Whether it is enough to keep Brown in his job remains to be seen but the 50-year-old will feel harddoneby if he is sacked after such a spirited performance by his players.
"It's been a long process to gather all of the information because that was hard to come by so there was a lot of research having to bedone to find out all of the names, " said Mr Goodman.
He points out that it will behard for unsuccessful candidates to blame a Eurosceptical leadership, when the ranking of the Tory list is being doneby members.
Reformers also say much can and should bedone to improve the running of prisons, for instance by tackling the culture of brutality, corruption, hard drinking and absenteeism among jailers.