Former hacker Jake Davis, known as Topiary, reveals his journey as a teenager towards the darker and illegal realms of the web – and how he is rebuilding his life after prison

This week on Tech Weekly with Aleks Krotoski, we hear from former hacktivist and LulzSec member Jake Davis.

Davis, known online as Topiary, spent 21 months on remand and 36 days in Feltham young offenders institution after being found guilty of computer crimes in April 2013.

Since then he has been slowly rebuilding his life. In this extended interview with Charles Arthur, he discusses his dramatic arrest and journey through the legal system. Finally Davis talks about his insights into the prison system for young men and how he has drawn positives from this difficult start to his adult life.