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Wait the channel is HM prison and Probation services The video is called a day in the life of a prison officer copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 Allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting teaching scholarship and research Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing Non-profit educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use no copyright infringement intended all rights belong to their respective owners Talk about it What they trying to do ease my mind that now that they're gonna put the females on here now They ain't gonna show no male prison officers. They still gonna get the same treatment. Don't say nothing dumb Jay supervising officer I Start my day around quarter past five. That's when my alarm goes off It takes me about 45 minutes to an hour to get into work. That gives me some time sitting a car I see man. I had a whole attitude coming into the video now. She didn't sooth my attitude like come on now They knew what they was doing the way really thinking about what my day Internet is getting to work that gives me some time sitting a car on the way really thinking about what my day He's gonna entail and any sort of tests that are gonna arise and how I might deal with them Usually when I'm setting off to work or I'm on the way to work I'll be thinking about them things and how I can best manage it sometimes Some prisoners could become quite irate an argumentative and I sometimes have to think about how I'm gonna deal with them Conversations and get the best possible outcome So some some days I'm quite anxious When I know that there's something coming up it might resort to some sort of violence between prisoners or Assaults on each other. Let's think let's be real right now. Most male prisoners have no father figure in their lives Like there's a good percentage of them. So they don't respond Well to male authority so it now don't don't take what I'm saying wrong at all because Equal opportunity woman should have all the jobs that men should have and they should have equal pay Because let's be frank. They do jobs much better than us anyway like But at the same time, do you think the prison? Employees female officers because it's because of what I just mentioned Because of those reasons and things of that nature Because I know if I was locked up and a male was telling me what to do every day I'd be irritated, but if I was hearing it from a female, I'd be like, alright, that's fine That's that's fine with me ma'am. Absolutely. How's your day going? Ah, thanks for taking the time to come in and talk to me You feel me like that's the time energy out there a lot of times. I'm quite Lucky for coming to work quite excited I know if there's gonna be a good day I've got some good stuff on it's a good team and everybody works hard on Arthur wings So I like to be less. I'm on I'm in prison like for how many years You're part of that team and I like to know that we've done some good work Sometimes I work 12-hour shifts on this particular day. I'm working an early shift Most prisons work with a changing shift pattern of around 39 hours a week and the length of shifts may vary I arrive at work usually around what past seven the shift officially starts at half past seven It's quite a long process to get through security with all the checks that you've got to do When you're in a rush and you're busy and you know, you've got so many things that you need to start Sometimes you feel like it's a bit of a hindrance, but actually it gives me confidence Everybody that's coming into the establishment is safe and there's nothing Hopefully being conveyed in that is gonna cause any harm Walking through the prison onto the wing. It's it is a era. It is a big old place It's often look like a school. I went to silent at that time You hear a lot of the gates clanging if there's anybody shouting or any noises the very prominent And you can hear them clearly so it can be quite daunting to people But you become accustomed to it you become used to it and climatized And it just becomes the norm for you So when I first come in I go to my office I check any emails or any updates from the night before there's been any incidents and I go to the staff room Which is where we hold our morning briefing So everybody in that room in the morning is part of a wing There might be a few other people that get redeployed on to our wing from other areas And that's what's imperative about the morning meeting It's because all the information that's passed on is relevant to that wing The book that I've got in my hand there is the observation book So there's like a voiceover and that is where any incident or any information is recorded. Yeah I used to work for When I worked at the hotel, I would work security sometimes and this is I guess almost exactly the same I'm really decoding this He knows what he does, but I think his frustrations lie with the fact that So that anybody visiting the wing can read it and be kept in the loop of what's going on So I got promoted after 18 months. I didn't expect To be successful. I was hoping just to get an interview and just to get experience of that so I've been in this role now for 10 months on AlphaWing and It's just keeps getting better really because every day there's a new situation that I've not dealt with So I know that I'm developing myself and that's what I need from a job I need to feel like I'm getting better I do enjoy giving the briefs because I feel like it sets the It gives me a chance to set my expectations and what I want to deliver each day To be fair the briefings are probably one of my favorite things about the job because it just gives us time to all come together And discuss any concerns or it gives us time to sort of have like a supervision time where if somebody does have a particular Incident or situation they want to discuss other people can offer advice and guidance with that and Then any tasks and jobs are detailed out to It says I was security at a hotel. I did not leave the back room Was not doing nothing Sitting there going to 7-eleven Back and forth Individuals of what role they're going to play in the day really whether that being the officer or a cleaning officer or Sorting out the applications from prisoners moving prisoners around the wing around the prison to workshops to education Do not repeat on London. So that's it from me. Have a good day Yeah, we're about everywhere. I'll be on the thing about it like I was I'm when I was working