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First Post
Reflecting on the history of the blog, I noticed that it is nearly 3 years old. The very first post was on the 31st August 2009, and called “Interesting People, Interesting Places”. http://prisonerben.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/interesting-people-interesting-places_31.html
We were so excited when we had 9 readers!
Ben asked me this evening to say a big “Thank you” to everyone. He will be blogging live (i.e. not via me and the Royal Mail) from midweek, and maybe even on his way home on the day his is released. His brother is picking him up at the gate and has an i-pad, so it is quite likely!
Any suggestions on the new title (Ben-decompressing-from-Prison-Blog?) would be welcome!
Ben Gunn is “one of Britain’s best known
prisoners…he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility
of the system” The Times. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when
he was 14 years old, Ben has since renounced violence and consistently
fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings.
As a result of speaking truth to power, Ben has served far longer than
the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to
argue that Ben “has been punished excessively for a crime committed as a
child”, and Lord Ramsbotham to state that “It is expensive and
unnecessary to keep Ben Gunn in prison”.
2012-08-19 16:14:18
Source: http://prisonerben.blogspot.com/2012/08/first-post.html
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