My Prison Blog

Welcome to my prison blog, an account of daily life in a UK prison. 

The posts can be explored in any order. Just choose one that looks interesting to you, and start from there.

If you are preparing to go to prison yourself, you may like to start with my prison survival guide. From there you can contact me if it would be helpful to you.

1. How do you travel to prison
1. How do you travel to prison
2. What’s The First Day In Prison Like?
2. What’s The First Day In Prison Like?
3. What Is It Like In Prison?
3. What Is It Like In Prison?
4. Is Prison Punishment?
4. Is Prison Punishment?
5. A Dream…
5. A Dream…
6. Drugs In The Prison Mail
6. Drugs In The Prison Mail
7. Inmate Camaraderie
7. Inmate Camaraderie
8. Reporting Rape In Prison
8. Reporting Rape In Prison
9. A Day In The Life Of A Prisoner…
9. A Day In The Life Of A Prisoner…
10. The Hulk
10. The Hulk
11. Slit Throat
11. Slit Throat
5. A Dream…
13. Nightmare In Prison
14. Church In Prison
14. Church In Prison
15. How To Make Compost In A Prison Cell
15. How To Make Compost In A Prison Cell
16. Plotting Murder Over Dinner
16. Plotting Murder Over Dinner
17. Kinship In Prison
17. Kinship In Prison
18. Fluffy Cat In A Prison Cell
18. Fluffy Cat In A Prison Cell
19. Ears Covered, Eyes Closed
19. Ears Covered, Eyes Closed
20. My Cellmate, The Beast
20. My Cellmate, The Beast
21. Beauty Within The Beast
21. Beauty Within The Beast
22. The Wisdom Of A Mother?
22. The Wisdom Of A Mother?
23. Escaping The Beast
23. Escaping The Beast
24. My New Cell
24. My New Cell
25. The Forces That Act On Us
25. The Forces That Act On Us
26. A Poem About Prison Banter
26. A Poem About Prison Banter
27. Prison Social Life Unpicked
27. Prison Social Life Unpicked
28. Prison Social Life… More Musings
28. Prison Social Life… More Musings
29. Baldie-Cat-Heid
29. Baldie-Cat-Heid
30. Watch Out, They Spit
30. Watch Out, They Spit
31. Suicide, Hooch & the Prison System
31. Suicide, Hooch & the Prison System
32. Umbrella
32. Umbrella
33. Meeting The Governor
33. Meeting The Governor
34. Mopping Blood
34. Mopping Blood
35. Painting Butterflies
35. Painting Butterflies
36. Sparking Joy in Prison
36. Sparking Joy in Prison
37. Cell Mates: “Honey, I’m Home!”
37. Cell Mates: “Honey, I’m Home!”
38. A Seagull Lands
38. A Seagull Lands
39. How (Not) To Feed A Seagull
39. How (Not) To Feed A Seagull
40. The Hall Of Mirrors
40. The Hall Of Mirrors
41. Wolf
41. Wolf
42. Can You Make Friends In Jail?
42. Can You Make Friends In Jail?
43. Letter To A Fellow Inmate
43. Letter To A Fellow Inmate

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My Prison Blog

Welcome to my prison blog, an account of daily life in a UK prison.

The posts can be explored in any order. Just choose one that looks interesting to you, and start from there.

If you are preparing to go to prison yourself, you may like to start with my prison survival guide. From there you can contact me if it would be helpful to you.

1. How do you travel to prison
1. How do you travel to prison
2. What’s The First Day In Prison Like?
2. What’s The First Day In Prison Like?
3. What Is It Like In Prison?
3. What Is It Like In Prison?
4. Is Prison Punishment?
4. Is Prison Punishment?
5. A Dream…
5. A Dream…
6. Drugs In The Prison Mail
6. Drugs In The Prison Mail
7. Inmate Camaraderie
7. Inmate Camaraderie
8. Reporting Rape In Prison
8. Reporting Rape In Prison
9. A Day In The Life Of A Prisoner…
9. A Day In The Life Of A Prisoner…
10. The Hulk
10. The Hulk
11. Slit Throat
11. Slit Throat
5. A Dream…
13. Nightmare In Prison
14. Church In Prison
14. Church In Prison
15. How To Make Compost In A Prison Cell
15. How To Make Compost In A Prison Cell
16. Plotting Murder Over Dinner
16. Plotting Murder Over Dinner
17. Kinship In Prison
17. Kinship In Prison
18. Fluffy Cat In A Prison Cell
18. Fluffy Cat In A Prison Cell
19. Ears Covered, Eyes Closed
19. Ears Covered, Eyes Closed
20. My Cellmate, The Beast
20. My Cellmate, The Beast
21. Beauty Within The Beast
21. Beauty Within The Beast
22. The Wisdom Of A Mother?
22. The Wisdom Of A Mother?
23. Escaping The Beast
23. Escaping The Beast
24. My New Cell
24. My New Cell
25. The Forces That Act On Us
25. The Forces That Act On Us
26. A Poem About Prison Banter
26. A Poem About Prison Banter
27. Prison Social Life Unpicked
27. Prison Social Life Unpicked
28. Prison Social Life… More Musings
28. Prison Social Life… More Musings
29. Baldie-Cat-Heid
29. Baldie-Cat-Heid
30. Watch Out, They Spit
30. Watch Out, They Spit
31. Suicide, Hooch & the Prison System
31. Suicide, Hooch & the Prison System
32. Umbrella
32. Umbrella
33. Meeting The Governor
33. Meeting The Governor
34. Mopping Blood
34. Mopping Blood
35. Painting Butterflies
35. Painting Butterflies
36. Sparking Joy in Prison
36. Sparking Joy in Prison
37. Cell Mates: “Honey, I’m Home!”
37. Cell Mates: “Honey, I’m Home!”
38. A Seagull Lands
38. A Seagull Lands
39. How (Not) To Feed A Seagull
39. How (Not) To Feed A Seagull
40. The Hall Of Mirrors
40. The Hall Of Mirrors
41. Wolf
41. Wolf
42. Can You Make Friends In Jail?
42. Can You Make Friends In Jail?
43. Letter To A Fellow Inmate
43. Letter To A Fellow Inmate