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Beds were hard, discipline was hard, work was hard; the cells were cold and the food basic. Warders, as they were then called, were in charge.

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Some just got high, some became violent, some went into psychosis. One thought he was a lemon and tried to peel his skin off.’ Most heartbreaking for South was a prisoner she called Hashem. Kanye West attends the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after sparking an 'antisemitism' row with his new single Vultures

Leonardo DiCaprio's looking fine at 49! Actor suits up to join Killers of the Flower Moon co-star Lily Gladstone at Gotham Awards in New York City How Grace Dent overcame family tragedies to take part in I'm A Celeb before sensationally quitting show when she reached breaking point Laura Anderson looks incredible in a chic minidress as she makes a solo appearance at the Beauty Awards after taking a swipe at ex Gary Lucy 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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