The closed mind of the Maltese citizens has proved to be a hindrance. Henry states that society needs to be educated in order to understand the situation better. The media has an important role in influencing society. The way it presents the case in question, and at the stage at which it is announced has a great impact.
- Social coping strategies
A positive outlook to life after prison has helped Henry cope with certain difficult situations which center around exclusion; “possibbli dejjem, imma difficli” (‘it’s always possible, but hard’). Therefore, Henry’s main aim encompasses: ”tiggieled biex tigi inklodut!” (‘you have to fight to be included!’)
- Conceptual views of the ex- prisoner
According to Henry, prison is supposed to be for those people who are not interested in society. Punishment is to be administered immediately; at the time of the ‘crime’, and not years later, as is the case many times. He presumes that the prison terms simply create ‘new’ criminals, due to the fact that there is no form of proper classification. As a result to this, new deviant careers are learnt.
DISCUSSION
OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
From the interview it emerged that the participant experienced a great feeling of exclusion, resulting from the mentality and social representations of the Maltese society. Henry’s experience was further intensified by the irrational beliefs, which give rise to negative thoughts and faulty reasoning that sustained the ex-prisoner. The media was also an influential factor in this respect. However, Henry has found effective ways of dealing with this situation through the use of helpful coping strategies.
WHO’S INTEREST DOES THIS RESEARCH SERVE?
In our opinion, this research benefits quite a number of people. As researchers we feel that we have learnt a lot with regards to:
- Research work,
- Prisoners in general, and
- About the inclusion/exclusion of ex-prisoners by society.
Therefore it serves us, as well as the general public, to be aware of this issue.
Thus, this work is helpful, and we feel may be used to educate the community as a whole, since:
- Some people don’t even want to hear or speak about the subject, and
- To overcome the fears associated with an ex-prisoner.
We also hope that this research will be of interest to prisoners as well as ex-prisoners.
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Bearing in mind the limitations that our study brought about, our team acknowledges that the matter researched could be looked at from a number of different angles, so as to understand better the complex nature of an individual’s thoughts and feelings about prisoners in Malta. Future researchers interested in this field could:
- Interview a larger sample of prisoners so as to get a clearer picture of what life in prison is like. This may lead to a more general opinion, whereby one will be more able to generalize.
- Interview a female prisoner, so as to compare their views and thoughts with regards to this issue; thus portraying a comprehensible picture of what society feels in terms of gender.
- Interview individuals amongst the general population to get first hand information, rather than having to infer.
- Construct a questionnaire to conduct with foreigners, to compare their views with those of the Maltese population. This allows researchers to understand the way citizens from different cultures are brought up and exposed to different ideas, thus their outlook towards life.
- Conduct a more in-depth literature review revealing the history of prisoners and their treatment, to help understand better how stereotypes might have originated and have been transmitted to society today.
- Look at the viewpoint of prisoners towards methods of inclusion and what they feel may be done; whereby one will appreciate what they want. This may hopefully lead to an improvement in services, and a better educated and less stigmatizing population.
ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS
Due to the nature of the study, certain ethical issues had to be kept in mind while conducting the interview and when reporting the results.
To begin with; before accepting to take part, the informant was informed about the nature and purpose of the interview, and was ensured confidentiality. Consequently, the name of the informant is not mentioned in the study and a different name is used to refer to him. In addition, no one outside of the group heard the tape so as to avoid recognition by voice; which is very possible in Malta owing to its size, and the fact that everyone knows each other. In order to protect the informant’s interest, the information will only be used for the purpose of the study, whereby no misuse and abuse of it shall be made.
While drafting out the interview we kept in mind the issue of benevolence; whereby we ensured that the questions set did not deal with very emotional facts and issues that were difficult for him to handle. At the beginning of the interview, the informant was given the freedom to respond to the questions that he wanted and refuse anything he didn’t feel comfortable answering.
OVERALL CONCLUSION
By including ex-prisoners and giving them the chance to be independent once re- integrating into society, will offer us and future generations an opportunity to learn and appreciate the diversity amongst individuals. This will help in making society a better place; together with adjusting our mentality and outlook towards them, enabling these individuals to participate more readily in society.
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APPENDIX 1
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
- Tahseb li din l-esperjenza affetwat:
- Il-personalita tieghek?
- L-istat tieghek fis-socjeta?
- Kif tahseb li n-nies iharsu lejk meta tohrog fil-pubbliku?
- Kienet l-ewwel esperjenza tieghek fil-habs?
- Tahseb li s-sentenza li kellek fil-habs ghejnitek biex titghallem x’inhu morali u jdeologikament accettat fis-socjeta taghna?
- La darba li ergajt sibt ruhek fis-socjeta hassejtek inkluz jew eskluz b’xi mod?
- (Jekk iva) X’gaghlek thossok eskluz?
- a) Ghamilt hbieb meta kont il-habs?
b) Ghadkom hbieb sa llum?
c) Il-hbieb tieghek ghadhom il-habs?
d) Ghandek permess biex tmur tarhom?
- a) Inti tara l-habs bhala forma ta kommunita?
b) Hassejtek inluz fil-gruppii socjali li sibt f’din il-kommmunita?
c) Kif hassejtek ittrattat f’din il-kommunita?
- Tahseb li hija mportanti li jkun hemm klassifikazzjonijiet tal-prigunieri fil-habs?
- a) Tahseb li l-prigunieri u l-habs bhala socjeta, ghandhom jkollhom il-fama?
b) Tahseb li hemm bzonn ta’ din il-fama?
- Tahseb li n-nies fis-socjeta jeskludu ex-prigunieri minhabba t-tradizzjonijiet Malltin?
- Jekk ikun hemm aktar mezzi ta’ edukazzjoni fil-habs tahseb li dan jghin sa biex meta tohrog issib anqas pregudizzju?
- Hemm xi idejat ta kif is-socjeta tista tintegra izjed l-ex-prigunieri?
- a) Tahseb li huwa mportanti li l-prigunieri ikollhom zjarat fil-habs?
b) Kienu jzuruk in-nies?
c) Kienet tghinek sa biex taqta’ ftit mil-hajja tal-habs?
- Tista’ tghidli x’jista jaghmel il-habs sabiex jintegra iktar il-habsin fis-socjeta?
- Meta hrigt mil-habs, sibtha difficli biex taghmel hbieb?
- Ir-relazzjoni tieghek mal-familja nbiddlet xi ftit?
- a) Sibtha difficli biex issib xoghol?
b) Tahseb li l-kollegi tax-xoghol iharsu lejk b’mod differenti?
c) L-ETC ghenitek biex issib xoghol?
TRANSCRIPT
Steph Ha nibda bl-ewwel mistoqsija.
Ok, tahseb li l- esperjenza li kellek tahseb li affetwatek ftit?
Henry Affettwatni hafna mhux ftit
Steph Ehe il- personalita’ tieghek?
Henry Imbidlet hafna
Steph F’ liema? Ghandek xi ezempji?
