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Posted on 21 July 2026 by Waterside Press

Bob Turney

Photograph of author Bob Turney

Bob Turney was an ex-prisoner who became a respected probation officer and international speaker.

Author Details

  • Books:
    • Because I Have Been Given Much: A Story of Hope
    • Going Straight: After Crime and Punishment
    • I'm Still Standing
    • Wanted!
    • The Idiot Boy
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