Prison Break: Charlie retires after nursing career that spans five decades

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A nurse is breaking free from prison as he begins a well-earned retirement.Charlie Hoggitt, from Erskine, has been treating inmates at Greenock Prison for the past 11 years, rounding off an incredible career caring for people all across the region.Charlie, who has been a nurse for 54 years, will, his colleagues say, be sorely missed by inmates who found his calm demeanour reassuring.The 73-year-old said: “These years at the prison have been amongst the happiest of my career.“Yes, it’s challenging, but I was accepted very early and the prisoners seemed to take to me.“The officers are great too and you always know they are just outside the door.”Charlie.