How prison officers experience and survive prison
By Alex South, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Alex South
Fellow’s Profile
Alex South
How prison officers experience and survive prison
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Encouraging dialogue on the experience of prison officers to reduce stress and improve wellbeing
Countries
Fellowship year
2017
Follow
Ideas
Activity
July 2023 Fellow's update: Alex South
Former prison officer, Alex South (CF 2017) has written a book about her time as a prison officer called 'Behind These Doors'. It was recently serialised in the Sunday Times and selected as a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Alex also spoke on 'Womans Hour'about it in July and appeared in The Guardian. The final chapter of the book is about her Fellowship and the incredible experiences she had abroad.
September 2020 Fellow's update: Alex South
Prison officer Alex South (CF 2017) won first place in the Beechmore Life Writing competition for her short piece about prison life. The story is entitled ‘One Day at a Time’ and provides an insight into the struggles faced by staff working in prisons. Alex's Fellowship investigated approaches to supporting prison staff.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Activity
July 2023 Fellow's update: Alex South
Former prison officer, Alex South (CF 2017) has written a book about her time as a prison officer called 'Behind These Doors'. It was recently serialised in the Sunday Times and selected as a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Alex also spoke on 'Womans Hour'about it in July and appeared in The Guardian. The final chapter of the book is about her Fellowship and the incredible experiences she had abroad.
September 2020 Fellow's update: Alex South
Prison officer Alex South (CF 2017) won first place in the Beechmore Life Writing competition for her short piece about prison life. The story is entitled ‘One Day at a Time’ and provides an insight into the struggles faced by staff working in prisons. Alex's Fellowship investigated approaches to supporting prison staff.
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