security I was six. I'm six foot two Six foot three and boots six foot four and boots I'm black with a beard Nobody was even trying me They were like, hey, okay, you come to the front and just stand there. I'm like cool And I would just come to the front stand there and everything would just cease to happen. Nothing would happen no And so we're doing sending sewing off to work. I'm a second gym off depending on which one is gone We're going off to work. I'm a second gym off depending on which one is gone Just passion at this yeah, thank you Any person that's going anywhere within the prison will need searching They come down and they are given a rub down search and a wandering which is will pick up anything That's electrical or magnetic. They shouldn't have in their possession and this is done for safety for them for us When you've done this just stay on there so I can give you a rub down before you get off All right having a cat a function It's imperative because we want to make sure everyone remains safe and the prisoners are used to it So they're very you know happy to be involved and compliant And it's just part of the day-to-day bringing of the prison really Thank you Doing a normal a rub down search on the wing when you suspect somebody's got something I found quite a few things whether that be a Stanley knife recently in someone's pocket It was they hadn't been used but there was suspicion it was going to be used Which is a good find and it makes you feel confident again in your own abilities that you Have seen or had a suspicion and actually suspicion was right you've acted upon it in the right way And that's then out of the system really and not going to be used to harm somebody I don't think female Correctional officers can bet down male prisoners in America I Could be definitely wrong but I I don't think As a supervising officer you Supervise the shop move which is when all the prisoners are going from their residential area to the area they're working So whether that be the kitchens the bakery education the laundry The prison officers they will supervise the prisoners on the room up to their workshop or their area of work more education just to make sure that everyone arrives safely and Everybody gets to the area they need to be really and there's no one that's gone off in a direction Prisons have arrived in the bakery. They have an outside Contract making bread for an outside agency and that's that's productive and out But they also make some desserts a stress for the prisoners inside with this the one Gordon Ramsay, you know A meal times I quite like the fact that it's not brought in from outside And it's something that is made within HMP Manchester and it's provided to the prisoners The lads seem to really enjoy it There's a lot of perks have been in the bakery and it's time off the wing for them as well something to focus on the learning new skills They're getting used to working because some of the prisoners that come to prison have never worked and never had a full-time job It gives them some consistency in the life a routine to get to deal with people around them like you would in a normal workplace So I think they learn skills such as teamwork and a bit of independence a bit of initiative and you know if anything needs Did I get to take some to breathe pleat him they learn how to do it there and can work under their own guidance Every day on Alpha wing there's a period in which the prisoners come out of their cells and they can associate with each other They can get any cleaning done any lawn done that they need to do and part of my role And I guess as a prison officer is to engage with the prisoners on the wing and just fill that rapport and builds relationships And especially as a supervising officer you also have the point of call for any issues that may need escalating So some of the prisoners on here will be new to prison potentially for the first ever time potentially as a return Which both come with quite a lot she makes it sound like it's like this same every day like no let's cut the cat When it kicks off what happens because if it is your first time in prison, it's a daunting experience It's intimidating anxiety levels are probably high They're not sure of the processes or procedures the prisoner in question. He's asking about employment So he's telling me that he's got skills and qualifications Which he would like to use within prison and it's a positive thing it show well, sir If you use these outside of prison you wouldn't be here Those that they're wanting to improve and they're wanting to be rehabilitated This prisoner has been on alpha wing for as long as I have been on alpha wing, which is coming up to three years now I've got a really really good relationship with him and Never get too comfortable ready to be released because he's been in prison for so many years I think he's close to 40. He's been in since probably 19 years old It goes above and beyond every single day I'm talking I'm telling you as a male would have As a male who lacked constructive anything Guidance anything a male authority. It's much easier to see in a female in authority than a male in authority You'd be like, all right I'm telling you The thing that I want him to do and you know, it's hard work to get to a stage where Every single day anything that I want him to do and you know It's hard work to get to a stage where you do feel That you can trust prisoners and that there is confidence and they can trust you they do Sometimes see you as somebody just in a white shirt or a position of authority and it's hard to build that relationship But it's key to making sure your area of work runs smoothly and every day runs smoothly and people remain safe And that rehabilitation is possible The worst case scenario is people returning to prison and that's ultimately every day is what we're trying to avoid when people leave I say, I hope I never see you again Prison officers that come into the job now and start on an apprenticeship and they will have mentors or Experienced officers guiding them for their first 12 months Whoa of probation as a prison officer. So this is my x-men time. I Don't know why my stream keeps doing that Did it disconnect? I'll come and speak to me to ask if I will speak on the graduate scheme for thought and then this morning I need to make sure you know as I'm going so I've just thought I've not seen it yet Yeah, I've seven to laugh a I've seven to laugh a no pressure. Just chill Because they're actually sat down and met and popular like any other ace as