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Ex-con tries to deter kids

A man who's spent years in and out of prison is now helping young people keep on the right side of the law.

Charles Young takes a makeshift prison cell around London's schools and youth centres.

His aim is to deter others from a life of crime using his own experiences behind bars.

BBC London Ayshea Buksh reports.

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