Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison
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Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison by T J Parsell
When seventeen-year-old T. J. Parsell held up the local Photo Mat with a toy gun, he was sentenced to four and a half to fifteen years in prison. The first night of his term, four older inmates drugged Parsell and took turns raping him. When they were through, they flipped a coin to decide who would "own" him. Forced to remain silent about his rape by a convict code among inmates (one in which informers are murdered), Parsell's experience that first night haunted him throughout the rest of his sentence. In an effort to silence the guilt and pain of its victims, the issue of prisoner rape is a story that has not been told. For the first time Parsell, one of America's leading spokespeople for prison reform, shares the story of his coming of age behind bars. He gives voice to countless others who have been exposed to an incarceration system that turns a blind eye to the abuse of the prisoners in its charge. Since life behind bars is so often exploited by television and movie re-enactments, the real story has yet to be told. Fish is the first breakout story to do that.T.J.Parsell is a writer and human rights activist who is committed to stopping all forms of sexual assault against men, women, and children in custody. He is the President-elect of Stop Prisoner Rape and advises the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Parsell has spoken before a number of legislative agencies and was a driving force behind the enactment of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, the first federal law to address the subject. He currently resides in Sag Harbor, New York. To learn more about TJ Parsell, go to www.TJParsell.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786717934 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786717939 |
| Title | Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison |
| Author | T J Parsell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2006-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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