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John "Ben" Gunn (born 1965) is a British consultant, writer, and campaigner on issues relating to prison life and justice. Convicted of murder at the age of 14, he served 32 years in prison before being released on licence. == Background == Gunn grew up in Ystradgynlais, Powys, Wales, the youngest of seven children.〔 His mother Violet died, age 46, from a heart attack,〔 when he was nine.〔Guardian says 11; Ben says nine, taking his word as BLP〕 He began to behave disruptively, and his father had him placed in a care home.〔 At the age of 14, he fought on the way home from school with an eleven-year-old friend,〔 a fellow resident at the home and a fellow pupil at Brecon High School.〔 Gunn hit his friend on the head multiple times with the leg of a school desk, fracturing his skull.〔〔 〕 Gunn called an ambulance, remained at the scene, and confessed immediately.〔〔 His friend was taken to hospital and Gunn was arrested and charged with causing grievous bodily harm.〔 Four days later, the friend died, and the charge was changed to murder.〔 Gunn was remanded to an adult prison, Bristol prison, after the governor of a young offenders' institution refused to accept him.〔 He was kept in a segregation unit and forced to wear clothing meant for prisoners at risk of self-harming.〔 At his trial, at Cardiff Crown Court,〔 Gunn pleaded guilty to murder.〔 The judge, Mr Justice Michael Davies said in summing up:〔 Gunn was ordered to be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure, with a tariff (minimum jail term) of 10 years.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Gunn (campaigner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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