Henry Speci… li tikber, tikber f’ kull esperjenza tikber. Specjalment esperjenza ta’ trawma, ha nghidu hekk. Jinbidel il- karattru u kollox. Filli tkun dahkan u hekk, u cajtier, tinbidel u tkun iktar serju u totalment igifieri tinbidel.
Henry Jien ghamilt sitt snin u nofs hemm, mhux ftit
Steph U l- istat tieghek, fis- socjeta’ inbidel xi ftit?
Henry L- istat propja le ha nghidu hekk, ghax fejn kont xoghol ergajt dhalt ghax ma hija kont qed nahdem fl’ officju, xoghol ta’ accounting u insurances u xoghol t’ affarijiet hekk, tiddejjaq naqra ha nghidu hekk anke min- nies li jkunu jafuk u hekk.
Steph Ezatt, u fis- sens anke n- nies ta` madwarek, igifieri tax- xoghol li jkunu mieghek ix- xoghol, kif iharsu lejk …
Henry Uhud minnhom ‘orrajt’ ha nghidu hekk, jibqghu jafuk qisek
Steph Bhal qabel
Henry Ezatt, bhal ma kont qabel.
Steph ‘Ehe’
Henry Ma tghamilx differenza, pero’ hemm min qisu jittimbrak ha nghidu hekk u jaqtak taht…
Steph U ddejqek din…nahseb?
Henry Tiddejjaq naqra
Steph Jew ma taghtix kashom?
Henry Tiddejjaq l-iktar minhabba tal- familja u ta’ min ikun hemm mieghek.
Steph I see, u specjalment jekk hemm huk ix- xoghol.
Henry Ezatt, Ezatt,
Steph Tiddejjaq minhabba fih ukoll?
Henry Nibda nghid Alla Hares li n- nies li ma jafukx ha nighdu hekk, li huma godda jsiru jafu ghax jista` jaffetwah ukoll.
Steph U, u kif tahseb li n- nies iharsu lejk meta tohrog fil- pubbliku?
Henry Mhux…
Steph jew ma taghmilx differenza?
Henry Mhux ha jharsu b’mod sabih ha nghidu hekk.
Steph: Jekk ikunu jafu u hekk
Henry Fis- socjeta` titlef hafna privileggi ukoll meta tkun il- habs perezempju ma nistax naghmel ‘loan’ il- bank ma nistax ingib loan.
Henry Ghax kont il- habs
Steph ‘Ehe’
Henry Perezempju, naghmlu l- ‘insurances’ ahna, fuq il- ‘policy’ ta’ l- ‘insurance’, meta tkun qed timla l- ‘particulars’ u kollox ghandek jekk intix ghaddej xi process kriminali l- habs u jekk tkun ikkundanat
Steph I see
Henry Fl- ahhar mil- ahhar dan jara l- mistoqsija jekk int ghamiltilux iva
Steph Ehe
Henry Jghidlek skuzani mhux ha ninxurjak, dan hadd m’hu sidu.
Steph ‘Ehe’
Henry Jekk inti taghmilielu vojta, thallilielu vojta
Steph Xorta ikunu jafu?
Henry Jinqala’ ‘accident’ ‘ghada pit ghada’ u jaf ifettex jghidlek hawn hekk ‘false declaration’ ghax kont il- habs u m’ghedtilniex.
Steph ‘Illa’ U titlef kollox
Steph U inti taghmel dan ix- xoghol igifieri… timla dawn il- formoli…
Henry Ehe, jien naf bih, naf bih ezatt
Steph u tafhom dawn l- affarijiet
Henry Ehe, tkun taf ezatt min fejn ghandek tghaddi.
Steph Din kienet l- ewwel esperjenza tighek il- habs?
Henry Iva,
Steph U tahseb li s- sentenza li kellek fil- habs ghenitek biex titghallem x’inhu morali u ideologikament acettat fis- socjeta’ taghna?
Henry L- anqas xejn!
Steph Xejn?!
Henry L- anqas xejn! Heh… ghax dhalt hemm hekk ma nafx x’inhi d- droga u sirt espert fuq x’inhi d- droga anke jekk qatt m’uzajt.
Steph I see, ‘ehe’ I mean nismaghhom jghidu ukoll, igifieri
Henry ‘Ehe’ qed nghidlek titghallem kollox ha nghidlek.
Steph Titghallem kollox li mhux suppost!
Henry Ghax immexxi hazin hemm gew, kulhadd imhallat ma’ xulxin igifieri, kwalunkwe tip ta’ rejat, kwalunkwe tip ta’ sentenza…
Steph Igifieri m’hemmx tip ta’ Klassifikazzjoni?
Henry M’hemmx
Steph L-anqas xejn?
Henry Ma tezistix
Steph U hemm bzonn!
Henry L-anqas kuncett ta’ klassifikazzjoni m’ghandhom
Steph Ghax kulhadd ma’ xulxin.
Henry Kulhadd imhallat
Steph U jigifieri, bhala edukazzjoni xejn l- anqas xejn igifieri
Henry Bhala edukazzjoni jien qattajt dan iz- zmien kollu l- iskola. Dhalt b’xejn jien hemmhekk u rnexieli naghmel tmien ‘O’ levels jien min hemm gew, zewg ‘A’ levels u ghamilt kors tal- ‘Health and safety’
Steph I see
Henry U, nsomma korsijiet ohra ta’ Edward Debono u korsijiet ta’ ETC xi hamsa ghamilna ghandu jkun u xi haga hekk.
Steph U jigifieri f’dawn is- sitt snin ghamilt dawn..?
Henry Qadt inqatta dan iz- zmien l- iskola, qrajt dawn il- kotba
Steph Interressanti
Henry Qrajt hafna kotba fejn qatt ma kont qrajt ktieb
Sarah Ghandhom l- ghalliema jew?
Henry Jigu xi ghalliema imma hafna minnhom trid taghmilhom wahdek. Pero’ jigu xi ghalliema ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Intom, m’hemmx dik il- haga li hekk
Henry Jimbutawk?
Steph Eh li jimbutawk lejn l- edukazzjoni
Henry Le anzi
Steph Inti trid taghmilha
Henry Anzi, ghaddejna min perjodu ta’ zmien li min kien imur l- iskola, kienu jghadduh bi zmien bhal “ej ara l- iehor qed immur l- iskola”
Steph Il- gwardjani jew…
Henry ‘Ehe’ l- gawdjani u shabek ukoll.
Steph Ok, u la darba ergajt sibt ruhek fis- socjeta’ hassejtek inkluz jew eskluz b’xi mod jew iehor?
Henry Tiggieled biex tigi inkluz u!
Steph ‘Ehe’
Henry Tiggieled biex tidhol qisek u, kif taqbad tghid trid toqod fiha. Kieku stajt sifirt bdilt kompletament,
Steph u jigifieri, huwa possibli jew le?
Henry Huwa difficli, possibli dejjem, imma difficli.
