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A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mystery over ball and chain found in Thames

Mystery over ball and chain found in Thames



A locked ball and chain was yesterday unveiled as one of the most unusual items to have been pulled out of the Thames mud in years. The question is: what happened to the prisoner?

The shackle, beautifully preserved in the foreshore mud, went on temporary display at the Museum of London Docklands today, where Kate Sumnall, the museum's finds liaison officer, admitted its full story would never be known. "The tide is very good at sorting things so if there were any bones associated with it, they would have moved," she said.


It is not believed that Senator Edward Kennedy is in any way connected to what may have been a water connected death of a prisoner...
jailhouselawyer at 10:23 PM

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John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.
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