A day in the life of a prison officer
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- Jade is a Supervising Officer at HMP Manchester and previously served in the Armed Forces. She joined the Prison Service in 2020 through the Unlocked Graduates scheme. In January 2023 we followed Jade carrying out her duties on an early shift at HMP Manchester. The video was shot over one day and filmed via GoPro and hand-held camera.
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0:00 Intro
0:14 Driving to work and thinking about my day
1:16 Getting through security, and shift patterns
2:20 Leading the morning briefing
3:38 Searching prisoners
5:53 Supervising prisoners to work or education
6:27 Prisoners working in the bakery
7:23 Engaging with prisoners and building relationships
9:25 Support you receive as a prison officer
10:32 Serving lunch
11:04 Sensing danger and dealing with incidents
13:28 Ending the shift
14:07 Thinking about becoming prison officer?
Jade is a Supervising Officer at HMP Manchester and previously served in the Armed Forces. She joined the Prison Service in 2020 through the Unlocked Graduates scheme. In January 2023 we followed Jade carrying out her duties on an early shift at HMP Manchester. The video was shot over one day and filmed via GoPro and hand-held camera.
Her rubbing them down is probably the best part of their day😂😂
And that just makes their day 😄😃😀😆
should be gender specific..... should be....
I don’t think it’s a good idea to disclose a prisoner officer’s identity ,model of car , her position etc . Criminals might use any information against these hardworking officers.HMPs least job is to protect them.
Absolutely correct your taught not to divulge your car , home address or family details to inmates for fear of intimidation
Actually its good that they can be identified so if they are abusive to inmates, they can say if you dont treat us humanely we will get your house burned down or whatever. If you do your job and dont get involved in bullying then you have nothing to worry about
@@rickysmyth obviously not
@@WhoShorts_ so a police officer should just get away with it if they break the rules? Obviously yes according to you
Please remember it’s a prison; people are there for its deterrent qualities not to feel relaxed and chilled to reoffend. Of course, any inhumane treatment of individuals inside or outside can’t be tolerated or must not condoned.
Prison officers used to be abusive and inhumane towards prisoners up until the 1990s. Prisoners used to get beaten and abused. Now the table has turned; prison officers get abused or attacked almost every week. Do you suggest prison officers get the criminals' home addresses and attack their families because they get abused by the prisoners?
Nothing like a prison officers day you don't show the violence the 23hr lockups due to the lack of staff 1 prison officer to 65 inmates
Big facts
They shouldn't be locked up for 23 hours a day. Even a dog isn't locked up for that long. If they can't cope then they should stop sending people to prison
@@mokhan8146 it’s not about coping , it’s about having enough staff on duty to do the job- if you manage two staff short that’s what you always have.
@@Alanhock75prison is wrong end of story
@@Alanhock75they put me in Wandsworth at 18 years old .A high risk prison full of grown men …And bare in mind I’m still innocent I haven’t been found guilty of nothing
Before anyone applies for this position, a word of advice, speak to either past or present Prison Officers. You may have to deal with the lowest of the lowest on a daily basis and can have a real affect on your own mental health.
I worked in prison education. It was so depressing. I lasted a year.
I worked in the service for over 32 years. It got more difficult during that time due to staff shortages, the drugs problem, mental health issues and bullying. Not many of today's staff will last 20 years because it is difficult and dangerous at times. Worked with some great staff though.
My gf lasted 2 months as officer 👮 under paid over worked under staffed and let’s say keep eyes around you 360’ cause u can be attack anytime for no reason.
One of the hardest jobs in the UK, you're only as good as your team.
I spent 34 years in all grades from Officer to Governor. I wish my experience was the same as portrayed in this video. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s a rewarding job without a huge amount of stress.
Then it's not the right job for you. Some people (like myself) likes that chaos and high pressure of stress.
I also did 30 years, enjoyed my days in work, high security jails to local, never assaulted, no ptsd,best days of my life and great pension
@@phisit8813 Yeah, right. You should try it.
Can you tell your worst situations?
why on earth are staff searched, cant they be trusted?
A perfectly scripted 😂video from the prison service not showing the absolute circus it really is
It's a prison! only an idoit would think this job is perfectly safe and not full of chaos.
