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You Are Going to Prison

There's no doubt about it. You saw the flashing red lights, you found a good attorney, you even begged for mercy. Now You Are Going To Prison and there's not a damn thing you can do about it... except learn how to make the time go easier.

Jim Hogshire guides you through the correctional system, pointing out all the dangers and scams, leading you toward the safest path. If you or a loved one are about to be swallowed up by the system, you need this information if you hope to come out whole.

Topics covered include:

* Custody: Dealing with police * Why you should sometimes tell the cops exactly where your stash is * Handling confrontations in jail * Making bail * And much more.

* Trial: Why public defenders are often the best attorneys * How to plea bargain * Mike Tyson's second biggest mistake * The importance of the pretrial sentencing report * And much more.

* Prison: Rape: Everything you ever wanted to know, and some stuff you'll wish you didn't * Improvised weapons, including zip guns, knives and torchings * The best prison jobs * Selling food and drugs, and other prison hustles * Toilet bowl wine * And much more.

* Jailhouse Justice: Your rights in prison * Segregation and "Marionization," some of the cruelest punishments ever inflicted on human beings * Filing grievances and lawsuits * And much more.

* Execution: Life on death row * "Deathwatch," a minute-by-minute account of a convict's last days * Lethal injection * Electrocution * Gas chambers * Hanging * And much more.

You Are Going To Prison is the most accurate, no-bullshit guide to prison life we have ever seen. You don't want to read this book unless you're going to do time, because you won't be able to get the sickening images out of your head.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 181
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781893626225
  • Genres
  • sociology, reference
  • Release date
  • 1994