Tales From The Jails

Nothing prepared me for this day. I'm not angry, bitter or resentful, but it hurts. It seems so unfair...

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride prod...

It's surreal how the X-rated antics in the outside world still manage to seep into prison.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride production in assoc...

It's the Wild West of mayhem, crammed in cells are lunatics and psychos, paedophiles and rapists, murderers, drug addicts and violent men.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

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My closest friend thus far is in for manslaughter. He killed his wife in what he describes as two minutes of madness when he just flipped.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This ...

How to make friends and influence people? Cut hair.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.

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Unexpected often equates to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a poor guy in his sixties who was new on the wing was caught up in the crossfire and his face slashed. He was only going for his morning shower.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarce...

So many lives shattered. One man's over, a prisoner for life with the M badge, his child only born a week ago, and here I am giving out Coco Pops. If it wasn't all so serious, then you could be forgiven for laughing.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst i...

None of us can guarantee we'll make it to the next morning. It's like Russian roulette. In one breath, one is pleased to wake up alive and unscathed, and on the other, there is only another day ahead of running the gauntlet, surrounded by prisoners who will be happy just to fill you in for entertainment.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contem...

One learns in prison to be grateful for very small things, most of which we take for granted in the real world.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride pro...

There are two topics that carry their own stigma, both beginning with M. One is murder, criminal in the extreme, socially and legally unacceptable. The other is masturbation, and carries its own uncomfortable unease, but perfectly normal, and a human condition of the unspoken kind in the real world. Whilst in here, it is a creepy, seedy, unpalatable act that seems to be completely acceptable.

During the three and a half years I was ...

What an almost comical scenario, four or five Samaritans in a chapel in a prison, with hardened criminals who are auditioning to be Listeners. And the main topic is suicide.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. T...

No one in their right mind would want to stay here longer than one night in this cockroach infested sewer.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride producti...

If you want to study psychology, then come to prison.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride production in association with Keyhole Productions.

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There is a war, a battlefield, a frenzy. And someone horrible, never further than a few feet from where you stand, at any one time.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Je...

What goes on behind closed doors ranges from madness to badness, trauma to terrifying, and funny to intoxicating...

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride...

Daily, I see graphic scenes as a result of the blade slicing through flesh. It's like a cross between a war zone and a slasher movie.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This ...

As a result of this morning's stabbings and slashings, the inmates are armed to the teeth with blades to protect themselves. Life in here is as fantastical as it is scary.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed...

I have no idea how a person processes the notion of a life sentence coming down the track. 

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll & Pride production in associati...

The clock ticks slowly, taunting like a hangman's noose waiting for an occupant. Nobody wants to hear the wrong result.

During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated.

Most names have been changed. The events have not.

This is a Jekyll &a...