Exactly. You’re looking after chaotic people who haven’t leant to protect themselves.- children basically
Didn’t show the part where you don’t check to see if a prisoner is under the food delivery lorry
@@andrewbrown5300🤣🤣🤣👌
Just curious if you are or have worked in a prison ? And if so, where at??? If you don't mind me asking
Tough tough job is Prison Officer. Constant risk and sorely underpaid. Kudos to those brave men and women who serve.
😂🤣😂 That's a good joke!
Ive never been to jail but I can imagine this is not "a day in the life" and was filmed over more than one day
Really 😂
@@user-ii4sk3zy6b law abiding citizen me, actually I was arrested when I was a teenager for drunk and disorderly and criminal damage. . arrd as fuck me
Was actually thinking about this job, but after the comments and; well, the depressive nature of it all I think I’ll stick to delivering food 😂
Very civil, organised and well behaved inmates, nothing like here in el salvador 🇸🇻 it makes uk prisons look like a kindergarten compared to what we have here.
That's because you kill your prisoners😂
you are being fooled. this is a video created by our government, as propaganda for the prison service
Mara Salvatrucha. Your president is a genius. The UK needs to learn how to build a military prison like that for our most heinous criminals.
@@FlytoColombia It won't work in the UK. You'll end up with more Charlie Bronson's than the system can handle.
This is a really great video. I work in healthcare in a cat B. I think being open and honest about these roles is really positive.
As a Supervising Officer, Let me give some advice to anyone thinking of joining the prison service. Let me tell you some real facts from on the ground. When the higher ups decided to turn the prison service soft, eliminate discipline and focus on rehabilitation they created a dangerous environment where the prisoners started to gain the control and the staff have become intimidated. Because of this, the bully and gangster prisoners who run the drug market inside run the wings and go unchallenged by staff, therefore creating an environment where rehabilitation can not take place, because all the prisoners that actually want to live in a safe environment and change their lives fear for their safety or are pushed into continuing their drug use ect by the prisoners that run the wings. Honestly, they have messed up big time. Discipline needs to be reinstalled, staff need to take back control, then you will have a safer environment for actual rehabilitation to take place. I don't believe this can happen as it's to far gone now unfortunately.
It is a failing and dangerous place. Discipline is completely gone, the prisoners will talk to staff like they are a piece of shit, and assault officers with no real repercussions, which then leads to more assaults on staff as the prisoners know they get away with the minimum for it. I myself have been assaulted a few times, and the most the prisoner got was loss of canteen for a week, the police are not interested in prosecuting prisoner on staff assaults unless it is very serious injury, as they just say it is not in the public interest to prosecute. The system is run on appeasement, that's the only way we maintain now the little control we have left. The prisoners are in control and go largely unchallenged due to staff fearing for their safety and a growing culture of just not challenging, so if you are one of the few officers who actually challenge poor behavior or rule breaking, you are then targeted by the prisoners. It is not the 90s anymore, and the criminals inside are more sophisticated and ruthless. They have the technologies and abilities through illegal smart phones and contacts to threaten the safety and security of staff. I myself have had my car windows broken at my home address as an intimidation tactic, although it didn't work. The prisons are also now full of officers far to young or with little to no life experience to deal with the sort of people locked up, and yes, the prisoners know this and prey upon them to manipulate. Don't get me wrong, I've had some enjoyable years in the service, and had good times with staff and prisoners, but things are changing rapidly, speak to most experienced staff and they will tell you the same thing. I myself am now leaving the service to go into a new career, so I am being honest and open. I would have stayed if I thought things might get better, but unfortunately they won't, they will continue to get worse as they do year on year. Just check the statistics, they don't lie, but they also don't tell the whole truth.
Well said
Sir I read every word you wrote . Very beautifully written. Such a loss for the HMP losing a supervisor.
Served a short time myself as a prison officer , and lasted under a year. Way too much work for an officer to do on a daily basis.
Someone has a fight and needs restraining, you need to fill out paperwork for that , and also put them on report. This is more paperwork. There isn’t the time to complete this paperwork but it needs to be done asap, often in your own time.
No one has the time to help train you so it’s a case of sink or swim. I left the army to do the job to so I wasn’t particularly inexperienced.
