Each time I drove the five-hour trip to the Dwight Correctional Center, Rebecca Bivens was on my mind. Becca, as she was called, was found guilty-but-mentally ill for the murder of her five-year-old step-daughter. The fact that she had been diagnosed as having a bipolar disorder grabbed my curiosity. As an investigative journalist, IContinue reading “Fish Heads in an Open Bag”
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Interview for “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
Recently I was interviewed by John Clemens, SAL Audio, on my most recent book, “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals.” Please check it out. (click here for the complete audio release)
Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals
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”
Review from The Gazette-Democrat
I received a nice review on my book, “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals,” from The Gazette-Democrat in southern Illinois. Appreciate all efforts to get the word out. If you like the review, please share. http://www.annanews.com/news/author-shuttered-tamms-center%E2%80%99s-story-not-finished
Prologue to “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals
The ebook will be released on August 1, 2017, followed by the paperback a couple of weeks later. I am sharing the prologue to the book at this time. *** Prologue Few residents can tell you that Illinois was granted statehood on December 3, 1818, or that the state animal is the white-tailed deer. FewerContinue reading “Prologue to “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
Advanced Reviews for Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals
Scheduled for release — ebook on August 1, 2017, printed book seven weeks later. Advanced Reader Reviews: Supermax Prison is so vivid that readers will feel as if they can hear the cell doors closing behind them. Larry L. Franklin and Dr. Rakesh Chandra have written a well-crafted and troubling book that raises important questionsContinue reading “Advanced Reviews for Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
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”
Book Review — “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
A Review of the Book, “Supermax Prison: Controlling the Most Dangerous Criminals” by Larry L Franklin and Rakesh Chandra, MD, JD This book provides a frank and fascinating look at life in maximum security prisons. It is both uplifting and depressing reading, and some parts are even quite difficult to read, especially those with graphicContinue reading “Book Review — “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals””
Psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes
Jeffrey L. Metzner served as psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes, ruling him sane and fit to stand trial. Holmes was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the death of 12 and the wounding of 70 individual. Pleased to receive a review from Jeffrey L. Metzner, M.D. ThisContinue reading “Psychiatrist on the Colorado theater shooting case of James Holmes”