Several people have asked me about the release date for the printed version of “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals.” The release date has been moved to November 2017. I’m sorry for the delay, but it is what it is. However, I do have several advanced copies of the book that I use forContinue reading “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
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Investigative journalism — why this, why that, why not, why?
(Most likely a photo of group therapy in a supermax setting.) Investigative journalism is to discover the unknown, the information that escapes the public eye. As adults, we seem to have lost the inquisitive nature of childhood — why this, why that, why not, why? Instead, we engage in the comforts of social media whereContinue reading “Investigative journalism — why this, why that, why not, why?”
Book Titles, Subtitles, and Blurbs
When I finished my manuscript and found a publisher willing to take a chance on me, I thought the journey was complete. After all, I had written a 250-page manuscript and was proud of my accomplishment. I even had a title — “Maxed Out: The birth and death of the Tamms supermax.” It’s time toContinue reading “Book Titles, Subtitles, and Blurbs”
A book review to die for.
A book review can provide a “writer’s high,” or reduce the author to a pile of rumble. But when the words come from his mentor, the review is a big deal. Elizabeth Theresa Klaver was a Professor of English at Southern Illinois University; my client when I had a financial planning practice, and a friendContinue reading “A book review to die for.”