Ex-prisoner buys old Australian prison cell

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An ex-prisoner is buying his old cell in an Australian prison that is being transformed into a residential and commercial complex, local media reported Wednesday.

Former lawyer Graeme Alford spent several years in the Melbourne prison after drinking and gambling sent his life spiralling out of control. By the early 1980s he was behind bars for armed robbery.

On leaving prison Alford rebuilt his life, writing the best-selling "Never Give Up" about his experiences as an inmate and becoming a successful motivational speaker.

When he saw the heritage-listed prison was being redeveloped, he saw an opportunity.

"I thought that not too many people have bought their own jail cell back," Alford told the Australian Associated Press.

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