24 Dec Christmas, footsteps and time
During my time in prison I kept an almost daily diary about everything I felt and saw. You may have already read the first 19 days at Armley prison, this may be the first time you've read my diary...
Author: JacobHill
24 Jul ‘Prison; At What Cost?’ – The diary of a prisoner’s wife
The diary of a prisoner's wife The writer of this article wishes to remain anonymous and throughout I will completely honour her privacy. The reason why I felt it so important to ask her to come forward and share her story with me is not just because...
19 Jul Day 19
No day 18, read day 17 here. Day 19 Sunday 19th July 2015 Today was going to be a good day. I woke feeling thrilled that I was going to my first ever Church service in prison. I hadn’t realised how much I missed it and needed it...
17 Jul Day 17
Read day 16 here. Day 17 Friday 17th July 2015 At last, after what seems like a lifetime already, I have my first visit with my mum, Nan and Emily today. I feel so nervous and excited at the same time! I like that I will be able...
16 Jul Day 16
Read day 15 here Day 16 Thursday 16th July 2015 Today has been a good'n. I had my mentoring class this morning and then I had my weekly 1 to 1 with Pamela. She had some good news… My prisoner allocation proposal has been approved to the next level...
15 Jul Day 15
Ready day 14 here. Day 15 Wednesday 15th July 2015 At 8am this morning, I was awoken to attend the mentoring workshop which was actually quite fun. I met with 10 or so lads who were also completing the same course as me and we all got on...
14 Jul Day 14
Read day 13 here Day 14 Tuesday 14th July 2015 I have finally met my offender supervisor, Rachel, who apologised for the delay in getting to me. They usually see inmates within 2-3 days of getting here. It’s been 13! She gave me my release date notification slip...
13 Jul Day 13
Read day 12 here Day 13 Monday 13th July 2015 I am officially on my second pen just before my 30th page of writing, not bad! I haven’t written this much since school! I’ve had a ‘fun’ day today; fun used loosely given my circumstances. During this morning’s association,...
12 Jul Day 12
No day 11, read day 10 here. Day 12 Sunday 12th July 2015 I haven’t written for a day because not much has happened to be honest. Steven suggested this movie for us to watch called Mr Nice. It’s about a kid who went to Oxford University and...
10 Jul Day 10
Read day 9 here Day 10 Friday 10th July 2015 I’ve been in this cell a week today! Party time! It’s odd, already I have created a small routine. I begin the day doing 50 sit ups while the kettle boils, I then pour the water in to my...