Thanks Gents that hour went past like 5 minutes! how fast did that go??

Enjoy, I’m gonna take the dogs out then get sleep while I can, it’s at a premium at the minute with Tanner waking every couple of hours to be fed.

Right folks, I'm off to grab some sleep.. My job may of changed but the animals still need sorting at 4am... Great chatting again and hope for another one soon

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Twisties wrote: Right everyone, hope you have a good evening, I'm off to watch The Physician on Netflix with my better half, thanks for the chat and speak soon

Right everyone, hope you have a good evening, I'm off to watch The Physician on Netflix with my better half, thanks for the chat and speak soon

Plus there are some officers on the forums that are happy to chat/give advice via PM

I have the direct line to one in my jail and our military liaison officer who is a guvoner in a SW jail so any issues these are the people I call.

Nigh patch

I'd like to have gone just for curiosity but its a far way from the north and to short notice to get time off

Sweet dreams Patch set the alarm early early

Night Patch

Night Patch

Yeah but you get to speak to real actual Prison Officers, ask any question !

Night peeps got early start 2morrow

I think this would be good for those looking to join not those already in the vetting system.

Not been given a rota yet... although I've now had my uniform order and pension pack come through

Moredread wrote: That aside, all the prisoners should be in their bunks, so apart from regular checks and the occasional muppet being an arse its hardly going to be as taxing as working an all day shift - or maybe i'm wrong...

Ya u right bud u get a few wanting bog roll till bout 11pm then u just got the acct checks and that's it for the night

Who's GOING??

When? Monday 22nd January 2018 (10am-5pm) Where? QEII Centre (Nearest tube station: St James's Park (4 minute walk); Westminster (6 minutes walk) Why? Our prison staff are trained professionals

worth a look??

Maybe his battery died.

Lol

Yeah sounds the same

I think Celtic went into a tunnel

Probably the same one they gave to me too.

Rota was for 30 weeks, it was clear in number of hours per code, but provided no start times.

I was given a copy of a rota, but no start times.

That aside, all the prisoners should be in their bunks, so apart from regular checks and the occasional muppet being an arse its hardly going to be as taxing as working an all day shift - or maybe i'm wrong...

Twisties, I have a copy of a rota for our place, did you get a copy? I think nights start around 2030/2100 hrs

Ya long shifts but nice quiet ones as everyone locked down the official start time for nights is 9pm but unwritten rule at our place u come in for bout 8 or 8 15 to let the late man off and then u get the favour repaid in the morning when u supposed to finish at 8 the relief will come in for bout 715

Yeah it's pie in the sky for sure

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Moredread wrote: Even at night.... Hours are hours, so long as you sleep well in between. The problem comes from people thinking they can still do stuff in the daytime and then work those hours at night. I know this from experience

Celtic can you answer Twisties? what time do nights start?

Even at night.... Hours are hours, so long as you sleep well in between. The problem comes from people thinking they can still do stuff in the daytime and then work those hours at night. I know this from experience

Haven’t started at my place yet, still in the Army, have worked longer than 11 hour shifts on tour, sometimes not seeing my bed for around 38 hours

What time does a night shift usually start?

yeah but @ night?

77hrs!!!! pffff... Walk in the park

SWM have you done nights yet?

Starsnstripes wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:33 am

Quick question- re nights. I read if you do a week of nights you then get 7 days off the following week...are you paid for the week you are off? ??

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Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:34 pm

Yes as u do 77 hrs in the week of nights you have done the hrs for 2 weeks

11 hour shifts is LONG LONG LONG, boy that is a big old shift and the next night the same!

Anyone else keep having to log in randomly? My iPad keeps logging me out

Can't argue with that SWM, some will always want to go back inside, they don't know any better

Yeah it’s the same netting Celtic, they lowered the stuff at our place to stop the prisoners using it to walk across as a short cut.

Sorry trying to type and feed the baby at the same time, in order to rehabilitate prisoners they must want to be rehabilitated. Its a way of life for some of them.

It's metal netting really strong can hold 15 -20 people

How many people in prison really benefit from it? I really don't care, it's the people outside prison benefitting from it that count

I was pleased to see that the netting was able to support so much weight!

IMO

Amazing the netting didn't just collapse, how did it stay in place??

Yeah I saw that video from Hull prison... Looked brutal but it didn't last long. Kudos to the staff there

Yes have seen that one Celtic, thanks for link Falknor

I kind of agree Falk, but how many people in prison really benefit from it? Those serving short sentences won't get the help required because they're not there long enough for that help to be of benefit. Its those with longer sentences that benefit the most taking it the staff and support are there

Hull prison video on this thread https://prisonofficer.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13441