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A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Get prisoners off drugs? Don’t be so silly

Get prisoners off drugs? Don’t be so silly

By pushing methadone to inmates, the State has become the dealer-in-chief in Britain’s jails

Naive people — by which I mean most of us — struggle with the idea that prisons are awash with drugs. We struggle even more with the notion that within prisons street drugs are now topped up with the heroin substitute methadone, administered by the State along with the porridge.

Call us stupid, but we can’t quite grasp how illegal drugs can circulate within the most controlled environment in the country. Nor can we understand precisely why the authorities have taken on the role of drug-dealer-in-chief, rather than regarding a spell in jail as an ideal opportunity to wean people off drugs. But, like I say, we’re deeply naive.
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John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.
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