Howard
Marks
At
one time the most wanted drug smuggler on the planet. In
1989 he was busted by the DEA, extradited to Florida from Spain,
and served 7 years of a 25 year sentence in Terre Haute
Penitentiary for international drug smuggling.
Ivor
Novello
In
1944 Novello spent four weeks of an eight week sentence in
Wormword Scrubs prison. His crime - the misuse of petrol coupons
during wartime rationing. Novello did it in style though, driving
around in a borrowed Rolls Royce. His cause wasn't helped when he
attempted to bribe the officer who delivered his summons. One of
Novello's fellow Scrubs inmates was a certain Mad Frankie Fraser.
Angus
McBean
During
WW2 Welsh Surrealist photographer Angus McBean
moved from London to Bath. He even allowed various young male
evacuees to take refuge with him. However after complaints from
neighbours about decadent goings on police broke into his house
and arrested him. McBean was charged with the perversion of
minors, found guilty, and jailed for four years. He served two
years, six months at a Lincolnshire camp.
Ruth Ellis
Crime
of passion murderess who picked up the 'last woman to be hanged
in Britain' tag. She was imprisoned then executed at Holloway,
north London.
David
Sullivan
Jailed
for nine months in 1982 for living off immoral earnings.
Sullivan, however, took his case to the Court of Appeal and was
released after serving just 71 days at Ford Open Prison. Soon
after his release he launched the Sunday
Sport.
Saunders
Lewis
In
1936 Saunders Lewis - along with two others - performed a
symbolic act of arson on materials to be used in the building of
an RAF bombing school in Penyberth, Caernarvonshire. Found guilty
of the charge in a London court, Lewis was sentenced to nine
months imprisonment at Wormwood Scrubs.
Angharad
Tomos
Has
served several prison terms on behalf of the Welsh Language
Society. Her book Yma o Hyd
(Still Here) (1985), is the diary of a language activist in
prison, and incorporates autobiographical elements.
Roddy
Moreno
Cardiff
skinhead icon Roddy Moreno once did a bit of bird, but upon his
release formed skinhead band The Oppressed and helped set up
SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice).
Mickey
Thomas
The
'Welsh George Best' ended up spending some time at her majesty's
pleasure after being found guilty of passing counterfeit money.