Voices from the inside
A book published by northern Quakers features the voices of prisoners from HMP Frankland
‘“It’s the Society of Friends; we’re mates so you can meet me there!” Not the usual response to: How did you become a Quaker? But we were not in a usual situation, as prisoners living on different Wings, one of the few places we could meet was in the chapel and Quaker Meetings were easy for a chat.’ This prisoner at HMP Frankland, Durham, had found a way to see his friend and, in a remarkable book to be published by northern Quakers, he admits to using the Meeting for personal contact.
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