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Ben
Lecturing
About Me
- 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 I was 14 years old, I renounced violence and fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings. As a result of speaking truth to power, I served far longer than the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to argue that I have "been punished excessively for a crime committed as a child". One of the more intellectual of prisoner-campaigners, Ben chose to educate himself from a 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, I am forging a career as a CJ policy consultant, writer and - as ever - campaigner.
I checked fb and saw that you have got a parole hearing in May (three months time) keep going Ben, be cool and sweet to them in May and I am sure things will start to change.
ReplyDeleteYou have many supporters and admirers and have done really good and I mean really good work raising awareness and reaching out to people.
Your writing and your blog shows such artist flare and brilliance, that is why there are so many of us who care about you, keep going Ben, you are not alone ... We love you, despite knowing what you did, we still care because you care and you keep trying to do good and be on the side of good. Best wishes, thinking of you xxx
Actually, it says only a possibility of a hearing in May. Reading on, it looks like they said this for January too, but that has been and gone. They seem to be fobbing Ben off, and I will write that letter...
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