well. Yeah. Yeah Every two weeks no group supervision and every week for Individual one-to-ones. I think it's really important to have that support and have that time to be supervised And bring up any concerns that you might not want to bring up with you to refresh And you might want some dues completely partial who doesn't know the prisoner or doesn't know the staff member that you might be talking about Lunch is around 1130 to 12 o'clock the prisoners serve the meals it comes over from the kitchen The food is made by prisoners it comes over to the wing and it's served by the prisoners behind the server The return to the cells For a period of about an hour or two of a lunch so that staff can get their lunch and then again in the afternoon Another domestic period is run or gym or work or education HMP Manchester is a very very large prison with around 750 prisoners now It's very loud. It's noisy. It's busy. It's active. There's a lot of things that are going on That need dealing with every day. What was that? He was eating. It's active Slow down now You got a whole pie and some ladies a lot of things that are going on That need dealing with every day It can be quite daunting sometimes you get a feeling when you when you think Something's going to happen and nine times that a tennis ride. It's like a sense that you develop You notice I guess something out of the ordinary a prisoner behaving a certain way And that comes with time it comes with being in the job and being involved in incidents What's that pie? All over bread. It's crazy working in a prison often has its downsides And one of them would be when a serious incident has occurred as a prison officer You are expected to respond to these and you'll first be alerted to that by the sound of a general alarm And that can be anything from a fight between two prisoners. It could be a staff assault It could be a cell palm incident where you need to make sure you can get staff there to the scene to help you with that It can be quite daunting when you hear the alarm going off And you do worry about your colleagues about yourself as well But you need to switch on quickly and you need to work out what you need to do You'll do your control and restraint training which provides you with techniques and skills to actively manage A situation where you might have to restrain a prisoner I don't, does that stuff actually work? A lot of the times the prisoners Are compliant And even if they're fighting with each other when staff arrive They will stop fighting and they won't harm you, but often you can get caught in the melee of an incident and be injured When you're managing an incident, it's important to not rush in there straight away You need to take in the entire situation and overall view of what's going on and don't get to no vision Often prisoners might play a fight trying to make it look like there's a fight to hide or mask something else going on Where somebody else has been assaulted let's say or an incident's going on You feel a bit guilty sometimes because you've missed it or you wish you could have responded a bit sooner That guilt can last a couple of days or weeks really Because I don't like the thought of anyone being harmed and it's all about learning It's all about learning from any experience that you've got that you can take forward and deal with things better next time You need to realize you're not going to stop every incident that happens You can't be there for everything but all you can do is respond the best you possibly can Oh, that looked like dig day After the prisoners have been served their meals, they are placed within the cells We then have a last minute brief of how the day has gone and any tasks that need to be completed the day after We count to make sure we've got the right amount of prisoners on our wing And they've all returned from their area of work or employment or education I sort of finish off last few emails Tied at the office for anything that's left over leave a long little shift on the next day All for myself of testing and completing tomorrow and then we walked the gate I remember when I was working at nine to five man, you got me for eight hours Oh, the next person that's supposed to come in after me called off Looks like you'll you as a manager will be staying not me I think if you were thinking about becoming a prison officer, you would need to be a people person definitely I'm not I'm not thinking about that You would need to be willing and eager to help everybody that you come across And I think it's a sensational cat by this lady Also important not to be judgmental Some people have had the worst uprearrings you can imagine or the worst start to life Not that it makes an excuse of why they've committed crime or they've ended up in prison You can help some dereability just by standing and listening to them talk about certain things that have Happened in their previous life. I was born in a council estate. I left school with gcs eds Um in maths in english I had to go back to college to do them again before I could apply for university I had a good upbringing I didn't have the Chose to be a prison guard Hey, ain't nothing wrong with that, but I mean hey listen to each their own You know the best start let's say to life which a lot of these men in prison Honestly, man, if you're applying to be a prison guard, you've got to really like This is what you want to do It's sound like this is what she wanted to do unequivocally Even I don't even know that's the right word for this situation, but probably And yes, that has gone very different to mine But what I like to tell them is that You need to use some things in your past life or things that I guess word you're the best start in life To fuel you instead of holding you back And all the skills that you learn from working within a prison are easily transferable into any job You ever want to go into definitely believe that working as a prison officer stands you in good stead But any job that you might ever find yourself in or come across or want to apply for I can kind of see that It was good on the resume. You could probably convert to like You got patients. You can organize a team. You're good under pressure. Like there's a lot to go on I don't know. I just don't like how this this this little piece of art this little piece of Cinema cinematography just made it look so simple But I guess I mean A day in the life as a prison officer Depends what prison you're in I guess Tll leave a like comment subscribe turn on your post notification bells. I'm going