June 20, 2014
The judicial officer returns to school
by Katie Hammond
The sound which started so faintly grew louder and louder, invading my other-worldly dream. I then awoke enough to realise it was the alarm clock and desperately stuck out my arm to turn it off. I couldn’t understand why I had left it on; I didn’t have to get up on a Sunday. Then I had that awful feeling in the pit of my stomach, it’s Monday.
Yes, it really was Monday we had met up with friends for a meal on Sunday night and, yes, I probably did have one or two glasses of red wine too many and the evening passed far too quickly. I turned over and looked at my boyfriend; he was still fast asleep, lucky that he didn’t have to be up.
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May 18, 2014
A radio journalist investigates procedures when birching is re-introduced into prisons.
By Fenton Creek
Sally Horton (presenter): Punishment using the birch was, until this week, only ever used on the Isle Of Man until 1976 and in prisons until 1962. In both cases, only male offenders were punished in this way.
Sally: With several recent changes to legislation, the birch has actually made a come-back. I am here at EastwoodPark women’s prison in Gloucestershire and with me is Governor Clare Andrews.
Sally: Clare, this is a new development, how has it affected you here?
Clare: Well Sally, staff are broadly in favour. The birching procedure is fairly straightforward and takes up far less time and paperwork than other sanctions. We do, still, of course use other punishments such as loss of privileges, but the birch is proving to be a useful tool.
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November 30, 2013
A round-the-world trip comes unstuck.
By Pat Greenham
At the age of 26, Paula found herself unemployed for the first time since leaving school, and having recently broken up with her boyfriend she made a big decision. After school she had gone straight into work whilst all her friends either took a gap-year or went to university. Secretly she had envied those that had gone off round the world for a long trip and decided that with no job on the horizon and with money in the bank she would embark on a six month trip and see some of the world.
Her travel agency suggested she buy a ‘round the world’ ticket that could be changed as her trip progressed. A week or so later, all by herself, Paula left Heathrow for her first stop in Asia. Initially she was apprehensive, but quickly met other young female travellers and made friends. Her second stop was on a beautiful small island in Asia, and she found some basic but perfectly acceptable accommodation near a seaside resort and very near the beach. Again there were lots of young people and Paula quickly fell into a group of mainly girls. They would spend most of their time together and used to go down to the beach after dinner for a smoke and a few drinks.
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October 27, 2013
A woman breaks a traffic law and finds painful justice
By Frances Stephenson
Assistant Head Teacher Eleanor McKay falls foul of new and stringent Anti- Drink and Drive Laws
Eleanor had an hour to kill before her appointment. She was truly dreading the visit; she felt sick and her stomach was churning. Her appointment was at the Government Correction Centre where she would receive the second of two canings to which she had been sentenced.
The year was 2017 and a brave and far-sighted Government had introduced the ‘Short Sharp Shock’ legislation. The major component of this legislation was the re-introduction of corporal punishment. It was rightly felt that miscreants being so dealt with would take the strain away from the overcrowded Prison service. The scheme was to work in conjunction with the recently introduced National Identity Cards with every UK citizen being required to be included in this identity Databank.
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October 7, 2013
An English girl in trouble abroad, but can her lawyer help? From the old website.
By Kenny Walters
Sian Gallagher sat down awkwardly on the small chair set in front of the plain wooden table. If they’d asked, she would have sat down voluntarily. Perhaps the two policewomen, both of Oriental appearance, didn’t speak English. More likely, they didn’t feel the need for pleasantries and decided a firm shove would do the job just as well. Having her wrists handcuffed behind her back, Sian continued to sit uncomfortably. At least the two policewomen stood back in deference to the small bald-headed man sitting on the opposite side of the table.
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October 1, 2013
A trip into the future finds a young official having to deal with a woman older than herself. By a new writer to us.
by Katie Hammond
It had been two months since I received that letter with ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ printed in bold back letters at the top of the envelope. It was in fact addressed to a Miss Stacey C Richardson, but in my haste and excitement I don’t remember checking that it was addressed to me. The brown envelope was opened and reduced to shreds in seconds.
‘Dear Stacey,’ (the letter started informally) ‘we are pleased to…’
I let out a scream of delight and felt a moment of utter elation that I had never experienced in my life before. Against massive odds and my own expectations I got the job.
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September 19, 2013
An adventurous trip to Africa goes wrong for one student.
By Joanna Jones
Linda Fellowes was in shock. The awful reality of what had hit her was just beginning to sink in. She was going to spend the next months in some fetid African womens’ gaol, all for some crime that she was entirely innocent of. She felt utterly alone; there seemed to be no-one around to help her.
She and her friend Natalie were both doing the same course at University in Sydney. They had decided to take the Australian summer vacation to do a trip around Africa, which her parents had not been too sure of, but she was old enough to make her own decisions and she was going with a friend.
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March 25, 2013
An out of control party lands some girls and their mothers in trouble.
By Rob Burton
“Sheriff Haskell, are you there?” Martha’s voice crackled over the radio.
“Sheriff!” She croaked out louder this time.
“Hey, Martha I heard you the first time, in fact half the town heard you!”
“Sorry about that. Deputy Bewley is asking for urgent assistance on Maine Drive.”
“Ten four. Tell him I’ll be there in three minutes.”
The Sheriff threw the mic onto the passenger seat and proceeded to turn the car around. He arrived in the three minutes. Not hard really as it only took three minutes to arrive anywhere in Laurel. Pulling up outside the property where the two other police vehicles were parked he made his way to the property.
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March 18, 2013
A Look at how the future might be
By Wendy A
It’s September 2060 and I recently started a new job that I thought may be of interest to some of you.
I was brought up in the 40’s and 50’s, a period of utter chaos which just deteriorated from about 2050. There were riots most weekends and even the few demonstrations that started peacefully descended into full blown riots before the police and military began to gain control. Even when the centre of the disturbance was encircled and the flames doused, the fire was reignited a short distance away.
Life was chaotic, there were regular power cuts, buses and trains ran infrequently, our school was closed more than it was open, in short anarchy reigned. The centres of towns and cities were transformed into no-go areas and few older people ever went out after dark.
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January 5, 2013
A military punishment from World War Two, resembling rumoured events that have been circulating for many years.
By David Linnell
This story though fictitious is based on real events that apparently took place in Aden in 1940.
I was told this story by my aunt some years ago. She joined the WAAF in 1939 at the age of eighteen. After training she was posted to Aden which had become a Crown Colony in 1937, with the main Military presence being the RAF. She told me she was so ashamed of what had happened to her there that she had never told anyone about it, but felt that now someone ought to know.
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