Jack Abbott

I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.

I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror.

I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror.

Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and read more

Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.

I am at this moment thirty-seven years old. Since aged twelve I have been free the sum total of nine read more

I am at this moment thirty-seven years old. Since aged twelve I have been free the sum total of nine and a half months.