Tales From The Jails

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A gritty, raw and real account of life in prison.

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Episodes

Episode 9 - The Happy Warrior

The list is growing with reference to the M=Murder lads passing through my daily 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 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...

Nov 24, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 8 - No Toilet Door

Our new home for the foreseeable future is a graffiti hovel that looks like it has not been cleaned for years, but worse ,the horror that struck me in the pit of my stomach, is the absence of a toilet door. 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 &am...

Nov 17, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7 - The First Haircut

Prison visits are humiliating enough without your head looking like used wire wool... 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 ...

Nov 10, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6 - The Tangerine Shirt

Three weeks into prison and I can honestly say, it is a cruel, hard, violent place, that is heartbreakingly tragic at times. 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 Confessi...

Nov 03, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5 - Week 2

The reality of prison monotony is setting in... 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 Shadow P...

Oct 27, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4 - The First Visit

My first visit can only be described as like going on your first date... but the orange tabard kills any hopes of cool or credibility. 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 Th...

Oct 20, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - The First Week

One day I'm 'The Wolf of Walton' and the next I'm 'George the Mop'... 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...

Oct 13, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - The First Weekend

HMP Liverpool is a cross between a zoo and an asylum... 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 ...

Oct 06, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Sentencing Day

Today is as bad as it gets... but I fear tomorrow will be worse. 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 performe...

Sep 29, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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