Maurice was cut off after 2 minutes on his call this morning – nothing unusual. Maurice is now bedridden after his beating by prison warders, with suspected broken ankle{s}, and is also denied hospital medication, though always has been since his entry into Cardiff prison this time apparently. Hes has been told finally why hes in there, as the warrant papers were finally given to him, and hes wheeleed around in one of Her Majesty’s Wheelchairs {which must be a joy for the prison warders} on the rare occasions hes allowed to leave his bare, freezing punishment block cell, which has no lighting or heating and has a permanently open window, to everyone in the prisons denial. Todays call =
18 Nov. – Maurice tells of his beating by 17 prison officers, and being on crutches: