Screwed

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And what of the effect of this type of work on Prison Officers? “Thompson” and Dawkins both describe how they drank to excess – sometimes turning up to duty still under the influence of what they had consumed the night before (which makes their claims to professionalism difficult to accept); Douglas and to a lesser extent Dawkins describe extra-marital sexual liaisons; and all three had difficulties in their relationships. includes the alleged offences of named individuals unless it is considered to be already common public knowledge Rena Costello, 27, Fred's first wife, also killed in 1971, buried at Letterbox Field in Much Marcle.

Rosemary West was found guilty of 10 counts of murder relating to bodies found at Cromwell Street and Midland Road. Based on the book by former prison officer Ronnie Thompson, who also produced the film and wrote the screenplay, Screwed is an ugly and at times clichéd look inside a place you would rather not be. However, the performances are convincing, particularly from D’Arcy, and the director handles the subject with skill. Heather West, 16, the eldest daughter of Fred and Rose. A pupil at Oxstalls School at the time of her death in June 1987. Her dismembered body was found buried in the garden at Cromwell Street. Her brother Stephen claims their father asked him to help dig the hole she was buried in. The film was directed by Reg Traviss ( Joy Division), and Lionsgate will release it this weekend, starting tomorrow, June 3rd, in the UK.Anna McFall, 18, killed by Fred in July 1967. Discovered June 1994 at Fingerpost Field near Much Marcle. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. Ronnie Thompson was just an ordinary guy. That is, until hebecame a prison officer. By the time he started work at HMP Romwell, he realised he was actually a nurse, a copper, a probation officer, a carer, a councillor, a social worker and, of course, an incarcerator all in one. Oh, and a punch bag for the cons and bosses. So too we should note that these autobiographies all describe local prisons – specifically HMPs Winson Green, Durham, Wandsworth, Belmarsh and Wormwood Scrubs, and “Thompson” calls the prison that he served in as “HMP Romwell”. Again, from the descriptions that he provides, this would appear to be a busy London local, and in all likelihood HMP Pentonville. Thus we have a partial view of the Prison Service contained within these accounts given that they do not describe training prisons, Cat Ds, Young Offender Institutions, the female prison estate, or the therapeutic regime at HMP Grendon. Shirley Robinson, 18, a former lodger who was eight months pregnant with Fred's child. She was killed in May 1978. Juanita Mott, 18, a former lodger at Cromwell Street. She was last seen in April 1975. Her body was found buried at Cromwell Street.

Alison Chambers, 16, living in care in Gloucester. She was last seen in the summer of 1979, her body was buried in the Cromwell Street garden.These books were and remain popular and appeared on a number of “best-selling” lists at the time of their publication, and unsurprisingly there are new books in the offing from Noel Smith (about, most immediately, his time at HMP Grendon) and so too Erwin James continues to write in the Guardian. Yet despite this obvious market for books describing prison conditions there has been a surprising absence of any account of prison life by Prison Officers, as opposed to Prison Governors – and even these are relatively rare, with the best remaining Andrew Coyle’s (1994) The Prisons We Deserve. Then, for no apparent reason – just like buses – along comes Jim Dawkins (2005) The Loose Screw, Robert Douglas (2007) At Her Majesty’s Pleasure and “Ronnie Thompson” (2008), Screwed: The Truth About life as Prison Officer. What do these three autobiographies (the latter of which was written under a pseudonym) and which cumulatively cover the period 1962-2007 tell us about the skills and qualities that it takes to be a good Prison Officer, about life in jail more broadly and the relationship between prison staff and prisoners more specifically? Lucy Partington, 21, killed December 1973. Last seen at a bus stop in Cheltenham, her body was discovered in the cellar in Cromwell Street in 1994. These omissions notwithstanding, the three books do provide us with a view of prison from the perspective of a Prison Officer from the days when Capital Punishment was still practiced (Douglas attended an execution at HMP Bristol) to almost the present day. What do they reveal? Perhaps it is best to look at what we learn about prisons through the lens of the Prison Officer by considering this in two ways. First, the effect of Prison Officers on prison life – and specifically the effect of Prison Officers on the lives of prisoners, and secondly the impact that prison has on Prison Officers.