canteen and facilities list
English translation: the canteen and the list of items a prisoner may have in his/her possession
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peer agreement (net): +1the canteen and the list of items a prisoner may have in his/her possession Explanation: In the document quoted here, "canteen and facilities list" occurs in a list of items which then continues with the "local rewards and sanctions scheme". This seems to imply that "canteen and facilities list" is a single item, and that it therefore means a list of the canteen and (other) facilities. However, I believe this is not so. The document quoted is issued by the UK Ministry of Justice to governers of prisons holding young people. I will not cite the URL, but anyone interested can find it by searching. Another similar document, HM Prison Service Order Number 4950, "Regime for Juveniles", expresses a slightly different version of the same thing (again, I'll withhold the URL for reasons for confidentiality): "All newly received young people must be issued with literature giving step-by-step information about the reception process. The young person must receive an ‘Information Pack’ or booklet/handout (whenever possible in their own language), which includes information such as lock/unlock times, visits, canteen and facilities list. The young person must also be provided with information about the procedures for making complaints and about the role of the IMB, the advocacy service, where available, and the Prisons Ombudsman." Here, as we can see, the phrase comes at the end of a sentence, which clearly implies that "canteen" and "facilities list" are two separate items. I think this is definitely the correct reading. What may have happened is this document has been edited, not very expertly, to produce the version in the source document (the one from the Ministry of Justice), where the two sentences have been run together. At any rate, I am sure it means that young prisoners must be given information about the canteen and about the facilities list, because the expression "facilities list" has a particular meaning in UK prison language: "Facilities List A list of items a prisoner may keep in possession, subject to Volumetric Control. For more information see PSO1250." http://www.insidetime.org/info-glossary.asp So despite what you would have supposed, this does not refer to a list of the prison facilities, but a list of what a prisoner is allowed to have in his/her possession. If you search for "prison"+"UK"+"facilities list" you will find many more instances of the term, as for example here: "HMP LEWES Visiting Information Property may be handed in Monday - Friday. The prisoner can tell you in advance what can be handed in; there is a copy of the 'Facilities List', which explains what can be handed in, both on prison wings and in the Visits Hall." http://www.insidetime.org/info-visitorsinfo.asp?nameofprison... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2012-01-18 10:32:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you are interested, Prison Service Order 1250, giving full details of the "facilities list", can be consulted here (link to Word document): http://www.insidetime.org/info-rules-results.asp?rID=119&c=p... |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3list giving details of the canteen and other facilities Explanation: You were right - it's odd but that's what it means -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2012-01-18 06:16:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- But then "young people - appropriate" is odd, too. Good luck! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2012-01-18 11:24:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OK, thanks toCharles, I now understand more about the meaning of facilities in the context of a prison. This will presumably be a list of all those things to which the prisoner is entitled - I thought they were called "privileges". I believe this is a very important part of everyday prison life - whether you are eligible to eat, drink, own or do a particular thing gains greater importance. I still have no doubt that this is one, unique list. Otherwise the plural would have been used. |
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