Hard Time reviewed in News of the World

HARD TIME: A BRIT IN AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JAIL Shaun Attwood

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SHAUN Attwood had it all when he was a dotcom millionaire living the high life in Arizona.

But then he was busted for money laundering and drug dealing – and eventually sentenced to 9.5 years in jail.

Before his trial he spent two years on remand in Maricopa Jail – known as the toughest prison in the US. It makes Shawshank look like a holiday camp.

And this is Attwood’s unflinchingly grim account of how he adapted to the terrifying daily routine there. He doesn’t make apologies for his crime and, now free, is a staunch anti-drugs campaigner.

But after reading this, you may be left wondering whether his punishment fitted the crime.

(Reviews by Douglas Wight and Sarah Hajibagheri) News of the World 26/09/2010

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