Massive well done to all you guys and girls that do this difficult job 👏
Cheers Richie
You deserve a medal. 😊
Was in the prison service for 23yrs that was a life sentence in itself i got out of that service at the right time.
Cheers Peter fella
I did 12 years. When prison meant prison. I got asked back some years later due to staff shortages. I resigned after a week. The service, like the county, has lost the plot.
@@Dibley8899good point mate
@@Dibley8899the service? Care to explain what part of HMPPS or specifically prisons has lost the plot? You’re not going to cry over the focus on rehabilitation are you?
@@Oasis194 All of them, That's why prisons are understaffed. What's this supervisor's business, and managers? What are you running, a supermarket, and as for rehabilitation, I nearly fell off my rocking chair. 75% re-offend while terrorists come out with the same ideology as they went in, and convert others there as part of a recruitment drive. That's before we even talk about drugs and mobile phones being smuggled into prisons. We could go on to other activities, but I'm conscious of a piece of paper. Is that what you call rehabilitation???
Looks like a hard job that not many of us could do on a day to day basis. Well done to you all and good luck to anyone joining 👏🏻
It is mentally challenging job, as she stated in her video, theres no day that is the same. Every prisoner is different and requires different approach. Many people think prisson guards just guard and are tough blokes but its no reality. every gueard is there to insure everyones safety and is there to mentor and help prisoners to get on right road
Cheers becca fella
There's an inner strength that's required, along with flexible nature, in order to help people along in difficult circumstances These people really do care, and provide support to each person
Yes its all pure luck doing that job so good luck
@@markthoughtswithukrainemas2072what do you mean by that?
This is basically just a recruitment video. Wouldnt have such a high staff turnover n staff off on sick if it was a genuine reflection of day to day working conditions. Decent watch tho.
I'm a prison officer it's very bad job getting all the bullshite from the prisoners! Stressful environment! And managers don't give a fok about you!
Then it's not the right job for you! what do you expect ? people making coffee for you and say " Good morning, have an amazing day " ? You should know what you signup up for.
That's like saying when I joined the Army I expected to be treated nice and not break a sweat from working. No wonder they're always in high demands recruiting pople.
There's too many softy applying for this job.
You can't tame prisoners with a unicorn. You need someone who can assert authority and strict punishment.
Look at places like Russian prison or Japan prison. 2 completely different culture but they have one thing in common! Strict authority and punishment... both prison is like a military camp.
i assume you deal with ppl who don't want to be in there and as a result become hostile towards the whole prison ecosystem
No Discipline anymore not even a prison more of a 2 star hotel 20 year ago I dint even have a TV in me cell no radios just 4 walls and a bed 😳 😑 😐
@@phisit8813is not about being soft or expecting an easy ride. But you are getting abused,supposed not to react, if you react and defend yourself you will be investigated. All these factors either will eventually make you a nervous wreck or make you leave. Done a long time on the landings and used to have a strong disciplined team...by the time I left it was replaced by inexperienced kids ...
This was actually a very interesting video to watch
These are great insights to the daily working life of being part of HMPPS. Definitely would like to see more, maybe an OSG next and an educator
Actually, they are false insights. ( 34 years, son 33years, granddaughter 18 months so far, and my sister was also an Officer until her early death.)
😂osgs wouldn't be stupid enough to take part in this scripted recruitment rubbish
If you want to hear more true stories about the good bad and the ugly of life a prison governor or doctor there are two great books the governor by Vanessa Frake, and the prison doctor by Amanda brown
very educative.
S.O in 18 months... Wow... I wonder how she managed that. As an ex officer of 15 years myself I can probably guess..... I had a mate in the service 26 years as an officer brilliant, experienced a cracking officer. Was constantly temporarily made up to S.O during shortages to get experience & did a brilliant job. Went & passed the tests, sat the board and blew everyone out the water & guess who they gave the promotion to, a Lesbian & he was told it was a tick box exercise. He retired after that.
I would say in my experience at working in almost 7 establishment that the staff are more corrupt than the prisoners, I would trust a prisoner more than I would a Governor.
The stories I could tell would make your hair curl....
It's the same in the US, if that is any consolation.
Not bitter, homophobic or sexist of course......
