Ben Gunn

Gunn was released on licence on 22 August 2012, after 32 years confinement. He resumed his relationship with Alex and they lived together for eight months, but then separated. His company, Mokurai Consulting, (named after a Zen monk and meaning "Silent Thunder") now manages his media appearances and provides services related to criminal justice and prison issues.

He became general secretary of the Association of Prisoners, and joined the campaign to restore prisoners' voting rights. He maintained a blog by including his blog posts in letters to his partner, who scanned or typed the material and uploaded it on his behalf. In 2011, his blog was nominated for the Orwell Prize. While in prison, he also wrote for the Inside Time, a newspaper for prisoners.

From 2009 to 2012, Gunn was in Sudbury prison, Derbyshire.

In 2007, Gunn was in Shepton Mallet prison, where he met and began an illicit romantic relationship with a female teacher called Alex. Once the relationship was discovered, she was banned from visiting the prison. They maintained contact using a mobile phone which Gunn hid in his cell. He has credited her with changing his attitude to working towards obtaining parole.

John "Ben" Gunn (born 1965) is a British consultant, writer, and campaigner on issues relating to prison life and justice. Convicted of murder at the age of 14, he served 32 years in prison before being released on licence.