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Fired!
Monday, May 14, 2012 15:27
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Being fired from work whilst in prison is usually an achievement to be
aspired to. Stuck in a lousy workshop and
being paid a pittance is often a situation that gives birth to a struggle of
will between the institution and the
poor convict. Managing to manoeuvre to the stage of dismissal in those circumstances is usually a minor, if
significant, victory.
aspired to. Stuck in a lousy workshop and
being paid a pittance is often a situation that gives birth to a struggle of
will between the institution and the
poor convict. Managing to manoeuvre to the stage of dismissal in those circumstances is usually a minor, if
significant, victory.
But I
have never, ever, been sacked from a “real” job. Until last week.
Returning from home leave I found that my
charity shop placement had given me the elbow. Not in person, but via the nick.
have never, ever, been sacked from a “real” job. Until last week.
Returning from home leave I found that my
charity shop placement had given me the elbow. Not in person, but via the nick.
Pity. It
was a nice placement, and the people were mostly quite chilled. The only
problems for me were the claustrophobia -
the whole place consisted of two rooms – and the backpain resulting from my being bent over a steamer for most of each
day.
was a nice placement, and the people were mostly quite chilled. The only
problems for me were the claustrophobia -
the whole place consisted of two rooms – and the backpain resulting from my being bent over a steamer for most of each
day.
Hints of my possible demise came just before home leave,
when I was told not to come in because there were two new
deputy bosses covering that period. One refused to work with a Con, and the other
refused to work with male volunteers. All a bit rum.
when I was told not to come in because there were two new
deputy bosses covering that period. One refused to work with a Con, and the other
refused to work with male volunteers. All a bit rum.
I now have a new placement in a much larger charity
enterprise, being there five days a week. The only shock to the system is that this
placement involves my having to get out of bed at 6 – yes, six! - AM every morning and getting back to the nick at
6pm.
enterprise, being there five days a week. The only shock to the system is that this
placement involves my having to get out of bed at 6 – yes, six! - AM every morning and getting back to the nick at
6pm.
Who was it said that hard work never killed anyone?
Ben Gunn is “one of Britain’s best known
prisoners…he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility
of the system” The Times. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when
he was 14 years old, Ben has since renounced violence and consistently
fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings.
As a result of speaking truth to power, Ben has served far longer than
the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to
argue that Ben “has been punished excessively for a crime committed as a
child”, and Lord Ramsbotham to state that “It is expensive and
unnecessary to keep Ben Gunn in prison”.
Read more at Ben’s Prison Blog
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