| The Joy: Mountjoy Jail. the Shocking, True Story of Life on the Inside Revised Edition Contributor(s): Howard, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847177441 ISBN-13: 9781847177445 Publisher: O'Brien Press OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - True Crime |
| Dewey: 365.609 |
| LCCN: 2015298462 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.12" W x 7.72" 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One man's story of life in The Joy -- compulsive, chilling and frank. A no-holds-barred account of a criminal's time in the notorious Dublin prison, as revealed to journalist Paul Howard. This extraordinary life story tells it all. The desperate lifestyle of a junkie; bullying and savage beatings among the prisoners; ingenious drug-smuggling ploys; the despairing cry for help of a failed suicide attempt. But alongside the pain there is humour -- from the hilarity of World Cup celebrations to the distraction of a beautiful aerobics teacher, from bingeing on altar wine to the shortest-ever "hunger strike". The first ever glimpse of Mountjoy Prison -- from the inside. Illustrated with black & white photographs. With a new introduction by the author. |