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Subject: Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum?

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DONALD
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Date Posted: 03:37:48 09/29/08 Mon
In reply to: malcolm barrett 's message, "Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum?" on 07:06:39 09/26/08 Fri

>I was a prison officer from 1963 to 1996, i was a p.e.
>instructor for some years working in borstal
>institutions and personally feel that the film Scum is
>in no way a true reflection of Borstal instutions.I
>was proud to be involved in the system and am
>convinced that a vast amount of Borstal Boys gained a
>lot from the time spent in the system.I remember some
>fine lads who went on to greater things and many that
>i would like to meet up with again.
Perhaps you can solve this query is it true or false that if you do full 3 months in detention centre you are then transferred to borstal? also why when in dc was i taken for a chest xray?

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Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum? malcolm barrett 11:16:16 11/11/08 Tue

Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum? -- DONALD, 09:27:35 11/18/08 Tue
Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum? -- DONALD (PUZZLED), 03:19:19 02/17/09 Tue

Re: do people on the outside think borstal is like the flim scum? Mike (Scum,it was Scum) 02:30:52 09/02/09 Wed