What can I say， this arrived this morning & it was unputdownable。。。yep， I've finished it！Parkhurst is a category B prison， it's sister prison is Albany which is also cat B。 They are now combined & are known collectively as HMP Isle of Wight。I was born & bred on the Isle of Wight in St Mary's Hospital which is directly opposite Parkhurst。 When I was younger my Grandad worked at Parkhurst & would often come home regaling tales of who he'd met。。。The Krays， the Yorkshire Ripper， Charlie Bronson & ma What can I say， this arrived this morning & it was unputdownable。。。yep， I've finished it！Parkhurst is a category B prison， it's sister prison is Albany which is also cat B。 They are now combined & are known collectively as HMP Isle of Wight。I was born & bred on the Isle of Wight in St Mary's Hospital which is directly opposite Parkhurst。 When I was younger my Grandad worked at Parkhurst & would often come home regaling tales of who he'd met。。。The Krays， the Yorkshire Ripper， Charlie Bronson & many other of the country's most notorious criminals who were housed here。 My Mum still has the complete set of @womblesofficial that my Grandad had the inmates make in their sewing class for me， I remember my Nan always wondering what they had stuffed them with 🤣I love books like this where you get you see exactly what goes on inside those prison walls， how dangerous it can be & how you have to be on your guard 24/7。The one thing there isn't enough if though is adequate Mental Health support for the staff， these people are pushed to their limits yet because it's 'their job' they just have to get on with it。From toilet brush removal， unpleasant parcels & plenty of claret， this isn't for the fainthearted， but a truly fascinating eye opening insight as to what it takes to become a Prison Officer。 𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 5 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 。。。more