Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir has been moved to a safer seaside prison days after his conviction in a spot-fixing scandal. Amir, who began serving his six-month sentence at Feltham Young Offenders Institution in West London on November 3, has been transferred to Portland Prison on the Dorset coast. “Feltham is a grim place to be – especially for a young international sports star. Amir will be glad to get out.
And Portland is a walk in the park by comparison,” the Sun quoted a source as saying. Feltham had earlier come under scanner after a racist inmate murdered his Muslim inmate. A 2010 report had pointed out “frequent” fights and “gang culture” in the jail. Amir is expected to appeal against his sentence for bowling deliberate no-balls in exchange for payments at a Lord’s match against England in August 2010.
Amir moved to Portland Prison