Steph Ok ghax din imbaghad jekk iva, X’gaghlek thossok exkluz?
Imma inti qed tghid li qed taghmel minn kollox biex thossok inkluz fis- socjeta’.
Henry Ezatt tipprova x’igaghlek thossok exkluz u komportament tan- nies specjalment. Ta` min jaf minn xhiex tkun ghaddejt.
Steph Ezatt ghax dawk li ma jkunux jafu hu qishom
Henry Iva, jkunu dawk li ma jkunux jafu qishom
Steph ‘Normali’
Henry Persuna gdida ghalihom.
Steph Imma dawk li jkunu jafu qishom, jien naf ‘ehe’, imma inti ghax thosshom li qed jeskluduk jew ghax huwa veru?
Henry Le ma nahsibx li huwa… xi naqra paranoja imma
Steph ‘Heh’
Henry Illum perezempju iltqajt ma girien li kienet toqod faccata t’ommi u x’hin ratni qisha inbelghet naqra ghax totalment differenti fl- aspett tieghi, issa ghax xaghri twila qabel kienet qasira ghax ma tantx kont inhallil- lehja u qaltli
“jien qed narfek?”
ghedilha “iva” imbaghad qaltli;
“hrigt ghal- Milied”
Steph ‘Ghara’
Henry Ghedilha “Le hrigt ghal kollox jien definitivament. Qaltli “ejja mela about time!”
Steph Ghara!’
Henry U qisni jiena bdejt ihossni daqxejn skomdu ha nghidu hekk.
Steph ‘Anke’ jigifieri l- mod kif jghiduha n- nies
Henry Hi laqghatni
Steph Il- mod kif jitkellmu n-nies
Henry Hi laqghatni fis- sens, b’mod tajjeb imma xorta hassejtni hekk ha nghidu hekk. Ahseb u ara meta jilqawk hazin.
Steph Nista nimagina!
Steph Ghamilt hbieb meta kont il-habs?
Henry Iva, Iva
Steph Ghadkom hbieb sal-lum?
Henry Ghandi uhud minnhom li bqajna hbieb sal-lum.
Steph U jigifieri tista tmur tarahom?
Henry Iridu jghaddu sitt xhur qabel. Ghandi hbieb li bkew meta tlaqt. Mhux ghax ma jridukx tohrog, ghax …
Steph Tkun drajthom imbaghad!
Henry Ezatt.
Steph Jigifieri, wara sitt xhur ikollok il-permess imbaghad?
Henry Imbaghad inkun nista nerga mmur.
Steph Tajjeb, tajjeb.
Steph Inti tara l-habs bhala forma ta’ komunita`?
Henry Hija belt zghira … belt zghira … ssib minn kollox.
Steph Ideat differenti!
Henry Ideat differenti ... kollox issib, ha nghidu hekk. Hekk konna nghidu ha nghidu hekk - “Qisha belt zghira hawn gew”.
Steph Hassejtek inkluz fil-gruppi socjali li sibt f’din il-kommunita?
Henry Iva ma kulhadd kont orrajt. U kulhadd baqa jiftakarni.
Steph Ghax qiesek kulhadd jghaddi mill-istess qisu ... simpatjia ... w hekk.
Henry ‘Aha’, u ... Le, mhux bilfors jigi nkluz kullhadd hemm gew, imma.
Steph Jigifieri hemm dawk li jsibuha difficli biex jaghmlu hbieb hemmhekk ukoll?
Henry Ezatt. Jinqataw ghalihom u kemm il-darba joqoghdu dejjem fil-kamra taghhom. Dejjem maqfulin ghax jippreferu hemm gew milli barra. Kont naghmel ta, hinijiet twal jien gewwa.
Steph Ghandek bzonn nahseb jiena dak il-hin wahdek hux?
Henry Ghax hemhekk tieghek; hemmhekk inti. Hemmhekk kull ma taghmel, taghmel gimgha toghbod dik il-kamra, meta jigi ifittixulek ... ghax jigu jidhlu ... w jfittxulek kullimkien ... ghallura qisu it-territorju tieghek gie ... waqa` kollox hemm gew.
Steph Jidhlu fit-territorju tieghek hu?
Henry Is-sens mhux tieghi izjed, hux hawn.
Steph Ezatt.
Henry Imbaghad sakemm tidra u hekk, u toqghod. Pero thossok “safe” imbghad hemm gew. Dik hija haga ohra li mbghad tbati barra. Ghax anke il-fatt li ghandek dak il-bieb jaghlqek. Li huwa bieb enormi eh … daqshekk … ma taqtawx mill-art … ghax konna ppruvajna darba nerfghu wiehed minn ma l-art; tnejn minn-nies ma qlajniehx. Imma nsomma. Thossok maghluq hemm gew. Wara, jekk taghmel perjodu ta’ zmien, meta tohrog qisek smajt il-bieb jinfetah … qisek ticcekjah. Kont nitla fuq il-bejt jien biex nara jekk nisma l-passi … nibqa daqsxejn hekk … imma mbaghad toqod.
Steph Dan fil-bidu int qed tghid ... fil-bidu meta kont hemmhekk?
Henry Fil-bidu, iva, ehe ... le, fil-bidu meta tohrog minn hemm u.
Steph Ah, I see!
Henry Wara li tohrog minn hemm.
Steph Ah, ghax l-ewwel tkun hemm gew thossok “safe”, mbaghad.
Henry Ezatt ... imbaghad hemm barra ma tantx thossok … dik is-“safety” ta hemm gew, ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Kif hassejtek trattat f’din il-komunita? Kif hassejtek li ttratawk il-gwardjani jew il-hbieb tieghek?
Henry Ghall- bidu kont daqsxejn hazin ha nghidu hekk. Ghax meta tidhol qisek ma jaghfukx u hekk u hemmhekk jghaddu zmien b’kulhadd. Il-gurnata ma tghaddix ... allura min jidhol jippruvaw ... jghaddu iz-zmien bik ... u dan imbaghad biz-zmien qisni drajthom bil-mod il-mod ... u draw lili wkoll. Irid ikollok hafna pacenzja ... hafna imma hafna pacenzja ghax min ma jkollux pacenzja ha jtawwal iz-zmien ghax ha jtellawhomlok zgur ... ghax affarijiet bla sens tara hemm gew. U anke cucati, li tibda tghid “Kif jista jkun?!” ... li ma tirrakonthomx barra, ghax inkella jghidulek: “Le dan ma jistghax ikun, dan qed jigdeb”.
Steph Daqshekk hazin mela?
Henry Gravi.
Steph Igifieri il- gwardjani minnflok jghinuk, jghaddu iz-zmien bik?
Henry Le, jghaddu iz-zmien bik wahda u sewwa meta tidhol hemm. Ghandek passata. Irid ikollok hafna pacenzja ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Igifieri lanqas isiru hbieb? Mhux hbieb ... fis-sens ghax ikunu hekk?
Henry Irrid jghaddi hafna zmien.