@scottfletcherr1457 Can I ask you a question, because you seem the type of person who thinks that the mention of sex, race etc is evidence enough of wrongdoing.
Do you think it's possible that sometimes there are situations where jobs, roles and situations are being given to people purely on the basis they are female/non-white/not straight?
@@NTL578 I imagine most large organisations don't do that. There is no evidence of that here. Show me hard proof of that happening, not just supposition and we can converse more on the matter.
@scottfletcherr1457 Oh, no problem at all. Go on Indeed, look through a few job adverts and it won't take you long to find in the T&C's that minorities ...which as well, are quite often several generational Brits with non traditional names, or women, are guaranteed an interview. Not even for particularly gender specific roles either.
Companies also make no secret of quotas. Its strange, I've lived in different areas of the country and other countries, but currently in a more rural white majority area, and you hear the D&I shite here. 'We MUST have more diversity' as if that isn't actually pretty offensive in itself. But they never get the candidates. It's quite funny really.
Perfectly scripting informative
Brilliant thank you ,,
Don’t fall for it! Absolute crock of 💩day in day out, all done for the camera to increase recruitment, promotion after 18 months isn’t unusual as relatively new staff can be moulded by management into robots who do as they are told and stuff the safety of the front line staff. When you’re broken all they want to do is get you out so the next 18 year old with no experience can start the circle all over again.
Keep Calm and Carry on.
Hi how has bringing a camera/recording device been authorised to come in, or is this just body worn cam footage? If it is a body worn cam how has this been brought in through EGS, I ask this because in the prison I work in you cant draw a body worn camera until you have got through the EGS area.
EDIT: Sorry just seen the description saying it was filmed on a go pro and a hand held camera, so I ask again, how has this been authorised to come into the prison?
A very positive and confident woman
I want to do this job just cos I like the sound of all the keys jingling x
Well. Full respect sweetheart! I couldn’t work in a hell hole like that!
Yea go onto the lifer wing and show me how that is 🤡 what a nicely well rehearsed video for new recruits ❌ the jail is hell on earth!
When the alarm goes off, and the whole prison is on the roof for 3 weeks and theyve took over the whole prison.
You cannot rehabilitate a prisoner, that's a choice and decision they have to make themselves and nothing you tell them or offer them will change who they are. They KNOW there's a different path, they don't have to be told about it.
bless you
In prison since 19, now 40 "ready to be released". I doubt that person's sentence is nothing less than a Life Imprisonment for Murder. Or some seriously violent offence to warrant 20+yrs
Thinking the same. Soon out back in the community as a ‘ model citizen’.
“ forgive and forget” ah ..🙄
Probably continually used wrong pronouns and got 2 years per pronoun added to the sentence. Police aren't interested in real crime.
To commit another offence 😢
Psychopaths and narcissists are very deceptive. Someone should tell her that.
she makes ot sound like its easy and fun but inside its a different game ..she will be doing a podcast in 5 yrs saying how much she hated the job they all do
Fair dues to her. You must have nerves of steel but a good heart too. You give respect you'll get respect back.
It has nothing to do with giving "respect" that's all for the camera. What she was meant to say is doing her best to demostrate professionalism and not get fired for misconduct.
@@phisit8813 you're entitled to your opinion.
So she’s on fast track graduate promotion and it shows.
👍
Probably a private jail,her dad is the CEO
I worked for an agency as a 'temp' shorthand/typist and one day I was asked to cover a secretaries job as she was on long term sick leave. I was sent to Liverpool Prison (aka Walton Prison). On the first day I had to leave my phone in a locker, was searched and then the most beautiful spaniel sniffed me for naughty things! I was given a belt to wear and a leather pouch that I put keys in that was on a long chain. I worked in the hospital for the Director of Nursing. Dentists, Chiropodists and Doctors all held clinics there.
I stayed for 6 months and loved it.
Pretty accurate look at an average day. I worked in a cat. B local, lots of prisoner movements, courts, etc. Always short staffed so every day another decision about which area to keep locked up. You handle it all by being approachable, fair but definitely assertive. Never say anything you don't mean, never promise anything you can't deliver.
How come woman are aloud to pat down male prisoners while men are not aloud to pat down woman prisoners? As woman prison officers can be just as bad as male officers etc.
