Electronic music duo The KLF launch surprise new care business in a bid to support their older fans and help 'ravers to the grave' Princess Michael of Kent, 78, blasted Meghan Markle for making 'it all about race because that's all everyone does', Omid Scobie claims To further improve conditions and outcomes, he supports the Government’s building programme which has delivered two new jails – including Five Wells at Wellingborough, where G4S staff have already warned of a “ dangerous work environment” – with four more on the way. Camilla Kerslake puts on a loved-up display with her husbandChris Robshaw while co-hosting A Captain's Christmas charity event I saw the ugliness of prison in sharp clarity. Particularly when I transferred to a rat-infested inner London jail, where the prisoners stuffed Brillo pads into the jagged holes in cell windows in a desperate attempt to keep the rain out. Budget cuts and an early retirement scheme drained the prison of crucial resources and even more crucially, the experience of long-term staff. As staffing dropped, violence soared, along with riots, self-harm, suicides and murders. This went far past the point of what you might realistically expect to encounter in prison.

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In this powerful and moving memoir, Alex attempts to make sense of her experiences in prison by confronting the harsh reality of life on the inside and examining them from different angles. In an overwhelmingly masculine environment, where strength and aggression are routinely on show, Alex’s view is particularly important.

Netflix deliberately dropped its trailer for Harry and Meghan's series on same day as Prince William's Earthshot Prize, Omid Scobie claims Women shouldn't be police officers," a colleague told Alex South mid-shift. South's gender is a central feature of her new book Behind These Doors, which tells of her 10 years working as a prison officer in HM Prison Service. But despite her size making her diminutive in comparison to many of the extremely dangerous men she spent her time looking after, she also discovered her being a woman afforded her unique chances to connect with inmates and intervene in situations that could easily escalate, if left to the devices of hyper-masculine etiquette, and rigid notions of honour and respect. Jennifer Ellison, 40, flaunts her toned figure in a white bikini in Turkey after revealing she's ditched dieting and is finally happy with her weightKanye West attends the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after sparking an 'antisemitism' row with his new single Vultures Despite Whitemoor holding a large number of dangerous inmates, South witnessed just three violent incidents during her stint there. By the time she arrived at Wormwood Scrubs in 2016, the impact of reduced resources was plain to see. There, she witnessed hundreds of such acts. Violence had become “normalised”. Dysfunction permeated every aspect of prison life.

Talk about the world's best job! A DOUGHNUT SCIENTIST reveals how she is creating a healthier future for bakery... She remains haunted by vulnerable people who had been exploited by criminals outside, only to face fresh exploitation inside. In 2003 Dame Anne Owers wrote of an “insidious and chronic decline” in overloaded jails. The following year she revealed there were “nearly two self-inflicted deaths a week” across the system as a result, and in 2005 she complained that every single ‘local prison’ inspected by her team was overcrowded.

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Alex South — a brave young woman who became a prison officer — endured danger, misery and near-despair, and has written a superb, compelling book about these experiences. Everyone should read it. It is not what you might expect. Prince William 'set the wheels in motion' in stripping Andrew of his royal duties because he thought the family was being 'too soft' with duke's sex assault case When I was at Wormwood Scrubs, that jail was built in the 1800s when each cell was meant to be single. Today we have the same cells but with two people in them. Ana de Armas, 35, is every inch the Hollywood goddess as she is carried on a Gold Coast beach during filming of new survival thriller Eden A true, compassionate and honest account of what it is to work in our prisons.’ Dr Gwen Adshead, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Devil You KnowAngela Scanlon breaks her silence on her 'premature' Strictly Come Dancing exit as she admits she can't stop crying: 'Feels like it's been cut short' Prince William 'has only read passages of Spare', but rejected two attempts by Harry to set up a meeting via a mutual friend after publication Camilla has 'no relationship' with Prince Harry despite sympathy for what Meghan went through, as she has 'no respect for how they handled themselves'