Essex Boys, the New Generation
“The many mistakes he had made in his short life were not all of his own making.
On 22 October 1998, he found himself incarcerated within the confines of HMP Chelmsford. There was little he could do about his situation after the police had caught him handling stolen goods and a judge had sentenced him to nine months’ imprisonment; however, he could have, and should have, steered clear of the prisoner in the cell next to his own.
Boshell was impressed with the smooth-talking, flash wide boy who had become his neighbour. Damon Alvin appeared to be everything that Boshell had one day dreamed of being. Never one to miss an opportunity to exploit somebody, Alvin had cultivated his friendship with Boshell and effectively made him his errand boy. In return for the numerous trivial tasks Boshell carried out for his new friend, Alvin would fill out the occasional prison application form and help him with his reading.
Describing their first meeting, Alvin said, ‘He was teased a lot b...ecause of his stutter and I felt rather sorry for him.MoreLess
On 22 October 1998, he found himself incarcerated within the confines of HMP Chelmsford. There was little he could do about his situation after the police had caught him handling stolen goods and a judge had sentenced him to nine months’ imprisonment; however, he could have, and should have, steered clear of the prisoner in the cell next to his own.
Boshell was impressed with the smooth-talking, flash wide boy who had become his neighbour. Damon Alvin appeared to be everything that Boshell had one day dreamed of being. Never one to miss an opportunity to exploit somebody, Alvin had cultivated his friendship with Boshell and effectively made him his errand boy. In return for the numerous trivial tasks Boshell carried out for his new friend, Alvin would fill out the occasional prison application form and help him with his reading.
Describing their first meeting, Alvin said, ‘He was teased a lot b...ecause of his stutter and I felt rather sorry for him.MoreLess
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