"I find it inspiring here," he admits. "I had my work published for the first time and writing keeps me busy in my cell. I also get a lot of constructive criticism to improve my stuff," he adds. "Here you have a lot to think about, you can get depressed, but with the writing you get out what you feel. It is far better than banging the doors, which is just stupid."
Work published
Ben has been in Feltham for a year. He started writing rap lyrics before he went inside. Since then he has expanded his repertoire and had lyrics published in Not Shut Up magazine, which comes out four times a year and is written by inmates of seven UK prisons.
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