In this powerful memoir, Russell Dan Smith chronicles his life as a child prisoner among adults and explains the turbulent atmosphere of life in prisons. He details the assault he faced as a child among older prisoners. Smith had enemies among prisoners and prison administrators which necessitated an extraordinary step by federal officials to step in to protect Smith from both.
The brutalities he faced lead Smith to for his own organization to end molestation in prisons throughout the world.
From his early life in an abusive family to being released from prison,Russell Smith was abused, beaten and repeatedly raped. His book is an exposé of the miserable treatment he received at the hands prison officials for 27 years of his life. The book is a chronology of his mistreatment. It is well documented. After reading this book, I hsve only the deepest respect for Mr. Smith.