B cat to A cat

[loopylou8]

My son has been in prison for 20mths serving a 8 and a half year sentence. He's currently a B cat. He has been transferred to ten different prisons. The latest is to Long Lartin.He was really improving in Dovegate and didn't do anything wrong,no adjudications. He hasn't had sentence planning and doesn't know what courses if any he has to do. He has been beaten up by the officers and had razor blades shoved under his cell door with the suggestion that he kills himself(welsh bstrd). They put him on antiphycotic drugs in one prison then transferred him to a prison that doesn't prescribe or accept prisoners thats on them. I'm really devastated by this latest move and would like some advise on what to do or where to go. I would appreciate some unsarcarstic remarks please.

[maria811]

u need 2 get a solicitor that deals with prison law

[wizard]

Firstly, if you say your son has been beaten up by prison officers and been subjected to psychological bullying, then you need to report it to the appropriate authorities. The first step would be to make a complaint to the prison where your son is currently held and ask them to fully investigate it.

He can only be prescribed anti-psychotic drugs under the direction of a prison doctor, and therefore he must have a sufficient mental illness in order for the doctor to justify prescribing them to your son.

The title of your question says he has been "upgraded" from a Category B to a Category A prisoner, which suggests that he is a danger to the public and/or he is likely to attempt escape. This could have been under review by the Prison Service or a Judicial Comittee, or on rare occassions, by the Home Secretary. Although they are unlikely to tell you, it may be worth writing to them and asking why he has been "upgraded", although I would suspect it has something to do with an underlying mental health condition.

[NOX]

I can't offer any expert advice here but everything that EDDIE says is writ, go with that, but having spent a long time in prison myself a long time ago I can tell you that however bad it is for him where he is he needs you to keep him bearing in mind that if he keeps himself out of trouble he has only the same amount of time to go that he's already been inside pretty much before he's out. There is light at the end of the tunnel, which in prison is very hard to see, so don't let him lose sight of that and potentially make things worse for himself out of lonliness, anger and frustration. Do as EDDIE says and get him some good professional expert advice as a Cat A prison is really not a nice place to be.

[loopylou8]

Thank you so much guys for the informative replies,just to update you. I have contacted three solicitors each time he has moved prisons, as soon as he moves they won't travel because legal aid doesn't cover travelling costs. This latest one is writing a letter to the prison after I telephoned but wouldn't have bothered otherwise. He was in a B cat prison up north and actually put himself in segregation to avoid the drugs on the wings. He moved nearer in fact 20 minutes away for exactly one week because he couldn't cope with crowds he suffered paranoia and asked for help,this is where they put him on anti-phychotic drugs told him to go back on the wing when he was feeling better but then bundled him up north again to a prison who didn't accept prisoners on these drugs. He started to improve and was working in dovegate and then they transferred him to Long Lartin,so he's just put himself back in segregation till they move him. He has us his family but the latest letter is worrying me because it's like a move backwards now.
I subcribe to inside times and got the solicitors numbers from there and yes you are right it is very informative.
Thanks once again