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At the end of my street.... prison workshops... facing the magnificent view across Weymouth Bay to the Jurassic coast...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Portland
Portland Prison was built in 1848 as part of a prison reform. It attempted to provide humane conditions for the convicts.
The prisoners are young and we have a responsibility to provided education (many of them cannot read) and training so that they can have decent life and earn a living.
Trades that are taught include decorating and brick-laying. However, they also teach the laying of railway lines. This is well paid work, and there is a shortage of skilled workers. There is an area where the same piece of track is laid and unlaid.
Sadly when there is a shortage of prison officers or the prisons are overcrowded, this good work is stopped. The inmates are forced to remain in their cells for most of the day. These are young men under 25. Although they have done bad things, they are also poorly educated and often have mental health problems.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-36977559
The most famous prisoners in recent years were found guilty of match-fixing at cricket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_scandal
At the end of my street.... prison workshops... facing the magnificent view across Weymouth Bay to the Jurassic coast...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Portland
Portland Prison was built in 1848 as part of a prison reform. It attempted to provide humane conditions for the convicts.
The prisoners are young and we have a responsibility to provided education (many of them cannot read) and training so that they can have decent life and earn a living.
Trades that are taught include decorating and brick-laying. However, they also teach the laying of railway lines. This is well paid work, and there is a shortage of skilled workers. There is an area where the same piece of track is laid and unlaid.
Sadly when there is a shortage of prison officers or the prisons are overcrowded, this good work is stopped. The inmates are forced to remain in their cells for most of the day. These are young men under 25. Although they have done bad things, they are also poorly educated and often have mental health problems.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-36977559
The most famous prisoners in recent years were found guilty of match-fixing at cricket.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_scandal