Jade is a Supervising Officer at HMP Manchester and previously served in the Armed Forces. She joined the Prison Service in 2020 through the Unlocked Graduates scheme. In January 2023 we followed Jade carrying out her duties on an early shift at HMP Manchester. The video was shot over one day and filmed via GoPro and hand-held camera.

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Chapters

0:00 Intro
0:14 Driving to work and thinking about my day
1:16 Getting through security, and shift patterns
2:20 Leading the morning briefing
3:38 Searching prisoners
5:53 Supervising prisoners to work or education
6:27 Prisoners working in the bakery
7:23 Engaging with prisoners and building relationships
9:25 Support you receive as a prison officer
10:32 Serving lunch
11:04 Sensing danger and dealing with incidents
13:28 Ending the shift
14:07 Thinking about becoming prison officer?