"In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all."

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"In prison, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all."

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"Prison is designed to break one's spirit and destroy one's resolve. To do this, the authorities attempt to exploit every weakness, demolish every initiative, negate all signs of individuality--all with the idea of stamping out that spark that makes each of us human and each of us who we are."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Prison, Oppression, Spirit, Humanity

"I will not go into detail but the screw put up a little bit of a resistance, fair play to him, but we were so desperate for the drugs in her medical bag that nothing was going to stop us getting at them. That is what happened, we got the bag of drugs from her hand. I can tell you, we were like two tramps round a bag of chips in a bin."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Desperation, Drugs, Violence

"I got my lawyer to visit me in the jail. He couldn't believe the bruising over my body, so he pulled the governor and asked why I was covered in marks. The governor said to my lawyer that it was 'self-inflicted' and was caused by my 'running into walls'. That part was disproved because walls don't leave footprints all over your body."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Abuse, Bruising, Authority

"I dived out of the office and I was gone - hitting these fields like a mad March hare. This wasn't Born Free, it was RUN FREE!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Escape, Freedom, Run, Madness

"So what causes men to become violent? I'll tell you, boredom, silly rules, muggy screws and pathetic governors. What else can we do - swallow it, wipe our mouths out. You have to fight for your rights. Not sit back and take it."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Violence, Boredom, Rules, Fight

"You might think the Bangkok Hilton (the nickname of a fictional prison in Bangkok) was tough, well that was paradise compared to this place!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Harsh, Comparison, Bangkok

"I waltzed into the hall with my escort of five screws like some rapper with his well-paid entourage. A fiendish looking, little bastard with blonde hair and a crooked nose came up to me and said, 'Okay, Holland, welcome to Shotts. Welcome to the man-eater!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Intimidation, Power, Reputation

"He got a lovely pair of trainers given off his mum for Christmas, best pair he ever had, but it was the nylon laces that he couldn't take his eyes off. They found him hanging in his cell!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Suicide, Hanging, Tragedy

"Porkie and me came to some sort of agreement with the screw and the nurse, and after some haggling we gave ourselves up. After that, I never saw my friend Porkie again until we appeared at Edinburgh High Court, where we each got six years on top of our sentences for one night of madness. That just shows you how drugs can get a grip over your mind."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Drugs, Madness, Consequences

"TC Campbell doesn't need any introduction, the man is a legend in the prison community and outside when this very strong-minded man was trying to prove his innocence for the six murders he had been convicted for. TC went on a fifty-day hunger strike, he ended up in hospital. This man was willing to die to prove his innocence, if he never done his famous hunger strike he probably would have never go the MPS in government to sit up and take note."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Hunger, Strike, Innocence

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"Prison is designed to break one's spirit and destroy one's resolve. To do this, the authorities attempt to exploit every weakness, demolish every initiative, negate all signs of individuality--all with the idea of stamping out that spark that makes each of us human and each of us who we are."

"I dived out of the office and I was gone - hitting these fields like a mad March hare. This wasn't Born Free, it was RUN FREE!"

"So what causes men to become violent? I'll tell you, boredom, silly rules, muggy screws and pathetic governors. What else can we do - swallow it, wipe our mouths out. You have to fight for your rights. Not sit back and take it."

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"I waltzed into the hall with my escort of five screws like some rapper with his well-paid entourage. A fiendish looking, little bastard with blonde hair and a crooked nose came up to me and said, 'Okay, Holland, welcome to Shotts. Welcome to the man-eater!"

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