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Journey To Hell: Inside the World's Most Violent Prison System by Donald MacNeil (Paperback, 2006)
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Donald MacNeil was a sailing instructor in the north of England when he was hired to skipper a yacht across the Mediterranean while teaching its owners to sail. The pay was good and the work sounded easy - or so he thought. But when the trip reached Malta, the true nature of the expedition was revealed: he had to sail the Atlantic to South America to collect one of the biggest shipments of cocaine ever bound for the UK. Realising he now knew too much about the dangerous gangsters who had hired him, he knew refusal wasn't an option. There followed a harrowing - and bizarre - journey via the West Indies to the coast of Venezuela, where hundreds of kilos of coke were loaded on board. Shortly afterwards, however, Donald and a fellow crewman were arrested by the Venezuelan National Guard, who had received a tipoff from the British police and had been watching the entire operation. Donald was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to six and a half years in the notorious island prison of San Antonio. He soon discovered why Venezuela's prisons are reputed to be the most violent in the world. Hundreds of people are killed and thousands maimed every year in riots, vendettas and petty disputes. Thrown into a filthy, over-crowded dormitory known as Pavilion 4, and surrounded by armed gangs, crack addicts, death and disease, he witnessed close-up the day-to-day fight for survival of those unfortunate enough to be sent there. Ferocious guards beat prisoners indiscriminately and many resorted to hunger strikes and even 'blood strikes' (deliberately cutting themselves) to protest against the scarce food, undrinkable water and lack of medical care. Finally a gang war broke out between the two prison compounds, involving guns, knives, machetes and even grenades, resulting in the brutal death of Donald's friend and mentor, compound leader Mancho . Through it all MacNeil clung to the belief that one day he would be reunited with his family and friends. Journey to Hell is a harrowing but compelling account of the workings of the international drug trade and of one man's extraordinary endurance and will to survive.Product Identifiers
PublisherMilo Books
ISBN-139781903854570
eBay Product ID (ePID)86701818
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Book TitleJourney to Hell: inside the World's Most Violent Prison System
AuthorDonald Macneil
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTrue Crime
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width153mm
Item Weight338g
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Title_AuthorDonald Macneil
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 16 Jan, 2019
A must read if you like true stories
This book had me hooked from the start,so interesting too read how some people survive the almost impossible without loosing the will to live.Really do recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Nov, 2022
Good read
Good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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