Sidney McFarlane MBE
Mr Sidney McFarlane, a father of three, a trained engineer with a British firm, had been brave enough to come to England from Jamaica in 1955. He was one of thousands of Caribbean people who answered the ‘Mother Country’s’ call for assistance during and after the Second World War. Once Continue Reading
Author Visit: Matt Dickinson
The well-known author named Matt Dickinson came to our school last week. Before I tell you about what he said and tips he gave to us at BHS I will explain who he is and his career and also about his son. Matt Dickinson is an author, film-maker and writer Continue Reading
Is White collar crime generally treated more leniently?
Infractions and violations committed within a corporate institution by individuals belonging to the upper echelons are defined as white-collar crimes. The term coined by sociologist and criminologist, Edwin Sutherland defines crimes committed by “persons of respectability”. Most of these are committed often without consequence, contributed by the fact that technological Continue Reading
23/1
The prison community coined the term 23/1, to describe the schedule of inmates spending 23 hours of cell time and 1 hour outside confinement. Prolonged periods of isolation such as ‘23 and 1’ vary depending on the facility and circumstance. However, prisoners generally spend most of their time locked up Continue Reading
Phone Call Privilege
Typically, inmates are allowed 2 phone calls per week and limited to 30 minutes in the US. However in the UK, depending on the institution, an inmate has a general access to phones two hours each day and 10 minutes at a time. The contact is used to connect with Continue Reading
Behind the Curtain
‘Dance Moms’ is a reality television show in which young dancers are trained by Abby Lee Miller to go to a competition every weekend. Strictly Come Dancing is a competition show where celebrities get paired up with professional dancers and perform a duet. Akram Khan is a dancer and choreographer Continue Reading
Women In Sports
Sport was popular from the start. In ancient history, which began around 7000 BC, it was in Greece where sport was first introduced formally and became the first Olympic Games that they celebrated every 4 years, and this still continues today. Within ancient Greece, women had their own olympic games Continue Reading
Cultural Parternship: Live in Boston
We are live at the South & East Lincolnshire Cultural Conference 2024 hosted at Blackfriars Theatre, Boston. We’ll be updating this page throughout the day with interviews of the attendees and also discover how the £1.9million funding, that has been granted from Arts Council England, will be used to support Continue Reading
Unlocked – A Jail Experiment!
The new Netflix show ‘Unlocked’: A Jail Experiment focuses on the work of Sheriff Eric Higgins in American Prison: Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. It is a social experiment where inmates are given beyond-usual freedoms and trust by unlocking their cell doors 24-7 for 6 weeks and given gradual privileges. Continue Reading
Brick (2005) – Film Review
Brick is an extremely clever neo-noir indie film, written and directed by Rian Johnson set in an American high school in the small hometown of Johnson San Clemente. The film begins abruptly with no introduction, leaving a viewer completely in the dark when protagonist Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is shown Continue Reading