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Home Secretaries take note Having read the other 2 diaries I was looking forward to the final installment. Archer did not disappoint and what came across to me was the gross injustices in the system. Having never experienced the prison system from the inside it was a fascinating - though depressing, and at times very touching - read. This Trilogy should be compulsory reading for all Home Secretaries and those involved in policy making in the criminal justice system. It is no wonder that such a high proportion of offenders... more info
Enjoyable I very much enjoyed Mr Archers trilogy of prison life. I did feel sorry for him, although I am not sure if that is how he would want the reader to experience. He was, let's face it, hammered at his trial with this sentence. Even if he was guilty, we all try and get away with things, but I guess for who he was he got 4 years. He could spend most of the book defending his corner and slagging everyone off, but his restraint is quite admirable. He concentrates on how prison is for him, and it is to his credit... more info
From Heaven to Hell and Back Again In the Open Prison at North Sea Camp, Archer fell on his feet straightaway. One of the prisoners who had helped him so much in Wayland had referred him to similarly helpful prisoner at NSC. This prisoner had the best job at NSC - as hospital orderly. Archer will often stand in for him, but right at the start he had got the second-best job, that of orderly in the Sentence Management Unit, which involved helping the officers with office work (ordering supplies, for example) and seeing the prisoners when they... more info