Very good point. It may be because the male officers were watching, but you're right, it wouldn't be happening the other way round.
is A wing normal location or the protection wing ??
Where do I sign up 😅
See the wrong type of people are being employed for this job I think ex military should be looked at for these jobs because their the one's that's got the experience for it
They actually frequently don't, that's spoken by someone who has no idea what they're talking about
So how long u taking off each prisoner being gd then
What times happy hour on A wing ?
Would anyone recommend this job for a army veteran like myself?
I'm also a veteran, serving 22 years. I am currently going through the application process.
Yes, but a lot of the ex military I worked with allowed their egos to get in the way. Treat people how you expect to be treated yourself, whilst also maintaining boundaries and you’ll be grand. Good luck
STAY away from PRIVATE RUN jails
More staff than prisoners there .. wow
It's all for the camera
I never worked a prison that had more staff than inmates- 4 for 100 was the norm
those flickering lights are vile
Does anyone know what it was that she was carrying at the end
If you are talking about when she was walking to her car, it was a weapon belt, its an easy to clip on thick utility belt that holds usually a pouch for small items, a radio pouch, and a baton holder. Things like key chains should be held on a separate normal belt that should never be removed if you are holding keys on the end of the chain. Hope this helps.
In Australia inmates on remand are legally innocent Australian inmates and so are their children. During the pandemic I was placed on remand where the cell door was shut behind me and did not open again for fifteen days and nights strait.
It was cruel it was inhuman it was degrading it was violent it was traumatizing and it was most definitely tourtue both physically and mentally.
My Australian child seen her Australian father for one hour out of six months due to the actions of other individuals in Australia that are under the same human right obligations.
"All prisoners are entitled to one hour of fresh air per day unless they work in a outdoors job". Every single individual of Australia who contributed to violating my Australian childs basic fundamental and inalienable human rights and violently tourtureing her Australian father in Australia sheme on each and every single one of you. Keep it in mind prison guards keeping people in a cell for more than twenty three hours is tourtue and do not contribute to such actions. Australians that contributed to placing inmates in a cell for fifteen days and nights straight non stop I genuinely know you forgot about the unknown soldier in Canberra as you contributed to tourturing other Australians and violating their children.
Inmates are human and inmates on remand are legally innocent inmates in Australia.
The ones responsible god knows and at the end of your days you will be going down and I am not judging it is a educated guess.
15:23 how has she still got keys outside ?
What about the part where your walking back and forth answering emergency bells only to be asked for toilet paper? Or the part were your sitting on the computer with a line of prisoners asking how much they have in their accounts 🤣.
Nah, nah! What about constantly being asked for emergency credit and/or vapes?!
18 months on the landings was clearly enough - got out of that as soon as she could.
Plenty like that
A few sub 5 foot psychiatric staff say they'd prefer to work with prisoners - they are predictable unlike mental patients who may be badly affected while medications are being experimented with - they have to experiment some medication can be brilliant with one person and useless with another with the same illness it's just as dangerous for the patients. Psychiatric staff frisk patients and check their belongings while the patient sleeps - waking others who lie quietly and listen.
Most importantly, it’s about keeping the prisoners in safe hands and helping them be part of society, not keeping them locked up and tortured
Safe hands 😂
What you on
Interesting ..but far from the reality..
What is reality? I have an assessment coming up with a relocation package.
was in there 75 brostal went to weatherby
well? you like it?
Where’s the bit where she falls in love with an inmate?
Is this the old Stangeways prison? How very well shaved they are for the camera???
Why lie we all know the truth
Got my medical on Thursday 😂
Senior Officer in 18 months. Must be desperate.
*Supervising* Officer . . . . .
So she only works 7am to 1pm???
Promoted after 18 months. Not even out of her probation period. I despair.
She's on the Graduate Scheme, Officer to SO to CM then Govenor
@@vinnyc126 Fast tracking. Not good, and unfair. Never agreed with it. Any that I had come across lacked common sense.
@@Dibley8899 I'm sure she'll be the exception.
@@vinnyc126 Well, so long as you're sure then.
This isn’t a real picture of how prison is prisoners run the place
Can you imagine eating a meal prepared by some
of the inmates. I’ve heard all sorts of horror stories.
