British Vision Issue 25 英国监狱的色彩革命

Quickly,explain the circumstance you arrested him."
"Iep , Sergeant¹."

Arrested and being processed by the custody² sergeant, this man that is accused of shoplifting will spend some time in the cells while officers decide what to do with him. But being isolated³ and alone to reflect on their temporary incarceration⁴, make some prisoners vulnerable. Some tried to kill themselves or for other reasons lapse⁵ into unconsciousness.

Red alert! Red alert! Cell 29! Red alert! Red alert!

It's for this reason that here at a police station in Gwent, the cells are equipped with live scans(live scan是说可以即时扫描检测装置,如果说life scan则是说检测有无生命迹象的扫描装置,感觉好像到了外星才会用到,如果说囚犯没有了生命才检测到不是也没什么用处了? 感觉意思上live scan 合理些.) ---- devices that trigger an alarm when a prisoner is in need of emergency medical attention.

"What it is looking for is (the) lack of movement. Once it drops below a set level which is set by the company that installed this, we get an alarm that shows on here.Basically, the, the screen will turn red. The cell which is in alarm will superimpose itself into the center of the screen and will not shut off until we go in the cell and see what's wrong."

"These sensors⁶ are extremely difficult to fool. For instance if I just sat here very still and even held my breath the sensor(s) could even detect that my heart was beating."

The cells here at the station are also designed differently from traditional ones. For the most vulnerable, reinforced glass doors painted yellow are just supposed to have a calming effect. Other cells have a blue stripe, this according to forensic⁷ psychologists, affects a prisoner's brain and makes him tell the truth. Here they even have special cells for the severely⁸ intoxicated⁹. Having no hatch means that custody staff have to physically¹⁰ go into the cell/ to check to see if they are alright. All this attention/ on the confidant safety of prisoners may appear a little excessive, but say the police, prisoners stand a better chance of reaching court in good shape to face justice.

Derryl Turner, Sky News.

1 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 incarceration   

n.监禁，禁闭；钳闭

参考例句：

• He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。 来自辞典例句
• Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 请你，请你将这颗心释放出来吧！否则它会因长期的禁闭而爆裂。 来自辞典例句

5 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

6 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

7 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

8 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

9 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

10 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。