One man's story of life in The Joy -- compulsive, chilling and frank. A
no-holds-barred account of a criminal's time in the notorious Dublin
prison, as revealed to journalist Paul Howard. This extraordinary life
story tells it all.
The desperate lifestyle of a junkie; bullying and savage beatings among
the prisoners; ingenious drug-smuggling ploys; the despairing cry for
help of a failed suicide attempt. But alongside the pain there is humour
-- from the hilarity of World Cup celebrations to the distraction of a
beautiful aerobics teacher, from bingeing on altar wine to the
shortest-ever "hunger strike".
The first ever glimpse of Mountjoy Prison -- from the inside.
Illustrated with black & white photographs. With a new introduction by
the author.