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Subject: portland borstal


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leon (the good the bad the ugly)
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Date Posted: 09:53:18 04/14/09 Tue

I was at portland borstal in 85 when borstal was supposed to be abolished,as the usual sentance i got the 6 to 2 for arson i was only 16 at the time so i did my stint starting on the good old hardy house then because of my age i went to nelson house.I had already done a fair few months in pucklechurch in bristol on remand so i thought i knew the score, but boy was that a wake up call hitting portland.It's totally different to a remand centre, as i was a bastard for trying to screw the system, but first time i touched down on e hall i was shocked to say the least, you're to far away from any of the other houses for other inmates to hear your cries or screams the closest house facing e hall was drake house.But the first time i hit e hall the screws open the gates & you have to run in careful not to cross there poxy white line, and there was always some fat shit screw sat there who you would have to shout your name & number to.So after that rigmarole you would have to run to a cell of there choice(AND BELIEVE ME I KNEW EVERY CELL IN E HALL BEFORE I LEFT)and sit there on a cardboard chair in the cell until the governor chose to see you, you would also probably get a visit from the board of visitors,(WHICH WERE A USELESS BUNCH OF YES PEOPLE).So then you would receive your fate,but i never did myself any favours as i had a real problem with authority back then so i just kept adding more & more time to my sentence.But i met some real characters in portland from all over the uk,england,wales,scotland &ireland & we did believe it or not between scrapping amongst ourselves & the screws i met some of the most genuine people i've ever met in that place.In the end i ended up serving 2&half years nearly but only because i would only shave if i felt the need i would only make my bed pack if i could be bothered & if i woke up in a real rebellious mood id make sure i was still in bed when they did unlock,it was just to see the look on there faces when they opened my door id yawn & come out with some cheeky remark like morning sir is it that time already.Just to see there faces go 10 colors of the rainbow was worth any kicking i got down the block. That was also the time before we had any toilets,sinks electric& i've now heard every cell comes with its own t.v. So all we were allowed in them days was a basic radio, which cost me no ends of trouble & numerous electric shocks trying to wire it up to the light which is not advisable if you've no electrical experience & it was extremely forbidden. But on canteen day it was a toss up between batteries or baccy there was no competition, the radio had to go to the light. But anyone doing time then or before knows exactly what i'm talking about when it came to slop out in the morning, it must have been the most inhumane degrading part of the day, i was physically sick every morning at slop out coz you could garentee there would be someone who couldn't wait for a number2 through the night & rather than do what i did which was shit on a newspaper and throw it out the window(SORRY TO ALL YOU YARD CLEANERS BUT NEEDS MUST AND I WASN'T HAVING THAT IN MY CELL TILL MORNING),you would always get 1 dirty twat shit in his piss pot and put it in the slush first thing in the morning.I am sorry to say borstal wasn't my last st6int but i am now of the age where i have grown up i have a beautiful fiancee who keeps me on the straight and narrow & i haven't been near any of them hell holes for over 10 years and i intend to keep it that way, so any of you up & coming teenagers who think you can beat the system forget it, i tried for years and just ended up wasting a big part of my life!!!!

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Re: portland borstalleon (the good the bad the ugly)09:55:43 04/14/09 Tue


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