Steve Ley, the UK's longest-serving prison officer, reflects on his 50-year career in the HM Prison and Probation Service. Having worked through significant changes in the prison system, he emphasizes the transition from outdated practices like using chamber pots to modern facilities with amenities such as TVs and phones. Ley believes these improvements foster good behavior and rehabilitation. Throughout his career, he has seen many inmates successfully reintegrate into society and stresses the importance of supporting rather than punishing prisoners during their sentences.
The prison service has transformed during my working life, from the 1970s when prisoners used chamber pots to today's prisons where inmates have TVs and phones.
We should be looking after them and helping, we're not here to punish people, the courts have done that, that's not our role.
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