Bit cheeky, but if anyone feels like sending Ben a seasonal card, the post code for HMP Shepton Mallet is BA4 5LU. Meanwhile, I'll print and send in to him your good wishes.
Thank you,
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Ben
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- United Kingdom
- Previously known as "one of Britain's best known prisoners...he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility of the system" The Times, Ben was finally released from prison after 32 years in August 2012. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when he was 14 years old, he renounced violence and fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings. As a result of speaking truth to power, he served far longer than the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to argue that he had "been punished excessively for a crime committed as a child". One of the more intellectual of prisoner-campaigners, Ben chose to educate himself from schoolboy level to having both undergraduate and post graduate degrees. He is currently one of very few prisoners in Britain ever to attempt a Doctorate. Ben's speciality is non-violent action and the Human Needs Theory. Now on Life Licence, He is forging a career as a CJ policy consultant, writer and - as ever - campaigner.
And if you don't trust the Christmas post, there are also e-cards that can be printed off :D
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Australia Ben
ReplyDeleteThank you for your blog, your acerbic humour and spirited attitude make my day, every day. You give your readers far more than you realize.
Best wishes for 2010,
Kate
Merry Christmas Ben. x x x
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful blog.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and please keep writing.
Hope 2010 is a good year.
xx