‘For a few weeks Denzil would appear with a big grin on his face. He was secretly making something but couldn’t yet tell us what.’ Photo: by John Salvino on Unsplash
Meeting a maker: Julia Richardson on an inspiring inmate
‘One of the first things Denzil said to me was that prison had taught him everything.’
I have known Denzil since around 2003, when I became Quaker chaplain at one of our prisons. He is a ‘lifer’ who has been in prison for many years.