Tales From The Jails

Criminology - What's It All About?

ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE. Continuing with my informal research, I recently managed to catch up with Criminology lecturer Michael Cawley from Edge Hill University, UK. This is a fascinating interview and insight into Criminology. Topics include prison, the justice system, inequality in society, neoliberalism and career paths for Criminology students. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not.  This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

Daryl The Notorious Cat Burglar: Part 2

"They say things come in threes. Well, I was 23 years of age, a flawed man with a ferocious appetite for removing valuable objects from their owners. I had a gambling habit to shame an addict, and a taste for the wrong type of female company." During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not.  This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

Daryl:The International Cat Burglar

Continuing with my research and interviews, I managed to catch up with what I like to call one of the 10 Percenters, a former prolific burglar and jewel thief referred to in the old days as The Cat. Daryl had a life changing moment in prison, and as a result never returned to crime. Nowadays his life couldn’t be any more different.  During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not.  This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

Why is Society Fascinated with Crime?

BONUS EDITION AS PROMISED! At the end Series 1, I said I would be exploring two questions: 1. Why is society fascinated with crime? 2. The 10 percenters who don't re-offend or return to prison.  My first interview is with Lisa from Manchester who has listened to every episode of Tales From The Jails, the perfect guest to get us started with delving deeper into this subject. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not.  This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp

Episode 50 - Unhappy New Year

Thank you for listening to Tales From The Jails!! We've reached the end of Season One, my first year of incarceration, and are pressing pause on the podcast, but we will be returning in the New Year with Season Two, which turns out to be far worse than year one.  This final episode ends 2016 showing that even the grim reality of 23 hour bang up doesn't stop the mayhem and madness. The episode features Into The Darkness, written and performed by The Shadow Poet and produced by Lance Thomas.  In the break, I'm going to be interviewing a variety of people, asking them such questions as, why is society fascinated with the topic of crime, criminals, and prison? I'm also interested in speaking to former prisoners who didn't re-offend, to find out what path they followed and who they became as a result of their time in prison. These will be on all podcast platforms in the TFJ feed from next month. I'll also be back at the desk turning Season One into a book, and we'll keep you posted on its progress. Once again, thank you for listening. Please stay subscribed and tell your friends about Tales from The Jails. During the three and a half years I was in prison I wrote over a million words by hand. Tales From The Jails is a contemporaneous account of my life, and attempts to thrive rather than merely survive, whilst incarcerated. Most names have been changed. The events have not.  This is a Jekyll & Pride production. Producer: Trevessa Newton Title Music taken from The Confession, on the album Crimes Against Poetry (written and performed by The Shadow Poet, produced by Lance Thomas) Copyright Jekyll & Pride Ltd 2025 @talesfromthejailspodcast @jekyllandpride2023 @theshadowpoettsp