This post might be inaccurate too, actually I couldn't stand up out side a nightclub (I'd had an inner ear infection,
and twelvty pints) so they let me sleep in a cell.
C
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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joneh
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 05:38 PM |
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I visited Alcatraz once. There was an ex inmate who killed someone in prison with an ice pick, signing his book!
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BenB
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 06:40 PM |
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I stayed in a cell once. I accidentally dropped a bottle of Cillit Bang on a panda car.
I got done for a bleach of the police
Perhaps thats a joke best said not read
......
A week later I was walking home from the pub pissed and fell into some quick drying concrete. The police discovered me and suspected I was a hardened
criminal
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 29/3/08 at 06:50 PM |
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I used to work for a company that escorted mental health patients to secure psychiatric units all over the country. At times we had to turn up at
various prisons and "remove" cons that had been sectioned and needed hospital treatment. Invariably they would be very violent and a team
of 3 of us would have to rush the cell and forcibly remove the prisoner. As the prisoner had been sectioned under the mental health act he was no
longer seen as a prisoner but a patient so the prison officers would not help out. All they would do is unlock the cell door, stand back and watch the
drama unfold. So glad I'm back in Telecoms now I was getting too old for that game.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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WanchaiWarrior
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| posted on 30/3/08 at 11:55 PM |
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Have visited a couple of friends (overstayed their visa's) in a couple of the prisons in Hong Kong, in Central (mainly used for holding before
repatriation/deportation) and one of the womens prisons. They seemed to be really depressing places. Most of the staff were friendly tho, they
remembered me after a couple of visits. Nighmare with buying stuff, like toiletries and snacks, on the approved list. Visiting times of only a couple
of hours a day. Certainly more difficult if your a foreigner. Plenty of racial problems amongst inmates.
Wouldnt recommend doing anything wrong if your not a full resident, friend of a friend got done for assault on a taxi driver, served his 6 or 9 months
sentance, they cancelled his visa, chucked him out srtaight from the nick, left a fully furnished flat behind.
[Edited on 31-3-2008 by WanchaiWarrior]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 11:13 AM |
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In the UK, under the present government, just think Butlins.........
Phil
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Jasper
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| posted on 31/3/08 at 11:31 AM |
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Went into Brixton Prison years ago as part of a voluntary group - very scary place, wouldn't want to spend any time in there that's for
sure.
Also spent 8 hours in Marylebone police station, was arrested for assault on Patsy Kensit - yeah really, I never touched her but she took offense at
me videoing her outside her house (was a paparazzi in those days) so reported me anyway. She arrived to give a statement with her arm in a sling, so a
mate got some pictures of her and we sold them to the papers and made some £££ out of it anyway! Needless to say I was never charged .... still not a
pleasant experience though....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 06:37 AM |
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Yep - bit un-nerving at first, but someone of your character Jon will be fine.
Pat...
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However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 10:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
Yep - bit un-nerving at first, but someone of your character Jon will be fine.
Pat...
Not quite sure how to read that
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 1/4/08 at 11:39 AM |
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Have you had a disclosure done on you yet.
The wife supplies labourers and bricklayers to a prision over the water......problem is most of the applications from prospective workers come from ex
residents of this prison so under the rules they cant work on that site.
Another friend has three ex murders working on his site building millionsquid legoland houses........
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