Steph Ikunu drawk nahseb ...
Henry ... Ezatt, ezatt, jidrawk. Imbaghad ikun perjodu ta zmien ukoll hemm
gew ... perjodi per ezempju ta tmexxija mod … diretturi jigifieri mod ikun hemm hafna restrizzjonijiet, hafna serjeta. Jinbidel id-direttur, perezempju jkun hemm perezempju liberta, iktar cajt ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Ezatt, tkun iktar “relaxed” …
Henry Totalment differenti jigifieri l-hajja. Qisni meta dhalt ghal meta hrigt kien hemm qabza kbira.
Steph Tahseb li huwa importanti li jkun hemm klassifikazzjonijiet tal-prigunieri fil-habs?
Henry Hija mportanti hafna. Anke jekk fil-habsijiet illum il-gurnata barra li hemm il-klassifikazzjoni qed jergghu jhalltu l-kbar maz-zghar biex jixxerjaw l-ideat. Mhux fid-division ... jew fl-iskejjel, jew fil-workshops, imma jhalltuhom bhal-speci il-kbir ghandhu x’jghallem iz-zghir.
Steph U din hija xi haga tajba li qed tghid?
Henry Ghadna ma wasalnix hawn Malta. Hawn Malta l-ewwel ikun hemm “classification” li hemm bzonn, imbaghad minn hemmhekk jibdew jahdmu. U “classification” kif iggib ruhek hemm gew irid jikklassifikak. Mhux biex tidhol. Tad-droga ghalijhom. Jigifieri tad-droga hemmhekk irrid ikun anke bhala programm, ghax trid imbaghad l-ahhar sentejn tmur programm ta rehabiltiazzjoni.
Steph U smajt li mhux kulhadd jista japplika ghaliha?
Henry Hemm board, u dak il-board li jfettillu jghamel. Kien hemm min hemmhekk dahal sentenza ta’ sitt xhur, lejl raqad hemmhekk, l-ghada fil-ghodu mar il- programm. Ghax l-inqas li suppost ikollok hemmhekk sentejn. Mar jaghmel ir “re-entry”, ghax dak kien il programm. Wehel il-dan u baghtuh, u imbaghad sirna nafu li kien joqghod bieb ma bieb ma direttur li kien hemm qabel, Cassar. Meta kellimtu, ghax jiena dak iz-zmien kont rapprezentant hemmhekk tad-division, “Dak ha narah jiena ... dik mhux bicca tieghek.” Ghedtlu isma jien mhux ghax bicca tieghi, ghax in-nies ikunu irridu jafu ghalfejn hemm min ilhu jistenna xhur u dak qabad u mar.
Steph Imma issib diskriminazzjoni anke mis-socjeta jigifieri?
Henry Ghalhekk qed nghidlek belt zghira, hemmhekk issib min kollox.
Steph Tahseb li prigunieri u il-habs bhala socjeta ghandhom ikollhom din il-fama?
Henry Il-Prigunieir mas-socjeta fis-sens, ikollhom dik il-fama ta nghidu …
Sarah Tabella qisa.
Steph Tabella qisu, “ara hemm ghax id-drogi perezempju … dak iddrogat perezempju”.
Henry Le ma nahsibx li ghandhom ikollhom, ha nghidu hekk, mhux tajjeb li jkollhom. Imma m’hemm xejn li dak il- bniedem li jidhol hemm ha jerga jidhol fil-bieb it-tajjeb ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Hemm bzonn ghal iktar programmi u edukazzjoni?
Henry Hemm bzonn ghal daqsxejn ta` mohh hemm gew. Daqsxejn ta` logika ‘as such’. Ghax daqsxejn ta` logika taghmel hafna ahjar hemm gew. Dawk in-nies qeghdin gurnata shiha jiccassaw god-division fuq mejda bhal din, kwadra ... dak jghidlu x’ghadda minnu u kif jaghmel id-droga ...
Steph Hemm hafna gossip igifieri?
Henry U dak kif jaghmel biex jisraq? ... u dak kif jaghmel? ... U le jekk trid toqtol lil xi hadd trid taghmel hekk.”
Sarah Ah igiifieri ideat itiru minn kullimkien ... Hehe ...
Henry Hekk, hekk, il-gurnata kollha. Jiena ghalhekk kont inqatta’ zmien l-iskola. Meta kont nara il xi hadd daqsxejn mhux ta dawk l-affarjiet jidhol hemm nghidlu, “Isma emmini inti ibda intefa l-iskola u ejja hemmhekk. Ghaddi gurnata hemm, tibzax.” Tipprova tahrab minn hemm gew.
Steph ‘Aha’, u tipprova tghinhom ukoll. Inti hekk bhalma ghidt issa qed tipprova tghinhom ftit biex ...
Henry Li tipprova tghin, min hu diehel, ghax min hu qieghed hemm gew m’hemx x’taghmel. M’hemx lanqas idea. Tipprova tipprova. Imbaghad issir li tghid.
Steph Ghax ma jkunx irid hu imma, jew hekk?
Henry Le, ghax lanqas naf … M’hemx. Tghejja tipprova. Trid thallihom m’hemx x’taghmel.
Steph Ezatt, hekk trid tghid.
Henry Ma nista` naghmel xejn. “Mhux tort tieghi”, hekk tispicca tghid hu.
Steph Ezatt. U mhux tort tieghek zgur hux. Ghax inti tkun ipprovajt hux?
Henry Imbaghad tixba tipprova. Tghid ahjar ma nipprovax iktar ghax ghalxejn.
Steph Tahseb li hemm bzonn din il-fama?
Henry Le
Steph Tahseb li n-nies fis-socjeta` jeskludu l-ex-prigunieri minhabba t-tradizzjonijiet Maltin?
Steph Jien naf ehm…Forsi ghax jahsbu li huma tal-biza, maghluqa
Henry Hija tradizzjoini mhux Maltija biss din hija
Sarah Mentalita` t’issa
Henry Kullimkien ezatt. Hemm postijiet differenti, ha nighidu hekk, hemm mentalitajiet differenti ghanka f’Malta. Hemm min jaccetta iktar l-affarjiet imma Malta t-tradizzjoni ghada daqxejn lura iva
Steph Forsi ghax hija zghira u min habba l-‘gossip’ u hekk.
Henry Iva dak izomm daqxejn in-nies maghluqin
Steph Ghallhekk
Henry Maghluqin pero kbir, ghax il-kobor tan-nies huwa kemm hi kbira Malta.
Steph “Il- marelli”
Henry Il-kobor tal-mohh ghax m’hemmx kuncett ta kobor. U f’Malta f’mohh il-Malti m’hemmx kuncett ta kobor. Fil-fatt meta immur xi pajjiz bhal Londra jew ‘New York’ jghid, il-Madonna kemm imxejna, kemm hemm kobor, ghax lanqas kuncett m’hemm ta kobor hawn Malta. Maghluqin bil-bahar allura kollox f’kollox
Steph Ezatt
Henry M’hemmx frontieri. Din taffetwa hafna l-mentalita` fil-fatt
Steph Tahseb li affetwatek ukoll jew le?
