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Joe Loya

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August 11, 1961

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Joe Loya Jr. (born 1961) is an American writer and former convicted bank robber. He grew up in Los Angeles, and from 1985 was robbing banks in Southern California until he began a seven-year prison sentence in Lompoc Federal Penitentiary. While in prison he was placed in solitary confinement for violent behavior. During this time he developed a friendship with the author Richard Rodriguez. After his release in 1996 he wrote about prison life for the Pacific News Service. He published his biography, The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, in 2005.

Due to his close relationship with Rodriguez, Loya was able to attain employment as a stringer for the Pacific News Service. In that position, Loya wrote about prison life as well as asking for compass ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 322 ratings · 55 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Oakland Noir (Akashic Noir) by Jerry Thompson (editor), Eddie Muller (Editor), Nick Petrulakis (Contributor) 3.73 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber 4.02 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detoured: My Journey from Darkness to Light by Jesse De La Cruz, Joe Loya (Introduction) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Show of Hands: Young Authors Reflect on the Golden Rule by Mission High School Students, Joe Loya (Foreword) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	the red mile it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell by Joe Loya, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“This memoir is one of the most brutally honest books I’ve ever read. You will grow to believe, and cheer on, this flawed hero as he gains a liberating knowledge of himself.”
― Joe Loya, The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber

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“It ain't no fun when the rabbit's got the gun”
― Joe Loya, The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber

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