DR AMANDA BROWN is a GP at the largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. She was a regular NHS GP for a number of years, until she gave up her practice to move into the prison service. She worked at a teenage detention centre, before moving on to Wormwood Scrubs and then finally to Bronzefield where she continues to practise to this day.
The Prison Doctor
The Prison Doctor: Women Inside
Stories from my time inside Britain’s biggest women’s prison
Dr Amanda Brown with Georgina Rodgers
ONE PLACE. MANY STORIES
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In loving memory always of my beloved
mother and father, and of their unconditional
love and the values they instilled in me.
‘But there is that within me which will tire
torture and time, and breathe when I expire.’
LORD BYRON
‘Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and
rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.’
RUMI
This book is dedicated to all the abused and
homeless women I have met at Bronzefield,
and to so many other fascinating people who
have been kind enough to share their stories
with me, with gratitude, love and respect.
Contents
‘I’ve got no one and nothing, not even my own teeth’
MURDER
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