Henry Insomma, forsi kieku kont l-Italja kienet tkun l-istess haga. Jiena la jaghfuk in-nies u la jaghfuk mentalita` hekk
Steph Xorta l-istess nies ha jkunu jafuk
Henry Ezatt
Steph U x’jigifieri tghaddi l-kelma
Henry Ikun hemm dak il-pregudizzju dejjem ikun hemm ghanka jekk dak gie joqghod hdejna, jew dak hekk dan ikun jaf, problema daqsxejn hux.
Steph Jekk ikun hemm aktar mezzi ta’ edukazzjoni fil-habs, tahseb li din tghin sabiex meta tohrog issib anaqs pregudizzji? Tahseb jigifieri hemm il-pregudizzji?
Henry Mhux ghax m’hemmx edukazzjoni fil-habs forsi m’hemmx informazzjoni lejn in-nies ta barra. U ghax m’hemmx klassifikazzioni wkoll ghax inti ha naghmlu moghod insemmu l-isptar ha, in generali l-isptar ghandek, il-klassifikazzjoni. Mod thalt l-isptar u mod thalt Mount Carmel in-nies ta` Mount Carmel li jidhlu hemm il-poplu taghna ghandhu pregudizzju fuq dawk in-nies. Jghidlek ‘Dak kien Mount Carmel ta`’ u daqsekk jittimbrawk
Steph Ah veru, veru
Henry Mhux kullhadd ghax kwazi jekk jghidu dak program kien ta` mhux il-habs, jekk programm kien, mhux daqshekk
Steph Tahseb li meta jghidu mar ghal-programm izjed accettata
Henry Iva daqsxejn izjed accettati huwa ma kienx il-habs pero m’hemmx daqsekk informazzjoni
Sarah Xorta tibqalek t-tabbela habs jew program xorta hemm dik it-tabbela qisha.
Henry Iva
Steph Anka jekk jirranga jew hekk xorta jkollok
Henry Ghax m’hemmx informazzjoni ghax.........
Steph U nahseb anka
Henry Ifhimni l-programm ta; Malta ’lascia desiderare’ m’hemx kelma ohra ghax dan fl-ahhar min l-ahhar x’success ikollou anka tara, ghal daqsxejn ma kienx se jghalquh, issa jghalquh kellhom.
Steph Vera
Henry Ghax ma kellhu success ta` xejn “zero percent success” kullhadd jerga jaqa’ mill- programm johrog jaghmel krimini fuq drogi jigiefri jabduh fil-pussess imur il-qorti jew xi haga
Steph Jibda mil-bidu
Henry Jitfawh il-habs jerga jmur programm ma jistax ikun hux
Steph L-anqas xejn
Henry Imbaghad pruvaw isibu daqxejn ta` nies li jaghmlu uzu ta` drogq, u hemm garanzija li ha jibqghu ‘clean’
Steph Garanzija
Henry Hemm wiehed kien l-iskola dejjem mieghi, hemmhekk hu nista` niggarantilek jiena li ha jibqa dejjem ‘clean’
Steph Tahseb
Henry Ghax nahseb kien imcappas kumbinazzjoni meta dahal hemmhekk mil-‘urine’ irrisulta ‘positive’.
Steph ‘Ilallu’
Henry Kumbinazzjoni, mhux jigifieri
Steph Kien ‘unlucky’ ukoll
Henry Kien ‘unlucky’ u kien ‘lucky’ min banda ohra ghax fl-ahhar irnexxielu jmur. Dik ippruvajna immorru l-ewwel ippruvajt jiena nigi l-universita l-ahhar sentejn, ma hallewnix. Ghax hemm pregudizzji anka hemm jew. Imbaghad ippruvajna l-ahhar sena immoru l-MCAST jiena u hu, ma halluniex. Imbaghad hu telaq il-programm u jiena bqajt sa l-ahhar hemmhekk.
Steph Anzi
Henry Mhux it-tip ghazluh ghax ghazluh ghax jafu li ha jkun ara meta jghidluhom ma kellkom success ta xejn, jghidulhom ‘le kellna lil dan’ u kien hemm iehor ukoll.
Steph Il- ‘marelli’
Henry U kien hemm iehor li qatt ma mess dawn l-affarjiet
Steph Vera
Henry ‘Accident, accident’ nemmen jiena li l-‘urine’ tieghu irrizulta ‘positive’ bhal ma kien hemm min rizultalhu ‘positive’ iggieled regaw ic-iccekkjawha u rrizulta ‘negative’ imbaghad anzi swietu ghal-inqas
Steph Ezatt hu hemm anka nahseb, anka s-socjeta ghandha bzonn nahseb edukazzjoni
Henry Is-socjeta li ghandha bzonn ezatt
Steph Biex jaccettaw, s-socjeta lil kulhadd ghax ghanka Mount Carmel li ghandha pregudizzju
Henry Pregudizzji kbar imma kieku hemm iktar informazzjoni lejn il-pubbluiku iktar iktar carezza…
Steph Nahseb iktar ezatt
Henry Fuq x’hemm u x’mhemmx u ghaliex isiru l-affarijiet
Steph Iktar insibu facli nahseb bl-edukazzjoni dejjem biex naccetaw
Henry Biex tifhem ghax ma, tifhem imbaghad taccetta ezatt l-ewwel trid tifhemn ghaliex dak kien hemm. U l-habs irrid ikun l-ahhar haga. l-habs iffiser dan mhux tajjeb mas-socjeta` w itfaw il-habs mhux tinqatalhek sentenza wara 10 snin. Inti tkunkompletament bniedem iehor wara 10 snin. Naf min kien mizzewweg, kellu t-tfal u kellhu x-xoghol u tielef ix-xoghol jigifieri u telaqa l-mara bir-‘relief’ u dan
Steph Jahasra
Henry Biex dan kienu qabduh b’ ’joint’ meta kien ta` 17
Steph Min jaf kemm..
Henry U mur ghamel sitt xhur
Steph Ghal inqas sitt xhur
Henry Iva imma xorta
Sarah Tilef kollox qisu ezatt
Henry Kisser kollox ghal dawk is- sitt xhur ghal hekk. Kieku dan qatel lil xi hadd tghid m’hemmx, halliha ma kellux ghalfejn jistenna ghaxar snin ghax jekk dan kien ta periklu illum u ikkundannajtu kien ta` periklu dawn l- ghaxar snin kollha li ghaddew.
