Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison

Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man’s Prison

Author	T. J. Parsell.
Publisher	Da Capo Press
Publication date	August 30, 2007
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	336
ISBN	0-7867-2037-9
OCLC	148890660

Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison is the memoir of T. J. Parsell. It tells the story of his experience in the Michigan prison system, where he was exposed to sexual abuse from fellow inmates. It exposes many injustices and is a prime example of the flaws in the US prison system. It takes place in the 1970s. The book has received praise from a variety of sources.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. James, McCourt (26 December 2006). "LA Times Book Review: Commitment to Goodness Transcends Past in Fish". The Los Angeles Times). Retrieved 2008-07-05.
2. Lisotta, Christopher (7 November 2006). "Boy behind bars: the gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17". The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine). Retrieved 2008-07-05.
3. Styrsky, Stefen (2006-12-08). "Coming Out In Jail. Review of Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison". Gay City News. Retrieved 2008-07-05. ^{[dead link‍]}
4. Lee, Christopher (January 25, 2007). "Insidereview. Review of Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison". Rutgers Daily Targum. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
5. Kleiner, Stephen (January 7, 2007). "Behind These Walls Memoir Details Life Altering Events in Prison". The New York Post. p. B9. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

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