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The prison doctor : my time inside Britain's most notorious jails
Brown, Amanda2019
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As seen on BBC Breakfast Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK's most infamous prisons - first in young offenders' institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe's largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all. In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.
Main title:
The prison doctor : my time inside Britain's most notorious jails / Amanda Brown with Ruth Kelly.
Author:
Brown, Amanda, authorKelly, Ruth
Imprint:
Richmond : HQ, 2019.
Collation:
263 p. ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008311445 (pbk)0008311447 (pbk)
Dewey class:
365.667092365.66
Language:
English
BRN:
23581