THE X Factor’s singing prison warden Sam Bailey has revealed the tough-love regime of her day job in a jail housing murderers and violent gangsters.
Warden Sam Bailey works with prisoners serving life sentences [PA]
The mother-of-two
with the soulful voice has become a people’s champion with viewers for
her level-headed approach to the glitzy show.
It is fantastic getting pampered but it’s a world away from what I do every day
“It is fantastic
getting pampered but it’s a world away from what I do every day,” says
Sam, 35, who lives in Leicester and works at Gartree Prison.
“It is a tough prison as most are serving life sentences but you can make a difference.
“A
great moment is when you work with a prisoner who can’t read that well
and struggles to interact with their children. Then on a family day you
see them sitting reading to their son or daughter.”
