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Tuesday, May 1, 2007 12:00 AM

At her majesty's pleasure

After a nightmare flight from New York to London, I was thrown into a Victorian hellhole of a prison alongside drug smugglers and rapists. This is my story.
By Peter Kurth

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  • Tuesday, May 1, 2007 02:03 PM

    Not his Fault

    This guy did nothing wrong. He was in prison because he lost his laptop and his phone card wouldn't work and it was the holiday season and the flight crew was rude and he's muslim. It was all just bad luck. God save the queen!

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