34 Years in Hell: My Time Inside America's Toughest Prisons

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Then in 1983 his life was turned upside down when he was arrested following the death of a man at his home in the US. Please note that your continued use of the Acast service will be deemed an acceptance of this update. Jamie worked through the night to dispose of the body all the while disbelieving the situation he found himself in.

Jamie entered the American prison system and was to stay there for 34 years with stints in San Quentin , Folsom State Prison and the notorious Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) in California. Jamie Morgan Kane, who was convicted of murder after pleading guilty in 1984, has spent half his life in US jails.Jamie’s journey to America started as a child when he was taken from the Isle of Man to Canada before ending up in the US and being sold to a family aged 14. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. He got in contact with the Isle of Man authorities to find out what was needed for him to get the birth certificate. I have so many more questions and would love to hear or read more as the author finds out more about his past. He has since been released and written a new book, Behind The Granite Walls, revealing the brutal truth of life behind bars Stateside.

Jamie, who now lives in Ryton, Gateshead, says it has been an incredible journey and is still coming to terms with at last achieving his goal.Jamie claims that tattoos are a form of entertainment for inmates and some would tattoo their faces to look more intimidating. Stolen valor is the act of pretending to be a service member or veteran with the intended effect of personal benefit. He said from a young age he had been told he had been born on the Isle of Man and that his real name was Morgan James Kane. It's been a long time coming but at last Jamie Morgan Kane has had his birth officially registered - on his 68th birthday.