Author: Timilty, Joseph,
Title: Prison Journal: an irreverent look at life on the inside.
Description: Boston, Northeastern Univ Press, (1997). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Boston politicians Timilty was indicted in 1993 for conspiracy to commit fraud in a condominium development project. He says. he signed a form stating there was no secondary financing & that he is guilty of stupidity not conspiracy to defraud. For 4 months in prison he kept a secret journal that he smuggled out of prison in coded notes & letters to his wife. Prison Life captures the paradox of life behind bars - the alternating tension & tedium that develop into monotony, fear and eventually passivity & violence. Owner notations endpapers.

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