BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose

The first blog by a British prisoner. Variously described as being "obviously extremely intelligent" (Michael Gove), "the most interesting interview I have ever done" (Michael Portillo), and a "fully paid up member of the awkward squad" (Parole Board), I try to generate debate around the moral and political nexus that is imprisonment. Imprisoned between ages 14 to 47, released on Licence in August 2012

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Door Knob

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The introduction of "courtesy locks", secondary locks on our doors to which we hold the key, has several interesting effects. One ...

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Ben Update

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I have just spoken to Ben. He is sorry there have not been many posts recently, but he has not been feeling too good. He lost sight of rel...

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

How Corrupt Prison Screws can Harass Prisoners

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There are many aspects to staff corruption, and it is only the sexy end of that spectrum which grabs attention. The screws, for instance, wh...

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prisonerben: 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.

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