Biography & Autobiography Criminals & Outlaws
Breakfast with the Devil
- Publisher
- Insomniac Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2001
- Category
- Criminals & Outlaws
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895837186
- Publish Date
- May 2001
- List Price
- $19.95
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Where to buy it
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Description
In 1960, 18-year-old Wayne Carlson was convicted for stealing cars, and spent his twenties and thirties in penetentiaries and prisons across Canada and the U.S. But Carlson was no ordinary inmate -- what set him apart was his penchant for escaping from captivity. From Saskatchewan to Vermont, Carlson broke out of jail 13 times, making him the most-escaped prisoner in modern North American history. More than just a skillful escape artist, ever since gaining his freedom in 1998, Carlson has become one of Canada's most respected activists for prison reform. He is a member of the Samaritans of Southern Alberta and a founding member of The Prison Sams Program, a group that brings attention to the correlation between prison and suicide.
About the author
Wayne Carlson lives and writes in Lethbridge, Alberta. He has worked at various jobs and most recently could be found driving a cab. Carlson has been published in This Magazine. He was the subject of a documentary feature that aired on CBC's The Fifth Estate. Breakfast with the Devil is Carlson's first book.