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Gangster jailed with Kray Twins who went on to receive OBE dies at 74
- Cummines died at 74 after a life that pivoted from crime to rehabilitation and public service.
- He was once Britain’s youngest armed robber and a feared gangland enforcer in the 1970s.
- A Parkhurst Prison stint helped steer him toward reform after influence from rival Charlie Richardson.
- Cummines became chief executive of Unlock, supporting reformed offenders from 1999 to 2012.
- Unlock campaigned to rehabilitate offenders and address financial exclusion.
- Cummines was awarded the OBE by the Queen for his services to reformed offenders.
- The obituary notes his early crimes and later mentorship of youths.
- Cummines’ life demonstrates a rare prison-to-public-service arc.
- Cummines died suddenly, with his death followed by media reflections on his complex legacy.
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