HMPRealityUK

Raising awareness of real issues within UK prisons. Aiming for a safe environment for offenders, staff & social & legal visitors. Defending basic human rights

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

Thought I’d check up on reports about HMP Swaleside: 5 questions asked. All 5 answers: We did not inspect this domain! @MoJGovUK #shocking #humanrights #ukprisons

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@X2IKON Seriously, how can anyone be expected to survive on that… @MoJGovUK Is this not the reason that the rate of reoffending is so high?! I’m sorry you’re struggling and trying to get your life on track despite all the hurdles. Where are you based?

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@FromCheapSeat @cellsecrets It’s taken over 4 years for medical attention to be given to my family member. 4 years of being denied pain relief, 4 years of physical deformation because of medical negligence… where was that written in the sentence? It inhumane torture 😳

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@hmpps Is there any attempt at any kind of rehabilitation or just keeping people locked up for years while not creating any opportunities for them for after their release?

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@hmpps Perhaps address the life events and difficulties the “offenders” faced in order for them to resort to crime in the first place. Poverty in this country exists yet everyone making the government policies has never experienced a day of hardship in their lives!

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

Rehabilitation of violent prisoners vs grooming for non-violent prisoners in the same facility…. Outcome: Punish all because they don’t want to spend time assessing case by case 🙄 What are these prisons doing with their budgets while saving so much on staff during covid/visits?

[MARK LEECH FRSA @prisonsorguk]

#PrisonOracle sources say @HMPSwaleside has stopped issuing razor blades - and removed them from the prison's canteen list so they can't be purchased either - replacing them with 'Grooming Kits'. If Swaleside can do it, why not other prisons? Full details https://t.co/GTJtNKBb8M

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@supportforallUK I think any kind of attempt to actually rehabilitate inmates is a step in the right direction. 24hour lock up and isolation… do any of you think that could be beneficial? Try watching @kevinbacon in Murder in the first #HenryYoung

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

So I hope @HMPSwaleside will ensure they get their cases of medical negligence sorted. Inmates were draining their infections with razor blades over years & years because they’re denied essential treatment. It sickens me that humans are being tortured this way 🦠🪒 #humanrights

[MARK LEECH FRSA @prisonsorguk]

Razors: Update.
@MoJ_UK confirm @HMPSwaleside have stopped issuing/selling razors and now issue grooming kits - the case of Rookes v Barnard, page 38, explained in the picture below from linkedin should also be of interest now to Governors and Directors: https://t.co/t2uI2ppPfC

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@hmpbelmarsh Well that’s just ruined my day 😔

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

UK PM Boris Johnson confirms that all legal Covid restrictions in England will end at Step 4 of the roadmap - expected to be on 19 July https://t.co/5jJnOP3GBB

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

Finally, after 19 months, they are talking about allowing prison visits including 40+ visits accrued during lockdown. Only they’ve moved my family member far away (4hrs each way £49🚂)& the visits are 30mins behind a screen! #PunishTheFamily #PrisonVisits #ukprisons @MoJGovUK

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

The cruelty in UK prisons never ceases to amaze me. 2+ years without any new clothing or underwear because “we don’t work to the national system” Every time the date he’s told comes around, they decide, they have a new system and it’s another year 💔 #HumanRights #PrisonCrimes

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

If a prisoner is serving time for a non-violent crime and has never been violent, how can they be put on a high risk list for defending themselves against their cell mate by restraining them and causing no injury? Now, not even allowed necessary medical attention for over a year

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

Who else has someone in UK prisons being affected by medical negligence? My loved one is draining infections with a razor blade because they aren’t being treated after years of agony @hrw @human

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@MoJGovUK My brother arrived at a new prison to witness a prisoner with schizophrenia stabbing himself in the head with a pen. After reading about the prison, it’s considered dangerous there. Surely a prisoner with this illness should be in a place where he is cared for to protect himself?

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@hmpps Hopefully, they work around the grounds and the staff too. If prison time was a time to get inmates clean, they would have a million more opportunities after release. My contacts have had more access inside than out sometimes 😔 #addresstheissues #rehabilitation #hmp #prisons 🤞🏽

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@prisonadvice @hmpbelmarsh @HMPIsis @HMP_Wandsworth @HMPWScrubs @HMPPentonville Is anyone addressing basic human rights? Like above freezing temperatures or not telling prisoners they must shower with cold water to boost their immune systems? Animals have more protection against these conditions #shocking #humanrights #animalrights

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@ipp_ck @HMP_Liverpool @hmpps @MoJGovUK What’re they doing with all the money they are saving on staff - no staff for visits, less staff as 23.5 hrs lock up... rehabilitation? It’s like reliving the life of Henry Young - they will create more problems. Are we living in 1939?! #MurderInTheFirst #HMPProblems #Torture

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

@hmpps I’m at the point where I believe the hardship of the last 8 months should be translated into a longer time served. For those not in the most secure prisons where they would usually be entitled to less than 23/24 hours locked up, they’ve suffered harsher punishment than sentenced

[HMPRealityUK @HMPReality]

I wonder what the criteria is for a purple visit @PurpleVisits @HMP_Wandsworth I’ve not seen my family member since before he was sentenced to over 20 years - that was probably 9 months ago. This is the worst form of torture for not just him.