'Some of the worst offenders are people you have never heard of...'
A former prison officer at Strangeways has revealed how inmates settled scores on a specific day. Neil "Sam" Samworth, the author of two books on his experiences 'inside', worked at the prison for eleven years and crossed paths with some of the country's most notorious criminals.
Mr Samworth has claimed that the attack on Roy Whiting, was likely caused by petty prison disagreement, not because of his previous convictions. The paedophile murderer of eight-year-old schoolgirl Sarah Payne, who he snatched off the street in July 2000, was stabbed by another prisoner at Wakefield prison.
Mr Samworth also said that while Whiting's crimes were shocking, in Wakefield he would be seen as just another convict. He said: "To the man in the street Whiting is a monster but there are far worse than him in Wakefield. Some of the worst offenders are people you have never heard of. In Wakefield Whiting will be no big thing."
He added: "In Wakefield there is no segregation so most wings are full of sex offenders, rapists and child killers. They are all in together. An offender from a gang or drug background would ask to be shipped out straight away. The issue would be the longer you stay there, others might think you were a sex offender by association."
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