He said that the defendant is "doing well in prison" and that the man feels it is a safer place for him. Mr McGarry said that his client seems "completely institutionalised". He said that his client wants to extend his prison sentence in order to spend more time rehabilitating himself and completing courses within the prison system. He said that prison courses take time for people to get enrolled in and complete, and a release would disrupt this process.
There's an airlock where door locks were operated remotely to prevent hostage taking. The spur on the HSU is small, with around eight cells, low ceilings and fluorescent lights. We used to call it the submarine, recalls McAvoy. There's no real natural sunlight. One of the wings hasn't got any windows at all. It's very, very claustrophobic. There was an exercise yard, but the sky was blocked out by security wire.
This time, the once-aspiring college basketball player, who was serving as referee for the prison football league that day, immediately made it clear he had no interest in an altercation.