Cops Companion 37 - Shipped out

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Cops Companion 36 - On Parade

The prisoners were subject to unannounced,snap searches and inspections to find contraband
The list of banned items now went beyond such things as phones, drugs and files.
Prisoner overalls were banned in most parts of the prison under the new regime.
Any inmate found wearing them in public areas could expect severe chastisement.

Instead they had to wear snug-fitting underpants everywhere,
Fresh pairs to wear were supplied to them every day
their old soiled ones were whisked away and offered
for sale under the Prisoner Restitution Programme


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I just had to get this picture in somewhere! It’s from a 'C-in2' underwear advertising campaign. This memorable photo is by Steven Klein. (His website is absurdly over engineered but quite interesting)

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Cops Companion 35 - Prisoner Review Time

Prisoner reviews were part of the Commissioner’s efforts to reform inmates.
But they soon learned to fear a summons to the Prison Office

which usually involved severe interrogation about their alleged misdeeds prior to arrest

If they failed to acknowledge or show remorse for their actions,
the officers were empowered to  correct them using any technique
they thought appropriate to improve the prisoners attitude.

Unfortunately the Officer's Training Programme had been suspended
as the cops purge had led to the detention of several of the trainers.
So many Officer's ideas on correction were a little old-fashioned.

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Image is based on a scene from the film 'The Big Bounce' with Owen Wilson (left)
 

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Cops Companion 34 - Stag Night Blues

Stag night locations were heaven-sent opportunities for the cops
 as the bridegroom-to-be could usually be relied upon to end up
naked on the streets, sometimes accompanied by the best man.

If they staked out drinking joints favoured for these celebrations
 they could usually pick up the rest of the party too
Pulling them in for disorderly behaviour was a certainty
but incitement, conspiracy and even kidnap could also be cited
if they felt the group promising enough to warrant longer detention.

The chances of any of them attending the wedding
 were seriously reduced once the cops latched onto them.


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Cops Companion 33 - Community Arrests

In less frequented, wooded areas the cops unearthed more delinquents.
Groups of young men sniffing solvents and sharing spliffs.
and on a good day, other minor infringements might be uncovered
 such as camping without a permit......

Wake up Boy! It's the Police! You're coming with us!"

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Cops Companion 32 - More coaching

The Coach of the Prison Soccer Team
was not averse to giving private lessons either.
Despite the relative comfort of his apartment
located in the staff accomodation wing
Prisoners did not fight to be selected for his team.

Picture of Marco, courtesy of ’Captured Guys’ 

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Cops Companion 31 - Coaching the team

Prisoners had to learn new skills to survive
Fortunately the guards gave special coaching lessons
at night, in the cells, in private

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Photo:    Anthony Gallo_Drew Andrews in Cop Sins (JetSet) 1997

‘The Cops Companion’ was a series of photos selected to accompany and complement Mitchell’s story ‘Neighbourhood Cops’ at mitchmen at Yahoo! See sidebar for link.