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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Duncan Campbell

‘It’s not about glorifying crime’: ex-convicts in demand for talks and tours

Kevin Lane outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London
Kevin Lane, who was jailed for life for murder but has always protested his innocence, will appear at the Cambridge Country Club. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

Nearly 30 years after the “hitman” murder for which he was jailed for life, Kevin Lane will take to the stage of the Cambridge Country Club this month to share his thoughts on crime and punishment.

For anyone who saw him recently in the Channel 4 programme Banged Up, explaining to a gobsmacked Tory MP, Johnny Mercer, an unconventional method for smuggling contraband into jail, it will also be a chance to question him about the 24 years he has served behind bars.

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