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...zeal. His grandfather was a Jamaican immigrant to Britain, and his father Colvin Robin Reid met and married Lesley Hughes, a white woman who was the daughter of an accountant and magistrate. Richard was born in London in 1973, by which time his father, known as Robin, was in jail for car theft. All told, Robin has spent about 20 years behind bars. "I've seen the inside of most of London's prisons," he says. "I was no great example...
...selling book, In the Belly of the Beast; a suicide, by hanging; in his cell in Alden, N.Y., near Buffalo. With Mailer's help, Abbott, serving time for armed robbery and killing an inmate, won parole and a research job in 1981. Six weeks later, he was back in jail after stabbing to death a New York City waiter. He wrote that prisoners "cannot be subdued. Only murdered...
...piece, “Lost Dreams.” This depicts the strong back of a naked man shrouded in fog, his bald head bent in despair, his bare foot poised to take a step into nowhere. He is surrounded by stone walls and contained in a jail-like space. One feels distinctly that he is trapped but the man is not quite aware of his state. The emptiness becomes a void and his dreams lay scattered and elusive as the cloudy wisps at his feet. His vulnerability and hopelessness become almost tangible...
...send them to jail, anyway? In an effort to learn more about the United States prison system, I decided to pay a visit to renowned prison reform advocate Daniel Mintz. Mintz brought up a number of good points and was very critical of what he referred to as the “prison-industrial complex.” Also, I stole so much shit from this guy. TV, DVD player, microwave, two alarm clock-radios. You name it, I stole it. His kids? I put them up for adoption. I stole...
...driver out of the other Taurus. “This is a carjacking!” I yelled. “What are you doing?” came the quick reply. Shit! It was a police Taurus! “I’m taking you to jail!” the driver said. And that was all it took. I was in jail...