Smoking In Prisons (Again)

[nailit]

A few weeks ago 3T posted about smoking been banned in Scottish prisons. (with the obvious lock em up and throw away the key brigade chiming in) I pointed out that it was old news and that it was a programme being rolled out across the UK.

Today, I received a letter from my sons mate who is currently in HMP Oakwood who informs me that from next month it too will be made a no smoking prison. He informed me that he has been talking to another con who has come from one of these 'no smoking' prisons (Winson Green I think) and that a pack of tobacco is going for £200.
Why has the government made a perfectly legal substance (tobacco) such a commodity that will henceforth be illegal in prisons, and cause problems for both staff and prisoners. There has already been riots in prisons over it.
I'm not on the side of cons over this but surely its going to make life more difficult for prison staff?


(posted in chatterbank because I havnt got a link for news...and I thought it may be worth 'chatting' about..)

[nailit]

Drivel Mamy?
Oh ok, stick to the posts that get half a dozen replies at most then.

[anneasquith]

You've stopped, jolly good ;:-)

[ummmm]

I just would read a thread with 400 plus answers unless I was involved in it.

[nailit]

//You've stopped, jolly good ;:-) //
Wonder if you and the troll will though?

[nailit]

//Yes blimey, Nailit, I didn't see that coming, but good on you.//
not too sure if that a sarcastic comment or a genuine comment Garaman? And not to sure to what you were referring to?

[Garaman]

My apologies, Nailit, I wasn't clear that I was referring to your post at 20:05, and I meant it genuinely.

Off topic a bit, but is it true that cans of tuna are good currency inside due to the fact that a lot of prisoners are gym rats and want the extra protein.

[Mexican18]

What on earth is wrong with you all? Sort yourselves out.It's becoming embarrassing!

[nailit]

OK thank you Garaman for reply and clarification, appreciate it.
Regards the tins of tuna...I don't know. It was over 15 yrs ago that I was last in clink and tin foods wernt available on the prison canteen list then (at least in the prisons I was in) and tin openers certainly wernt available. Times change though...

[Trixabelle21]

"15 yrs ago"

Aah no wonder you were confused regarding was there cash in jails now.

[Peter Pedant]

well that is fascinating
amongst the possy remarks there may be truth .....

Charlie Shrem of bit coin 'fame' did time for operating a money transmitting system widdout a licence

http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/A-26-year-old-Bitcoin-entrepreneur-was-handed-prison-time-and-the-experience-only-confirmed-his-belief-in-the-cryptocurrency-1001572250

the idea of bitcoin is that it is virtual but exists as all the bean counters = book keepers keep a record of the transaction. So Charlie whilst he did time - the established a bitcoin suystem in Prison
see article
The main thing being so long as all the book keepers in clink said a transaction had taken place - then it had.
weired - made sense to charlie but also made charlie do time !

and previously - the barter currency in prison was tins of mackerel with the change over fifteen years ago from the currency my father was using in POW camp fifty y previously - cigarettes

read all about it

charlie ( shrem) is out now a poorer but wiser man
a bit like Bailit I suppose

[Togo]

PP thinks he now has the lead in the AB remake of Shawshank Redemption.
Great thread Nails. Even the noo bees have picked it up as a safe invisibility cloak. :))

[nailit]

Togo, I'm knackered m8, newbies can bugggar of, people like PP can jog on till the latest post.

[Togo]

Lol Nails you must be. You have become an AB "care in the community" conduit by default, with a little ask about smokin in the joint rather than smokin a joint. You can be the man to put the cheese in the AB oatcakes. (&_*)

[murraymints]

right well. I am so peed off and I don't smoke going for a fag ! anyone want too buy ? lol what a load of unmentionable brown stuff from a complete load of unmentionable brown stff !

[murraymints]

to buy ^^... nailit.. some just .....well some...... you fill in the rest..

[Togo]

You recovered from your exertions Nails? Still laughing when I got up this morning. Haha. We can't leave a thread 3 short of 500, especially if some are not in favour. :))

[Tilly2]

Just nipping outside for a cigarette. What freedom. :-)

[Tilly2]

We can't leave this...

[Tilly2]

...until we get here!