Conrad Black, former proprietor of the Telegraph titles, is filling his days in the Coleman correctional facility (aka prison) in Florida by writing a 12-week lecture series on American history. Fellow prisoners evidently help him "play cat-and-mouse games" with journalists who sometimes camp outside the jail.
The Independent article that reveals this, Black Lords it behind bars, also reminds us of Black's humility in comparing himself with famous prisoners of the past.
"If saintly men like Gandhi could choose to clean latrines, and Thomas More could voluntarily wear a hair shirt, this experience won't kill me."
