Reception has an important role to play in jail. It’s the first time the prison officers can really size up what the man is like. They need to make sure whether he is bent or just jail bent. Often it is difficult to tell without having an intimate examination of the lad’s genitals and arsehole. Yes they are checking for contraband and that is the line to take. But really they want to see how ragged the bloke’s cunt is and put him in a suitable cell. There’s very little point having one wing full of sexually frustrated men separated from the missus and another wing full of men happy for anyone up them for a fag…