Jailing

by Clifford Irving

When the Nixon administration dealt Clifford Irving a 2 ½ year prison sentence for committing the Howard Hughes Autobiography Hoax, the 41-year-old author was shocked . . . and unprepared to serve time. In prison, he learned how to jail and prevail. But then he was caught with contraband, moved to a three-star penitentiary, and later accused of inciting a riot and conspiring to kill the warden.

This is the true and penetrating story of how Irving survived and won the battle for his freedom. After his journal was excerpted in Playboy, the full memoir hasn't been available until this special new for 2012 eBook edition.

The cover photo of the author was taken at Alcatraz in July 1979 - While on a voluntary visit!

Related: amazon.com/AUTOBIOGRAPHY-HOWARD-HUGHE...

110 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 24, 2011

About the author

Clifford Irving was the author of 20 published books & just released 12 of his works as Kindle/Nook eBooks; he was currently writing a memoir called Around the World in 80 Years.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author keeps a journal of his time in prison. I didn't like the guy. No surprises in the prison system. Shocking? Maybe, but I didn't care, not because I agree with the horror of the prison system, but because of my dislike for the author.

[Sandy Munro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jailing, by Clifford Irving, was so captivating that I almost wished he’d spent more than seventeen months in prison just so that I’d have more journal entries to read. I’m sure he’d disagree with me on that, but the immediacy of his observations was both highly entertaining and enlightening. Irving is the best-selling author who almost pulled off the fake autobiography of Howard Hughes in the early 1970s. The story was the subject of a major motion picture starring Richard Gere called The Hoax.

That Irving was an experienced journalist as well as a novelist made for an engrossing read with surprises on more than one level. The characters he met while “jailing” were not only memorable, but often humorous as well. His insights turned some of my previous conceptions of prison life on their heads. For example, who would have thought that it didn’t pay to be a model prisoner when it came time for your parole hearing? Model prisoners don’t make a fuss, so the prison guards and administrators are motivated to keep them around—parole is often denied. On the other hand, being just enough of a thorn in their sides not to receive a longer sentence seemed to be best strategy. This is a great read, with meaningful insights into the nature of incarceration and the interactions of those on both sides of the bars. One of the most enjoyable reads I’ve come across in a long while.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

First I must confess. I started reading this book because I confused the author with someone else (Clifford Stoll).
Once I realised my mistake, I kept going because it's a pretty interesting book. Not life-changing, but a good read in the same way that a travelogue allows you to escape into a different culture.

[Ladory · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this book cheaply on my kindle. I had watched "Orange is the New..." series on Netflix and wondered if a man's experience might be similar. This was a quick and easy read for me. I enjoyed it. I don't have much else to say about it.

[Vic]

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