GoingFoward2017

Mandatory Lifer on Life Licence
who deservedly served 25 years
I was released 2017,
Now a trained Mentor with Probation and EPOP
Engaging People On Probation

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@MrStephenTee We have VAWG
Violence Against Womman And Girls
Surely it should be
VAAP
Violence Against Any Person

That we need to try and stop whether the abuse is physical or mental it damages the victims for life,

Help should be available for everyone who asks for it regardless of Gender

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@TheHowardLeague Not just IPPs
There are also thousands of other Prisoners on different types of indeterminate sentences who are years over Tariff and not progressing for various reasons,

They to are affected by having no set release date and the psychological damage that goes along with it,

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@Reform_Rebuild I won't side with Prisoners or Officers on this one
as there's good and bad on both sides of the cell door,

The reality is Prisoners assault Officers
Officers assault Prisoners
That's unfortunately Prison life
How it can be stopped is difficult but things need to change ASAP

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@russwebt @PPOmbudsman I'm not siding with Prisoners or Officers on this one
as there's good and bad on both sides of the cell door,

The reality is Prisoners assault Officers
Officers assault Prisoners
That's unfortunately Prison life
How it can be stopped is a difficult but things need to change

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@TheHowardLeague I'm not siding with Prisoners or Officers on this one
as there's good and bad on both sides of the cell door

The reality is Prisoners assault Officers
Officers assault Prisoners
that's unfortunately Prison life
How it can be stopped I don't know but things need to change
ASAP

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@KulturalismOrg @bearinrecovery Thank you

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

There should be sessions available in Prison to show people how to
use social media,
Apply online for:
Universal credit,
Housing,
Banking,
Accommodation,
Shopping,
It's presumed people can do this automatically,

After many years in custody
I had no clue how this is done.

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@John_Podmore @NotThatBigIan @MoJGovUK I met Alex Norris when he first became Secretary Of State For Justice,
I'm an Ex-Lifer and Mentor with EPOP
(Engaging People On Probation),

He maybe out his depth but seemed genuinely interested in trying to improve things for those living and working in Prison
Time will tell.

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@John_Podmore Me too
things have gone badly wrong When I was in Prison
I saw the implementation of Mandatory and Voluntary Drug testing in 1996 and got tested regularly on both types up until my release in 2017
The Drug issue is far worse than when I was in Prison yet nothings done to solve it

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@John_Podmore @charlie_taylor6 @LongfordTrust Incentivised Substance Free Living wings are simply a REBRAND for Drug Free wings

Dealers are on these wings
and those who use drugs get those that don't to pee in readily available sample bottles and then give negative tests
Testing will never solve the UK Prison drug problem.

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@Butlinsprison @TheHowardLeague I'm not siding with Prisoners or Officers on this one
as there's good and bad on both sides of the cell door,

The reality is Prisoners assault Officers
Officers assault Prisoners
That's unfortunately Prison life
How it can be stopped is a difficult but things need to change

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@stuartsmith75 @WaIterWhiite @POAUnion @ShabanaMahmood Thank you

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@PAFAA_SOFAP @Barristerblog Hence why many people on IPPs at present are getting appeals through the CCRC,

Their guilty of the crimes they committed but were wrongly sentences to IPP by the judiciary,

There will be SOME that stay IPP after the appeals process and rightly so
The other need releasing ASAP

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@PAFAA_SOFAP @Barristerblog It would have initially been a Discretionary Life Sentence then they can be given out for Rape, Arson, Manslaughter, Kidnap and other offences,

Reducing it to IPP means the charge was not serious enough for the Discretionary Life Sentence but that the individual was dangerous.

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@thepawnbroker1 @InsideTimeUK Sessions should be available prior to release to show people how to
use social media,

Apply online for:
Universal credit,
Housing,
Banking,
Accommodation,
Shopping,
It's presumed people can do this automatically,

After many years in custody
They have no clue how to do this..

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@stuartsmith75 @WaIterWhiite @POAUnion @ShabanaMahmood No worries
I wasn't criticising you all
I thought you were talking about OSGs
I also apologise

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@WaIterWhiite @stuartsmith75 @POAUnion @ShabanaMahmood During the day OSGs as you say don't have acess to cell keys but
once a wing is in lock down OSGs patrol the wings and answer Cell bells,

In an emergency during lock up they can access a pouch in the wing office and unlock if a life is in danger or someone needs help

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@WaIterWhiite @stuartsmith75 @POAUnion @ShabanaMahmood I was replying to Stuart Smith saying they can't unlock jails if they lose these staff
EG: OSGs,

And you've clearly missed the part of the article that says they've sold out OSGs and that the POA will continue to campaign on their behalf
See below.

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@stuartsmith75 @POAUnion @ShabanaMahmood Before 1997 OSGs weren't in the Prison system
it was Auxillery Officers,

They perform gate duties van escorts and visits monitoring and deliver mail to wing offices,

Their never actively involved in wing duties performed by Prison Officers so why can't you unlock without them

[GoingFoward2017 @LifeOutside2017]

@BriW74 @James_Treadwell Campaigners in most cases
NOT ALL
fail to mention why someone on an IPP has never been released or is back in Prison on recall,

Choosing instead to put half truths on Social media about Parole Board Knockbacks and blame everyone else when most IPP prolong their own sentences.