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053803 Contributor(s): Gagnon, Robert J (Author) ISBN: 0977866203 EAN: 9780977866205 Publisher: R J Gagnon Publishing US SRP: $ 14.95 US Binding: Paperback: 336 pages Pub Date: March 30, 2006
Annotation: At the age of 15 years, Robert Gagnon, the author, walked into a savings and loan bank in Fort Lauderdale on December 19, 1975 and robbed the bank.
As he left, the manager attacked him from behind and in the midst of the fight, Gagnon shot and critically injured the manager.
After he and his partner were questioned by police, Gagnon took full responsibility for the crime, even adopting the media account of what had occurred, in an effort to save his partner who was an adult.
Gagnon writes that he was convinced the State would only sentence him to 1 to 5 years imprisonment, but instead he was sentenced to spend the rest of his natural life in a Florida State prison with a minimum of 3 years before parole.
His story of life in confinement begins. He mainly focuses on life with his fellow inmates and the lessons learned from some of the "old convicts.
He tells of learning how to take care of himself in the midst of dangerous offenders and of eluding the many "tricks" of law enforcement and corrections officers.
Gagnon explains that convicts have different types of personalities and are referred to as "hustlers, dealers, players, and racists," to name a few; everyone is placed in a category.
He recalls a prison riot in 1982 and about the lost feeling he had after being released following nearly 10 years in institutional confinement.
Paperback: 340 Pages
Publisher: R J Gagnon Publishing Languages: English ISBN-10: 0977866203
ISBN-13: 9780977866205
Product Dimensions: 8.44 x 5.58 x 0.84 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.93 ounces
Publication Date:
March 2006
Author: Robert J Gagnon
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