Founded 1980
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Graham Smith
Jan Thompson
Graham Mumby-Croft
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Paul Laxton Editor
2015 -
The Retired Prison Governors
In co-operation with: The Prison Governors Association
NEWSLETTER
Founded in 1980 by Arthur Williamson - 38 years of continuous publication
Editorials
Mick Roebuck Editor
2011 - 2015
The revised and updated version of ‘26 Years Behind Bars: The Recollections of a Prison Governor’ by Paul Laxton, has recently been published by Austin Macauley, and can be ordered from your local bookshop or online. A kindle version is also available.
Written from the perspective of a participant observer, The author gives a unique insight into the modern prison service and the workings of the public sector. The book is educational describing the prison system over three decades in the context of social, political and organisational change, in particular the impact of the decline of deference, the growth of public managerialism, and the rise of identity politics. The final chapter lays bare the current crisis in a service where we were once proud to work.
Brendan O'Friel Editor
1985 - 2011
