CHAPS AND GANGSTERS?

As each door unlocks and more prisoners spill out on to the landings, it goes from a quiet hum and the odd sound of jangling keys to a noisey chaotic atmosphere. Prisoners talking about last nights TV, along with yawns, grunts, farts, coughs and then, trading begins. A roll-up for a teabag, a milk sachet for a rizla and some good old fashion aggressive begging. ‘Gis a snout”, ”Got any coffee. ”Take his fucking lighter wick!, Don’t forget to sort that bag out for me. (Heroin). ”Get that Katey Price (spice)off him!!!. This unruly, chaotic period, is all mixed up with deviant, twisted, violent thoughts, threats, and feelings. Sadly, all this is coupled with the countries most socially inept individuals. Amongst this mayhem, there will be some prisoners huddled together all getting involved in the ”Chinese Wispers” & ”Prison Politics”, these are the cowards who cannot deal with violence…