Steph Nahseb kien lahaq mhux…
Henry Mhux hekk, biex inti il-habs suppost ghandhu ikun post fejn inti taghlaq bniedem li mhux tajjeb ghal mas-socjeta`. Issa jew ha tghalqu dak inhar li mhux tajjeb, ghaxar snin wara se taghmilu
Steph Ma tistax taghmel ezatt ghanka vera biex imbaghad issib ix-xoghol hija problema ghax anka
Henry U ha tkun problema ghax x’se ggaghlu jaghmel lil dan? Se jgaghluh igib il-flus min x’imkien jekk ghandhu l- mara u t-tfal. La ghandu bzonn, min xmkien ha jgibhom. U jien hekk nemmen u jien dejjem hekk kont nghid, il-habs huwa l-magna perfetta biex jjikkrea nies criminali ghax inti tidhol hemmhekk daqshekk u tohrog.
Sarah Anqas
Henry Wahda kbira
Steph Kbira ghax
Henry Dejjem tikber
Sarah ‘Eh’,‘orrajt’ fhimtek ‘orajt’ ‘yes’
Steph Ghax tkun taf iktar kriminalita` min hemm gew
Henry U zgur ghax imbaghad barra li tkisser barra, ha titghallem hafna iktar affarjiet u fejn tisma jiena hawnhekk gejt fuq cucata u hekk ha nigi hawn ha nigi fuq haga sewwa ghal-inqas u tipprova taghmel flok kont thalt ghal ghaxar liri hemm gew, tipprova tiehu mitt elf. Ghall-inqas hekk ha mmur naghmel ghaxar snin hemm gew ghandhi mittelf hekk jahsbuha in-nies dik il-mentalita`
Sarah Ghandhom ragun
Henry Hemm hemm punt ha nghidu hekk ghax raguni ma tistax ittijielhom
Sarah Ezatt le mhux ragun vera
Steph U nahseb anki l-‘media’ il-media ma taghmilx gid l-anqas xejn
Henry Le l-media taghmel hafna hsara jiena
Steph Ezatt ghax anki meta nisimghu l-ahbarijiet nghidu ghax dak ghamel hekk hekk u hekk ma tkunx dik jinsew dik.
Henry Kif jipprezentawha, kif jipprezentawha, B. Communications inti
Steph No Psychology
Henry ‘Eh’ ‘orajt’. Kif jipprezentaw taghmel hafna differenza fil-fatt ghax hu skont min hu l-bniedem ghax jekk inti, tinduna mill-ahbarijiet tghid dan mhux sejjer il-habs fuq l-istess rejat kif jippresentawh u dan. Ghanka f’liema parti ta l-ahbarjiet jghidhom jekk se jifthu bieh jew jekk hux nista` nisemmi ismijiet
Sarah ‘If you want’
Henry Ha niehdu ezempju ha
Steph Kif thossok komdu
Henry Manreid Calleja meta ppresentawh l-ahbarjiet u dawk kienet gejja kbira ghax hareg ghax hareg u kelli ohra ezempju ghax ma ridx insemmi ismijiet qabel imma hsibt li dan, Melchior Spiteri dahal hekk fuq cucata,14-il sena kellu, seraq xi zarbun u hekk xi rota ghandi kun……….
Steph ‘Ah’ xi haga hekk
Henry Xi rota kienet dik kien seraq xi rota u tefawh il-habs. X’ghamel dan hareg ftit rega ghamel xi serqa ta` zraben u hekk u dan
Steph U rota ghax smajtha fuq Xarabank ukoll
Henry U wehel sa 18-il sena, eh iva le jiena smajtha ‘live’
Steph ‘Illami’
Henry Dan x’garalhu wara dak is-snin kollha hemm hekk hareg aghar
Steph ‘Aha’
Henry U dahal b’omicidju
Steph Hekk hu
Sarah Aghar
Henry Li huwa r-rizultat car ta` kif inhu hemm gew dak il-post
Steph Mela
Henry M’hemmx, soluzzjoni nahseb li m’hemx
Sarah Ilek li hrigt?
Henry Jiena ilni kwasi xaghrejn issa, xaghar
Sarah Mela kollox ghadhu gdid, l-esperjenza ghandha gdida
Henry Le xahar, xahar. Mhux ‘flashbacks’ igifieri car carissima
Steph Hemm xi idejat ta` kif is-socjeta tista` tintegra izjed l- ex-prigunieri?
Steph B’xi mod jew iehor ma nafx biex hekk ninkluduhom izjed fis-socjeta`?
Henry Ma tohloqox iktar ex-prigunri jekk jista` jkun, l-ewwel haga. It-tieni haga irrid ikun hemm sentenzi alternattivi li l-bniedem ma jigholx hemmhekk jekk mhux verament necessarju. Kienu hargu tal-‘community work’, wiehed hada zgur dik is-sentenza tal-‘community work’ tnejn forsi, ghax m’hinix cert fuq it-tieni wiehed.
Steph ‘Community work’ qieghed tghid li jahdem
Henry Jahdem jiena naf per ezempju anka l-universita`
Steph Meta jkun ghadhom bis-sentenza qieghed tghid
Henry Ezempju, l-universita` tghid ghandhi post ta` erbgha ghal ‘community work’ mela mill-qorti jistghu johrogu s-sentenza imma x’ghamlu din tal-‘community work’, gabu li jrid ikun hemm, jara x’taghmel, inti fejn tkun l-hin kollhu supervision fuqhek
Steph Il-hin kollhu fuqek jigifieri
Henry Irid joqod jiccekkjah jekk jixrob jew jekk dan. Dan x’affarijiet huma? Inti lil dal-bniedem, il- ‘community work’ propja tahdem, inti lil dan il-bniedem tajtu hamsin siegha xoghol u jaghmilhom fi zmien xagharejn. Jigi hawn issib ir-rettur t’hawn, jghidlu isma jiena baghtni ghal tal-‘community work’ x’ser naghmel nghidlu? Iva oqod naddaf hawnhekk int sew ghamel mit-tmienja sa l-erbgha imbaghad ejja ghada. Dan kull ma ha jaghmel. Bejn wiehed u iehor mhux se joqod mieghi l-hin kollhu.
Steph Le ezatt
Henry Ghallura x’qed jigri billi irridu ‘supervsion’ u dan il-hafna cucati hadd ma jridhom jghidlek jien ha nintriga b’dan hawn. Dik l-ewwel haga meta jkun jafhu lil xi hadd li kien il-habs jiena ha nintriga bih ma tarax.
