jailhouselawyer
My blogs
- Jailhouselawyer'... Blog
- TOTAL BOLLOCKS
- Prisoners Voice - The walls have ears we have tongues
- The Condemned Cell
- The Alternative Duck House
- Baron Drugdealer of Liverpool
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | prison law consultant |
| Location | Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | 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. |
| Interests | Cars (particularly the ultimate machine), walking the dog, law, recent interest in the computer and blogging, all things about prison. |
| Favorite Movies | One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, etc. |
| Favorite Music | 1960s flower power era, Johnny Cash Live at San Quentin, Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison, jazz, blues, Glen Miller, Mantovani, etc. |
| Favorite Books | Law texts, biographies, history, prison books. |
All of the phone numbers have fallen out of your address book. Whose number do you look for first and why?
I don't have an address book, the phone numbers are on a loose sheet by the phone. I know my best friend's phone number by heart, he's also a lawyer!