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In conclusion, “Behind These Doors” by Alex South is a powerful and enlightening book that provides readers with a unique and invaluable perspective into the world of corrections. She knew that he might be getting yet further gratification from sharing his shame with her and passed his case on to another officer. The decision led to billions of pounds being wiped off the market value of Orsted, the Danish energy group.

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You are alongside her as she wrestles with the extremes of the people in her care, as well as her own feelings and duties towards them. As she spends more time with these inmates, she discovers that they confide in her, sharing their vulnerabilities and struggles. She is a Trustee of The Hampton Trust, a charity working to prevent violence, domestic abuse and social isolation.

Or perhaps South’s position required her to remain so vigilant that there was no time for funny business. Changing our perceptions, Behind These Doors shows the many devastating, but often inspiring, consequences prison can have.

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Emilia Clarke reveals what her true fears were after suffering a brain haemorrhage: 'I wasn't afraid of dying.Written in a straightforward and sobering style, you easily come to trust South's account of her time working across some of the most high-security prisons in the UK, including HMP Whitemoor, HMP Belmarsh and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

Book of the Month: Behind These Doors by Alex South

The island, Elugelab, on which the detonation took place, vaporised; in 199 4 World Vegan Day was established to celebrate the founding of the Vegan Society in November 1944 when Donald Watson held a meeting with five other non-dairy vegetarians. HMP Whitemoor, a high-security men’s prison in Cambridgeshire, was close to South’s family home, hidden between fields and behind walls eight metres high. There was not a single day I worked there when I did not see a rat – inside, outside, running over your boots. South was asking for help to survive the wing, not that it be knocked down and something more humane built in its place. Nicola Sturgeon has insisted she has “nothing to hide” but repeatedly refused to say whether she deleted messages sought by the.At Scrubs, budget cuts reduced staff to a minimum, which meant that they operated on an ‘emergency regime’, with prisoners locked inside their shared cells for 23 hours each day. She meets an unnamed prison minister in Westminster and suggests that officers should get more training and annual mental health checkups. Now she is at home with a two-year-old and a baby, and her book is a plea on behalf of prisoners and prison staff – for investment and to be given a chance. Diddy transforms into Batman as he arrives at Halloween party in a Batmobile whileChloe Bailey channels Mrs. Through her personal experiences and reflections, South offers a deep understanding of the challenges faced by prison officers and the complex dynamics within the prison system.

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The Covid inquiry was told this week that Johnson spent over a week at the government retreat of Chevening in mid-February 2020. One of the most compelling aspects of “Behind These Doors” is the author’s willingness to share her personal insights and reflections. What Alex has done with Behind These Doors is change the angle on a traditional and tired stereotype – that prisons are dark places full of evil people. Her unique perspective as a female prison officer offers valuable insights and invites readers to reconsider their preconceived notions about corrections.

In my first years, I loved the job so much and part of me was scared to admit that I didn’t any more.