Steph Tas-security qieghed tghid biex joqod hdejh
Henry Ezatt iridu lil xi hadd
Steph ‘Mama mia’
Henry Jekk per ezempju dan ha nhadmu mighi go l-ufficju mela ha jkun mieghi. Kif kont jien l-ahhar tlett xhur, l- ahhar tlett xhur jien hrigt nahdem
Sarah X’iggiefri ihalluk tohrog u terga tidhol
Henry L-ahhar tlett xhur tista` tmur ghax-xoghol ghandek ’45 days’
Sarah ‘Ah’ ‘orajt’
Henry Kull tlett xhur mhux il-hin. Irrid insib imghallem li jigi ghalijha izommni go post maghluq, ufficcju, mhux barra ‘delivery’ jew hekk joqghod mieghek xi hadd dejjem mieghek u jerga jwaslek. Ghax kien hijja ghax kieku haddiehor u ghax kont xbajt indur barra jien ghax kont nghid issa hekk kont nemmen meta kont nara ghasfur go gagga kont nghid harrbu dak l-ghasfur. Jghidlek isma jekk tharrbu dak ma jghix ta` barra kont nghidlu jien kuntent naghmel gurnata liberu barra milli naghmel ghaxar snin hawn gew. Issa qieghed xoghol barra, ghamiltu zmieni gol-ufficcju imbghad meta kien ikolli l-commissions u nigri l-hawn u l-hawn. Mhux xoghol xorta imma hekk jirrikjedi x-xoghol ma tistax tghid
Steph Jigifieri mhux biex taghmel ‘community service’ hekk
Henry M’hemx ghalfejn
Steph Difficli biex taghmilha hekk ukoll
Henry Ezatt
Steph Ghax trid hafna nies ukoll
Henry Min ha jintriga bi bniedem li jrid joqghod, responsabbli tieghu dan
Steph Ezatt hekk ihosshu responsabbli
Henry Ezatt hekk ha jkun, hekk ha jkun
Steph Alla hares jigri xi haga
Henry Fil-fatt mhux se jkun ta` ghax imbghad jigri x’jigri, mhux hu responsabbli tieghu innifshu jekk dan qieghed hawn u ghada rega ghamel hu responsabli tieghu innifshu issa tohodiex bhal pregudizzju li ha jkollok wiehed mill-‘community work’ u ha joqtolni
Steph Le le ‘don’t worry’
Steph Tahseb li huwa importanti li l-prigunieri jkollhjom zjarat fil-habs?
Henry Iva importanti ghalihom u importanti ghal tal-familija l-iktar
Steph U anki tal-hbieb, hbieb jistaw jigu wkoll nahseb
Henry Meta tkun bis-sentenza iva, meta ma tkunx bis-sentenza jrid joqghod jamillek permess ghall kull bniedem l- ispettur, imma normali insoma dik biex jara jekk hemmx xieda perezempju, tigi tkellimni bhala tkun xhud int ha jtellak xhud.
Steph Ghallhekk jigifieri
Henry Biex ma ddawwar xejn, imma meta tkun bis-sentenza jista` jigi kulhadd huwa tajjeb ha nghidhu hekk. Jiena dejjem b’dahka hrigt min hemm meta gew tal-familja
Steph Ghax taqta` ftit mill hajja tal-habs qisu wkoll
Henry Le, le stressanti l-hin ta`, anzi iva
Steph Le, ghax timmisjhom
Sarah Ikun hemm l-gwardjan ukoll
Henry Le aparti huma stressanti l-visita fis-sens li tghid l-ostja vitsa illum
Steph Iva hekk hi
Henry Ghax stressanti fil-verita ghax inti trid tohrog min hemm hekk b’dahhka fuq wiccek u ticcajta u qisu xejn m’hu xejn kont nohrog min hemm hekk jghidulhek tajjeb sejjer dan hawn gew. X’ ser taghmel ha toqghod tinkwietaghhom?
Steph Le ezatt trid turihom li
Henry Trid tohrog ezatt, ezatt ikunu gejjin xi nies fil-fatt stressanti
Steph Ghax trid turihom li inti kuntent
Henry Ezatt turihom li qieghed tajjeb hemm gew u qishu ma jonqos xejn ikollom il-biza li qieghed hemm gew int min jaf x’jimmaginaw, imbghad la darba tidhol hemmhekk tara kemm kemm differenti u hekk ha hekk, imbghad tghid ejja. Qabel l-kamra tal-vizti wkoll kienet hitan mhux mizbghuha, s-soqfa ikrah u hekk, anka jidhlu t-tfal jibzaw
Steph Jahasra
Henry Imma rrangawha ghamlu s-suffett u ghamlu ‘air conditioning’ giet isbah ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Tajjeb
Henry U kont tlabt darba minnhom id-direttur kien, kien ghadu Cassar kont ghedtlu ghamel bicca xoghol l-ufficjali li ikunu hemm l-visit tlibbishomx l-uniformi, tihom xi haga differenti min uniformi ghax it-tfal u jibqghu hekk, jghidu dan x’inhu. Mela, qalli, ma tarax jekk inhalli l-inkwiet hemm isfel ghax hemmhekk hemm ‘special group’ meta jinqalha l-glied jitilghu. Qalli ‘jitilghu ta l-SRT u ma jaghrfux il-gwardjan’. Is- santa pacenzja
Steph U ejja ‘come on’ ma jaghrfuhx
Henry Ma jaghrfux il-gwardjan imma kien semplici hafna mentalment dak id-direttur
Steph Ghax anka l-genituri jippruvaw jighdulhom lit-tfal li qieghed
Henry Li qieghdin ix-xoghol hafna minnhon, ix-xoghol qieghdin
Steph Xoghol ezatt
Henry Hafna minnhom xoghol
Steph Imbaghad jaraw il-gwardjan qisu hekk
Henry Iva
Steph Idea tajjba kienet
Henry Fil-fatt ghandka mit-tieqa qabel kien hemm tieqa maghluha tara kollox barra u tara ‘razor ribbon’ u mar-‘razor ribbon’ tara xi zraben imdendlin. Allura x’jghaddilek min mohhok? Tghid ara Madonna…
Steph Jippruvaw jaharbu
Henry … xi hadd ipprova jahrab u baqa` imwahhal m’hemm, wehlitlu z-zarbuna hemm. Issa dik taf xi tkun, jehel il-ballun jaqbdu z-zarbun, ikun hemm zrabben barra jinxfu barra tan-nies
Steph Il-‘marelli’
Sarah U jaqbghdu jwadbuhom
Henry Ghallura t-tfal iddahlu f’mohhom min jaf x’gara
Steph Hekk hu
Henry Jibzaw iktar. Issa ghal-inqas bit-tieqa ma tidirx
Steph U min dak inhar li ghedt lid-diretur
Henry Kif inhuma baqghu
Steph Ma ghamlux progress
Henry Le, le kif inhuma baqghu
Steph Imma vera kientet idea tajba
Henry Le ideat kien hemm kieku hemm gew, imma kultant in-nies kollox.
Steph Tista tghidli x’jista jaghmel il-habs sabiex jintegra izjed il-habsin fis-socjeta?
Steph Ghadnijha dik, ‘eh’ ok…
Henry Meta hrigt mill-habs sibtha difficli biex taghmel hbieb?
Steph Naf li diga qedtilnha igifieri imma…
Henry Le, ma nahsibx li kienet difficili, forsi jiena kif jien. Imma hafna hbieb diga kienu jafuni ha nghidu hekk
Steph Accettawk
Henry Imbaghad ic-cirku tal-hbieb isir izghar ha nghidu hekk ghax imbaghad tibda tara min hu vera habib u min mhux.
