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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)
Press release for “Supermax Prison”
Press release for “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals.” While the Ebook is available, the paperback will be released late November or early December. I have advanced copies of the paperback if you are interested. Contact llfranklin12@gmail.com https://www.einpresswire.com/shareable-preview/wO4FxH4LLocQVY-Men1TPw
A Book Blurb from one of the best.
I feel honored to have received a book blurb from Pete Earley, best selling author and mental health advocate. Earley has penned 17 books including 4 New York Times best sellers. My excitement drove me to share this with my friends. Check out Earley’s link — http://www.peteearley.com/ *** Supermax Prison is so vivid that readers willContinue reading “A Book Blurb from one of the best.”
An imaginary prison of the future
The ebook for Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals is available. The paperback will be released in late September 2017. Below is one of my favorite excerpts describing our imaginary prison of the future. *** While science tells us how to operate the prison of the future, we still lack the will, the inner forceContinue reading “An imaginary prison of the future”
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”