graeme alford

Man Buys Former Prison Cell

Not too many people would want to buy their own jail cell back but Graeme Alford is a pretty extraordinary man. The Australian spent several years in Melbourne, Australia's infamous Pentridge Prison for embezzlement and robbery, including using a sawed-off shotgun in a bank robbery. Alford has since turned his life around, going on to become a motivational speaker and author. The prison closed in 1997. When Alford found out that his cell was being turned into a wine storage facility as part of the prison's commercial redevelopment he decided to snap it up. The space is to be converted to hold rare wines worth Aus $50 million ($46.1 million U.S). It is not how much Alford paid for the cell but one thing is for certain, the wine storage aspect isn't much of a lure for him, Alford doesn't drink.

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graeme alford

Man Buys Former Prison Cell

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