Steph Ezatt hekk hu ezatt
Steph Ir-relazzjoni tieghek mal-familja nbidlet xi ftit? Jew hafna…
Henry Le ma nahsibx, kienu qed jimmissjawni li naf b’cert
Steph Jew tissoda izjed nahseb…
Henry Tissoda mall- familja bhala genituri, l-omm u l- missier ha nghidu hekk, u l-ahwa, l-ahwa iva. It-tfal qisni tlift jien, ghax jiena ghandi zewgt it-tfal u qishom, qishom ma jafunix izjed ha nghidu hekk.
Steph Imma Malta joqoghdu ukoll?
Henry Iva, qisni daqxejn barrani, ha nghidu hekk
Sarah Ghax sitt snin fihom ukoll
Henry U kienu jigu hemmhekk ghandi tlett kwarti fil-gimgha
Steph Igifieri kienu jigu anki sa l-ahhar igifieri
Henry Iva, kienu speci joqodu hemmhekk, il kbira vera kwieta, tkellimha ma tkellmekx, fil- veru sens tal- kelma. Tkellimha ma tkellmekx, il-kbira tlettax, u z-zghira tmienja. Ghaddejja perjodu ikrah, ha nghidu hekk, it- tifla.
Steph Imma ghadek tarhom?
Henry Iva
Steph Sa kemm jidraw, hekk, izjed
Henry Jaffetwhom hafna eh lit-tfal, dak ikun l-iktar hsara imbaghad li jkun hemm, fuq it-tfal tieghek stess. Ta` haddiehor ukoll, imma fuq tieghek stess imbaghad aktar milli minni. Ghax jiena irrelevanti, il-hsara li issir minni imbaghad fejn it-tfal, hekk l-anqas nibda. Vera problema hux, vera kerha. Id-distakk tal- missier meta jispicca il-habs, qishu miet ghalihom il- missier.
Sarah Ghax kienu ghadhom zghar ukoll
Henry ‘Ehe’
Sarah Forsi ghalhekk…
Henry Qisu miet, ha nghidu hekk, ghalihom, imbaghad jibdew jaraw, dan kemm ha jdum xoghol. U kull fejn imorru per ezempju imorru m`ommhom u missierhom mhux hemm.
Steph Isibuha difficli, u ghax ma jifmhux ukoll.
Henry Ir-relazzjoni tinkiser fil-habs, l-iktar haga li tinkiser hemm gew hi r-relazzjonijiet tal-partners - ragel u mara. Dawn l-aktar li jispiccaw. Ghax il-mara tghid kemm ha iddum tistenna. Medja ta` tlieta, erghba snin taghjthom jiena ir-relazzjoni hemmhekk imbaghad tispicca. Imbagahd it-tfal qed jaraw is-separazzjoni u hekk, u xorta jridu jaraw lil missierhom u missierhom forsi jsib xi ohra sa kemm jkun hemm hemmhekk u jmorru jaghmlu il-vista u jsibu lil ohra ukoll hemm.
Steph ‘Oh!’
Henry U l-omm min jaf ma min tkun qedha. Hekk ‘eh’ tahwid it-tfal, issa l-partner li ghandi issa, il-kbira ghada lanqas accettata. Ma tridx tkun taf biha. M’hemmx x’taghmel. Ma tridx tacceta.
Steph Forsi ghax ghada zghira ukoll
Henry Insomma tliettax il-sena ghandha is-sens suppost.
Steph Dak iz-zmiewn aktar isibuha difficli biex jaccettaw nahseb
Henry Iva, veru,
Sarah Ghax jibdew jindunaw x’qett jigri. Allura…
Henry Difficli ha nghidu hekk,
Steph Dawn il- mistoqsijiet imbaghad fuq ix-xoghol, u diga ghednielek, sirna nafu ukoll li qed tahdem ma` huk ukoll.
Henry ‘Ehe’
Steph U ta` l-ahhar igifieri…
Steph L-ETC qatt ma gejt bzonnhom?
Henry L-ETC joffru bhala, l-ahhar tlett xghur li tahdem ituk ‘40 hours at 87 cents an hour’ lill-imghallem tieghek biex ihaddmek. L-ahhar tliett xughur. Issa meta tohjrog minn hemmhekk imbagad ikun hemm incentiv iehor ghall-imghallem, li jtuk nofs il-paga minima, periodu taz-zmien li jistabiluh bejn l-imghallem tieghek per ezempju, jien ha nipprova napplika ghalih, suppost tiga applikajt, imma
Steph Il- process?
Henry Le, ahna ndumu ma niktbu ittra ghax ikollna hafna x’naghmlu. Hu, l-imghallem jghidlek per ezempju biex titghallem is- sena. Jghidlek dan ha jahdem, kif qieghed jien per ezempju, ghandu b’zonn sena biex jitghallem. L-ETC jaraw ghidu x-inhu ix-xoghol? Ghax mhux se tmur kennies per ezempju u tghidu li ghandu bzonn sena biex jitghallem, f’gimgha jitghallem. Aktar ma jkollu kumdita` fix-xoghol, iktar itik u inti ghandek ittih in-nofs il-paga minima.
Steph Ghax dan l-ahhar sirt naf li jghinu wkoll biex issib xoghol
Henry ‘Ehe’ ma nafx jekk hemmx xi affarijiet ohra wara, ‘pero’ jigifieri ma semmithomlix – ‘pero’
Steph Le its ok, Lesti. Grazzi hafna!
APPENDIX 2
INTERVIEW WITH FATHER MARK MONTEBELLO
- What do you do to help prisoners be included in society?
We give them all the support we can. This will be on a holistic basis, very frequently including family and friends. Work begins before their release, so such an individual would be able to prepare him/herself for the outside world. Support will include contacting various civil authorities; regarding housing, social security, employment, etc.
2. How do you think this helps?
A person who feels that attention is being given to him/her, builds up courage and self-esteem. On release these people need a lot of support and encouragement to face the difficulties of life on the outside. Our help is to diminish the pressure and anxiety.
3. What are the main problems encountered?
Housing, fast process of necessary papers regarding social security benefits, and employment.
4. How can society help in the inclusion of ex- prisoners?
Society may help, in the first place, by removing the stigma that is still attached to ex-prisoners, as if all of them were dangerous and unreliable. This is simply not so. It can also help by changing its misconception about re-offending since most people think that an ex-prisoner is more likely to re-offend than someone who had never been to prison, which is false.
5. Is there anything being done to help educate or teach skills to the prisoners?
Prison is a highly de-motivational place where otherwise energetic people feel discouraged and afflicted with inertia and lethargy. The teaching of skills to willing persons within the prisons is generally always available.
6. Do you think society should be educated more about prisoners?
Answered in no.4
7. We know that you help the families of prisoners. What does this work involve?
It involves support, basically. Families need a lot of support, encouragement and help. The moment of release is the most delicate, and families need special help during this time.
Refer to Appendix 1 for the interview questions and transcript.
The name has been changed to safeguard the informant’s anonymity.