induction wing

Why doesn't anyone mention the state of the cells on the induction wing compared with the rest of the prison?

You begin your life on the induction wing,' he explains, 'where you'll share a cell with another prisoner.'

H Wing is an induction wing for new prisoners.

His first two days are likely to be spent on the induction wing while he is assessed by prison staff, before being allocated a permanent cell.

The inmates here are all volunteers, their suitability tested first by the staff and then by fellow prisoners on an induction wing.

Why, when there is a painter on each wing, who I observe working every day, isn't there one to spruce up the induction wing?

Each wing or block has a dealer, who in turn has runners who handle any new prisoners when they arrive on the induction wing.

But there is one consolation for the 37-year-old peer after assessment on the induction wing he is likely to be spared the indignity of slopping out.

Having placed my new prison property in the plastic bag along with the few possessions I am allowed to retain, I am escorted to the induction wing.

When the induction wing is banged up at four o'clock,' she says, 'I'll leave your door open because we're going to move you across to number two cell on the far spur.'

He invites me along to his present cell on the first floor which, compared to my one up, one down on the induction wing, is the difference between Fawlty Towers and the Ritz.

Accommodation at the prison comprises six Residential Units, these are Hoxon (Induction Wing but some residents), Stow, Bosmere, Cosford, Wilford and Blything most of which have single occupancy rooms.

However, I remain on the induction wing as I wait for a single cell to become vacant I am made aware of this because the cycle has begun again: a new group of prisoners is being seen by a member of the Board of Visitors.