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Strangeways

A Prison Officer's Story

Author: Neil Samworth  

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The uncompromising, extraordinary story of life as a prison officer in a high security prison.

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The uncompromising, extraordinary story of life as a prison officer in a high security prison.

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Britain's prison system is in crisis. Prisoners catatonic on Spice, prison officers under extreme stress, overcrowding, riots, fatal stabbings - barely a week goes by without disturbing reports reaching the outside world of life inside our jails. For eleven years, Neil Samworth worked as a prison officer in perhaps the most notorious of all prisons, Strangeways, now HM Prison Manchester. He left in 2016 and, having kept a diary for many years, is ready to tell his story.Strangeways: My Life As A Prison Officer is a no-holds-barred account of one man's struggle to keep his professional composure and sanity in one of Britain's toughest jails. From the chaotic, intimidating atmosphere of K wing, which houses more than 200 prisoners spread over three landings, to the healthcare unit where the prison's most mentally disturbed prisoners are held, Neil has seen it all - cell fires, suicides, terrifying violence. He has had to beat back his own emotions as he deals with psychopathic killers and witnessed the worst of human nature but also the best, and some of the most moving passages in the book recall the embattled camaraderie among his colleagues.

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Critic Reviews

“Neil Samworth's story is authentic, tough, horrifying in some places and hilarious in others. It captivates the reader because the author's honesty and decency shine through as he tells it like it is on the daily roller coaster ride of prison life in Strangeways. An enthralling, exciting but disturbing book.”

Neil Samworth’s story is authentic, tough, horrifying in some places and hilarious in others. It captivates the reader because the author’s honesty and decency shine through as he tells it like it is on the daily roller coaster ride of prison life in Strangeways. An enthralling, exciting but disturbing book. -- Jonathan Aitken
A fascinating insight into the workings of a prison and the effects that staffing cuts have had on those trying to maintain order . . . a frequently shocking read. Daily Express

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About the Author

Neil Samworth worked as a prison officer between 2005 and 2016, when he left the service after being diagnosed with PTSD.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan | Pan Books
Published
7th February 2019
Pages
304
ISBN
9781509883554

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