As I settled and focused, there was a young inmate slumped on the floor with a bed sheet noose tied around his neck. He was alive, but he was desperate. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title M...
Jun 22, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 39
By seven o'clock this morning the BBC was reporting a man knifed and dead in Pentonville, two seriously injured and two arrested. By the time I'd put the phone down on T, a guy had been slashed in the showers on the fives. A normal day in HMP. I am so familiar with the mayhem and violence that my biggest concern is being out of coffee. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts...
Jun 15, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 38
The constant level of juvenile behaviour is beyond what you can imagine, but at the same time it has to be taken seriously because of the ever present violent undertones that lurk. You may be surprised to hear that vanity plays a significant role in HMP from personal male grooming to touching another man's muscles, or at least admiring them up close and personal. My funniest moment has to be with Big J, who's been shaving his pubic area with an old set of clippers. He's six foot five and still h...
Jun 08, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Any one of us can be attacked or caught up in a violent episode, and potentially or probably be knifed, slashed, coshed, swilled, strangled or battered brutally and viciously. Who do you become as a result of any of this, when on the receiving end and scarred for life? During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most nam...
Jun 01, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Self-harming is as common as the cockroaches that appear each evening. The place is infested with self-harming severe mental health issues and men attempting suicide daily, to the entertainment of far too many lads on the wing. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not....
May 25, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Four lads went in on another inmate. Brutal attack apparently. They tried to cut his ears off because he's supposedly a nonce, aka a paedophile. Worse than the attack itself was the screaming from the lad. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll &...
May 18, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Crime is bigger than both the Beatles and Liverpool Football Club in this city, and I am nestled in the epicentre of one of the most criminally minded group of men in Europe, and it's chaos of a different kind. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll...
May 11, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 33
What was it like being GW? It was all crazy as fuck. I used to drink a lot, champagne back in those days. Vodka too... During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on...
May 04, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Can you imagine being cooped up in a prison cell without any power? No lights, no TV, no hot water and no radio. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the a...
Apr 27, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Nothing prepared me for this day. I'm not angry, bitter or resentful, but it hurts. It seems so unfair... During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Cr...
Apr 20, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 30
It's surreal how the X-rated antics in the outside world still manage to seep into prison. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Po...
Apr 13, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 29
It's the Wild West of mayhem, crammed in cells are lunatics and psychos, paedophiles and rapists, murderers, drug addicts and violent men. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken fro...
Apr 06, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 28
My closest friend thus far is in for manslaughter. He killed his wife in what he describes as two minutes of madness when he just flipped. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken fro...
Mar 30, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 27
How to make friends and influence people? Cut hair. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shad...
Mar 23, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Unexpected often equates to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a poor guy in his sixties who was new on the wing was caught up in the crossfire and his face slashed. He was only going for his morning shower. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This i...
Mar 16, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 25
So many lives shattered. One man's over, a prisoner for life with the M badge, his child only born a week ago, and here I am giving out Coco Pops. If it wasn't all so serious, then you could be forgiven for laughing. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a ...
Mar 09, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 24
None of us can guarantee we'll make it to the next morning. It's like Russian roulette. In one breath, one is pleased to wake up alive and unscathed, and on the other, there is only another day ahead of running the gauntlet, surrounded by prisoners who will be happy just to fill you in for entertainment. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely su...
Mar 02, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 23
One learns in prison to be grateful for very small things, most of which we take for granted in the real world. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the al...
Feb 23, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 22
There are two topics that carry their own stigma, both beginning with M. One is murder, criminal in the extreme, socially and legally unacceptable. The other is masturbation, and carries its own uncomfortable unease, but perfectly normal, and a human condition of the unspoken kind in the real world. Whilst in here, it is a creepy, seedy, unpalatable act that seems to be completely acceptable. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The J...
Feb 16, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 21
What an almost comical scenario, four or five Samaritans in a chapel in a prison, with hardened criminals who are auditioning to be Listeners. And the main topic is suicide. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Tr...
Feb 09, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 20
No one in their right mind would want to stay here longer than one night in this cockroach infested sewer. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album C...
Feb 02, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 19
If you want to study psychology, then come to prison. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Sh...
Jan 26, 2025•14 min
There is a war, a battlefield, a frenzy. And someone horrible, never further than a few feet from where you stand, at any one time. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The C...
Jan 19, 2025•17 min
What goes on behind closed doors ranges from madness to badness, trauma to terrifying, and funny to intoxicating... During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on th...
Jan 12, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Daily, I see graphic scenes as a result of the blade slicing through flesh. It's like a cross between a war zone and a slasher movie. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The...
Jan 05, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 15
As a result of this morning's stabbings and slashings, the inmates are armed to the teeth with blades to protect themselves. Life in here is as fantastical as it is scary. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trev...
Dec 29, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
I have no idea how a person processes the notion of a life sentence coming down the track. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Po...
Dec 22, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The clock ticks slowly, taunting like a hangman's noose waiting for an occupant. Nobody wants to hear the wrong result. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, o...
Dec 15, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Long days turn into short fuses as hope turns to desperation. Bravado dissipates until there is only fear exposed. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the...
Dec 08, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 11
It reminds me in some ways of The Great Escape meets Armistice Day... During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not. This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and per...
Dec 01, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
