Young certainly had the necessary experience. He had spent 22 years in institutions including Belmarsh high-security prison. He was 12 when he received his first conviction, for criminal damage, and was 14 when he was given his first custodial sentence - three years for shoplifting.
He subsequently served a number of sentences, for various crimes including robbery and fraud.
Young had nine weeks of his current sentence left, so he wrote to the head teacher of his son's school asking if he could come and speak to the pupils about his experiences of life in prison. He also applied to the prison authorities to take a few props with him when he left, including his prison clothes, and eating and drinking equipment.
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