My former colleagues attain extraordinary work under extreme pressure,says the X Factor winner and former guard. They deserve our recognition – and respectBefore Sam Bailey won the 2013 X Factor final, she had been patrolling the landings and corridors of HMP Gartree, or a life-sentence prison in Leicestershire,for three years. “I didn’t really attain a lot of singing at work – though I did sing down the corridors sometimes as the acoustics were worthy. When all the prisoners were locked up I used to sing as I patrolled the corridors. I loved it. But then obviously I needed some time off for the audition. I ended up owing hours which I had to pay back. When I won the X Factor I had a letter from the prison saying I owed them money.” Related: The graduates training as prison officers: 'People think we just turn keys and shout orders' Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk