This Sunday Times bestseller is a shocking and at times darkly
funny account of life as a prison officer in one of the country's
most notorious jails. 'Authentic, tough, horrifying in some places
and hilarious in others . . . the author's honesty and decency
shine through' - Jonathan Aitken ______________ Neil 'Sam' Samworth
spent eleven years working as a prison officer in HMP Manchester,
aka Strangeways. A tough Yorkshireman with a soft heart, Sam had to
deal with it all - gangsters and gangbangers, terrorists and
psychopaths, addicts and the mentally ill. Men who should not be
locked up and men who should never be let out. He tackles cell
fires and self-harmers, and goes head to head with some of the most
dangerous men in the country. He describes being attacked by
prisoners, and reveals the problems caused by radicalization and
the drugs flooding our prisons. As staffing cuts saw Britain's
prison system descend into crisis, the stress of the job - the
suicides, the inhumanity of the system, and one assault too many -
left Sam suffering from PTSD. Strangeways by Neil Samworth is a
raw, searingly honest memoir that is a testament to the men and
women of the prison service and the incredibly difficult job we ask
them to do. ______________ 'A frequently shocking read' - Daily
Express
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