Jailed millionaire rapist Lawrence Jones is teaching fellow inmates to read at 'hell hole' prison
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJailed businessman Lawrence Jones - convicted of drugging and raping two women - is serving time at a prison once dubbed a 'hell hole' where he is said to be teaching fellow inmates to read.
The shamed millionaire was jailed for 15 years in December 2023 for drugging and raping two women and sexually assaulting another.
The 56-year-old founder of Manchester tech company UK Fast, from Hale Barns, has been serving his sentence at HMP Birmingham, which was once dubbed a 'hell hole', according to Manchester business insiders.
The category B prison, which houses about a thousand inmates, was branded a 'hell hole' in 2018 and the chief inspector of prisons said it was the worst jail he had ever visited although a follow-up report last year found the jail was much improved. READ NEXT: Manchester court updates LIVE as more charged over disorder following riots Jones, a father of four daughters, is regularly visited there by his wife and business partner Gail and has been teaching fellow inmates to read, the Manchester Evening News has been told.
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