Prison system won't rehab these offenders as they are stigmatized for life - she's a deluded optimist hoping "never to see them again" once out.
The search of blokes they wanted an searched them BUT THEY AD STUFF IN THERE DRINKS LOL
Is this Pontins?
They've got as much equipment now as police officers.
ace propper ace who the f....says that
"How fake do you want it.....
"
Yes please......
25 years before you can retire, whos the prisoner
Gets promoted at 18 months 😅 6 months out of probation. Why not show proper staff with years of experience in these videos?
I agree. But let's be honest, firstly they've got rid of those with the most experience to employ cheaper options and secondly those staff would definitely have stated what a shit show it now is publicly.
@@kerrymaczohan7332Absolutely spot on. I joined in 1962 and promotion was unheard of until you had completed at least 5 years because you needed experience.
Your comment is based on someone with an average skills and poor leadership skills. If you find someone with exceptional leadership skills and performance then its posible to get a senior role. For example; ex-military personal with a rank of Cpl.
@@briannickson6631 I agree, 1975 for me, I was told I wouldn’t be competent for a least 7 years. POs exam was after 4 years service and if you were successful off to a different jail you went
My dream job is to work for the ambulance service and got an interview at the end of the month. But recently applied for a job as a prison officer for a laugh and made it to the next stage and got to do some online assessment thing. But not going to pursue it though because the job isn't for me but fair enough to anyone that does want to do it after all someone's got to do it but it won't be me.
Good luck
I'm ex ambulance service, it's a great career but very hard work, I ended up burning out due to the pandemic and ended up going back to my original career, my advice is become a paramedic and then specialise like I did!
As someone that’s worked in both the NHS and HMP’s, I’d take the PO job any day.
@@gripplehound Well I've also worked in the NHS. But why would you rather work for the prison service then?
Looks way more laid back then the prison system here in the United States.
It's not it's just the way the video made it seem. A lot of the prisoners are extremely aggressive and will commit unimaginable acts of violence regularly
This video makes the job seem very rewarding, not that stressful, and not particularly difficult. I wonder if this really is the reality 🤔
How can a prison officer be friend with a prisoner who has been staying in the prison for over 20 years? She also mentioned that the prisoner has lots of trust on her... is friendship and trust even possible in prison???
Prisons in the UK are luxury no wonder ex prisoners re offend to go back to prison its better than the outside.
Clearly never been in prison have u kid
Clearly never been 🤫
It's definitely not luxury, so fed up of ppl who have never been and think that!!!
Clearly never seen what other places are like around the world ? have you? UK prison is one of comfortable prison around the world.@@BrawlingStyle_V2
Never been to prison cos he’s not that stupid and feckless ? 🤔
Really !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is salary £80k?
she is too young
I was just trying to enjoy Christmas
🌹💙👌
750, thats a small prison.
My ex wife Is a prison officer, it ruined our marriage . To devoted to g
Her job and co workers
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Nice to see you are out of jail Marius 👹
I was not in prison, I like your video, thank you
@@marius5431 I thought you had been in?
The wages are shite
Got my assessment in 2 weeks
I managed 30 years, loved it and no they weren’t cushy jails, max security and busy London jails, never assaulted, the job is what you make it
this would be a hard job to do and they dont seem to get enough praise and recognition for the job they do and its good to see there is a lot of woman doing the job but it must be even harder for the woman officers especially in a males prison cause they must have to put up with a lot of sexual comments and sexual advances etc compared to the male officers anyway so yeah well done to them and well done Jade as well
back in the day after leaving the army i applied and was accepted as prison officer i said to my father that i was accepted he said thats no good son you will be like a prisoner to; now 50 years later im happy i did not join as ive had 50 years of my own
Strangeways!!
Montelupi cracow strict rigor for dangerous criminal
At Silesia remind a castle here at danger people former barracks
So you can film in a prison then , or is it , one rule for one and one rule for another
Cat A prison and a prisoner walking off the wing holding a mug and not searched for content.
My critique could go on.
Tbf as someone from the other side of the spectrum it's pretty ruthless these lot are serving a life sentence but the thing is they get to come and go prison s are pure evil I've seen some shit that I will never forget stay out of prison don't be a loser