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Stephen Jackley is a convicted British robber and author. He served time in American and British prisons from 2008 to 2015. He has Asperger's Syndrome, and his book, Just Sky, explores the impact of this condition on his life. Jackley has been followed by the press, both in the United States and the United Kingdom, due to the unusual nature of his crimes.
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Biography
Jackley was born in Exeter, Devon.
In 2008, Jackley was arrested in the United States, after getting caught in Vermont using a fake ID to buy a firearm. A year later, he was returned to the United Kingdom where he was later convicted of a series of armed robbery related offences on banks and bookmakers. Jackley's offences stood out due to his use of "calling cards" and statements that he believed himself a "modern day Robin Hood", who allegedly gave some of his loot to charities and homeless people. What made his offences more unusual was that he was then a student at Worcester University, studying sociology and geography.
It has been reported that Jackley is a trustee and national coordinator of the UK prison-reform organisation, Justice in Prisons, and he is actively involved in penal issues and prisoner rehabilitation.
Works
Jackley has published books including Just Sky (an autobiography) and Good Intentions (a crime thriller), and anthologies of short stories/essays. In early 2015, he helped found the publishing enterprise, Arkbound Ltd, where he is managing editor of the Bristol magazine Boundless.