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From the archive: How one man spent 34 years in prison after setting fire to a pair of curtains
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:35:56
Publish Date: 2025-01-29 05:00:36
Description: We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2020: David Blagdon’s long-term detention has been described as ‘barbaric’. Whatever his disastrous personal choices, the system failed him repeatedly. By Mark Olden. Read by Mo Ayoub. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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