Prison
Mubarek was a first-time prisoner and was five hours from the end of a 90-day sentence for stealing razor blades worth £6. The incident was the inspiration for the song Feltham Is Singing Out by English indie rock band Hard-Fi, which appeared as an album track on their debut, Stars of CCTV.
Campaigners say that many key questions still remain unanswered:
- Was the teenager's placement in that cell accidental, negligent, or worse still, deliberate?
- Was the killing pre-meditated, or a seemingly random urge of violence?
- Were others laterally involved in the death; be they staff who had fears but did not act, or inmates who wanted to see a fight?
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Famous quotes containing the word prison:
“If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. It’s better to live somehow than not at all.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
In prison they accompany the jailer,
Enter cells to hear confessions.
Their short-end comes down
When you least expect it.”
—Charles Simic (b. 1938)
“You ain’t got much, Stroud, but you keep subtracting from it.”
—Guy Trosper, U.S. screenwriter, and John Frankenheimer. Kramer, a prison guard (Crahan Denton)