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>>>>i did hewell grange and onley recall centre in the >>>>late 1960's.met good and bad people alike,including >>>>screws.i was young 17-18-19.hewell grange was a >>former >>>>stately home and the atmosphere there was a welcome >>>>relief from the allocation wing at wormwood >>>>scrubs.having said that,i got head butted and my >nose >>>>busted the first week i was there,but looking back i >>>>was probably a bit gobby.did a couple of runners and >>>>nearly got sent to reading borstal but was saved by >>>>the skin of my teeth by a house master who thought i >>>>deserved another chance.wonder if i would have >>>>survived reading if not for him ? this was the >>reading >>>>of violence,hot bath scaldings and deaths caused by >>>>officers against inmates,not to mention the >>suicides.i >>>>dont know if the enquiry that followed sent any of >>the >>>>screws to prison but i very much doubt >it.anyway,back >>>>to hewell,i do not have any really bad memories of >>>>this place and the fact it was an open borstal made >>my >>>>stay there a bit more bearable.when i was discharged >>i >>>>had done 18 months because of my runners, my gob and >>>>attitude.the average discharge was 9 months.im not >>>>bragging,just telling it as it was.strange how as >you >>>>get older you stop running from your problems, learn >>>>to control your gob and get proper attitude.onley >was >>>>another story,did about 4 months of the 6 down the >>>>block.glad its all in the past now.it was a learning >>>>experiance--a part of my life.by the way before i >>>>go,its funny the amount of guys ive met that brag >>they >>>>did borstal and when you ask them which one, they >>cant >>>>remember or are real evasive.bullshit, you never >>>>forget. >>Was anybody at Reading,64/65 ? > > >I was in Reading about 64/65. When I was stripping the >copper out of cables, I remember a screw throwing a >knife at someone just for talking, and many many other >things too.

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