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Banged Up Abroad: Hellhole: Our Fight to Survive South America's Deadliest Jail by [James Miles, Loseby Paul]

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They were sentenced to thirty years and flung into the world's deadliest prison system, ending up in the notorious Yare. A place where drugs and weaponry are currency and the rules are: there are no rules.

This is the gripping true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. It's about what it's like to witness murder and rape every day, fearing you'll be next. How it feels to join a dangerous Latino gang and eat dead rats in order to survive. And, what you do when you're at the centre of a riot between thousands of men with machine guns.

As seen on Channel 5's Banged Up Abroad, this is the most shocking prison story ever told and an inspiring account of human endurance.

Length: 330 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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'There are 3,000 drugged-up psychopaths, armed to the teeth with blades, shooters and bombs. That's the only way I can describe Yare. It's a murderous viper's nest of assassins, cut throats and killers.'

When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. Young and naive, the lads had thought the one-off drug mule job would be a passport to a better life. But in reality it was a ticket to hell ...

They were sentenced to thirty years and flung into the world's deadliest prison system, ending up in the notorious Yare. A place where drugs and weaponry are currency and the rules are: there are no rules.

This is the gripping true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. It's about what it's like to witness murder and rape every day, fearing you'll be next. How it feels to join a dangerous Latino gang and eat dead rats in order to survive. And, what you do when you're at the centre of a riot between thousands of men with machine guns.

As seen on Channel 5's Banged Up Abroad, this is the most shocking prison story ever told and an inspiring account of human endurance.

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The harrowing memoir of two men who were caught drug trafficking and survived South America's notorious prison system

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Print Length: 330 pages
Publisher: Ebury Digital (9 June 2011)
Sold by: PRH UK
Language: English
ASIN: B0051UT6I6
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greg warton

Awesaome

Reviewed in Australia on 26 July 2018

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An exceLLent read.a real eye openener and malesmyou feel like you are actually there it chilled me to the bone at times

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Sam D

good but some flaws

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2014

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I enjoyed this book. They do have a brilliant story to tell. Some readers think it is exaggerated at times, but having seen Ross Kemp's excellent show, Extreme Worlds, I can fully believe everything mentioned about South American prison life. My only issue is the lack of emotion from the author. Possibly due to his ability to switch off from emotion as a survival mechanism used in the prisons. He also comes across as a bit of a 'hard man' who isn't to be messed with. Something that does get annoying after a while. Also, never use words such as 'geezer', 'pucker', 'mint'...it just sounds immature. I would have liked a bit more detail about their life after prison and how they adjusted to being back in the UK.

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Jetlag Jon

Got what they deserved.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2018

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An interesting story, but far too much of the author telling us how hard he is. I thought he came across as a nasty piece of work and deserved to be banged up. At no point did I feel the slightest jot of sympathy for their plight. In fact they were lucky their sentence only lasted four years in the end

. A league away from Midnight Express both in terms of literary merit, suspense, or any redeeming qualities of the main character. If I had known what to expect, I would not have bothered reading it.

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Aman Berhane

A book of fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2018

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Poorly written with the writer trying to include too many different things happening at once. But what really makes this book difficult to finish are the endless elements of fantasy. I’m aware that most books of this nature have some degree of exaggeration, but here the writer/author really has taken creative licence to a different level. Whilst a lot of the scenarios may have some elements of truth to them, the majority have just been embellished to the point where they are no longer believable. Glorified and embellished so much that this is probably more a book of fiction than reality. The Cocaine Diaries is a more realistic tale of being locked up in a Venezuelan prison for drug trafficking.

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Jella

Good story, shame about the author.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2012

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I love Banged Up Abroad and am a huge fan of biographies such as this. The story is great and a lot of it is well written, but i felt that now and again certain rude boy 'lingo' was used when it wasn't really needed and it didnt really fit in with the generally well worded narrative. Words like 'pukka' and 'geezer' and 'beef' just felt like they had been put in to show what a hard-man Jim was trying to be. A personal favourite was 'willy-nilly'. Frankly made him sound like a twit. I also cant help a lot of was exaggerated to show how 'scary' he was in prison. This just resulted in making him unlikeable. He showed no humility and that makes me feel sorry he wasnt in prison for longer.
The story, however, is gripping and interesting. Perhaps a better author and editor would have been less of a downfall.

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Jimmymanc

Page-turner.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2018

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A gripping true tale of two naive young Brits who got caught trying to smuggle cocaine out of Venezuela. A real page-turner account of their fight for survival in a Venezuelan prison - be warned, it really isn't for the faint-hearted. A lot of it will make you gasp in disbelief.

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William Degnan

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2018

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I found this book to be a fascinating read into the life's of 2 ordinary boys who think they will make a quick buck, but find themselves in what can only be described a Hell.

The attention to detail is remarkable on day to day life in one of the harshest conditions of life behind bars.

I would definitely recommend this book.

Regards

William

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Gritty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2018

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A no frills recount of four years of hell, you must both be made of strong stuff to have survived all that you did. I would say you have more than paid the price and earned the right to move on and hopefully have peaceful and happy lives. The human spirits ability to endure is an amazing force, best of luck to you both.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2019

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Another good book. I've read a few and they're all pretty much crazy but true. Think I'll watch banged up abroad version now. Not be as good as the book tho.
Very in depth and very well written
We worth a read

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Nicola

Gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2018

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It’s surreal to think that these places exist. I downloaded this to my phone and at every opportunity I had I read it. I’m so glad that they survived despite the odds stacked so far against them. I’ve been told that countries are corrupt but this is so blatant. I wish them the best with the rest of their lives.

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Carl bell

Read the whole book in a day, great story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2019

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For being a story that took 4yrs of life to happen, it is well written and gruesomely factual with no holds barred. A great read and a well told story, hopefully one that young men with aspiring "get rich quick" drug related hopes will read and see there's a better way to life

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Jean lockley

Heartwrenching story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2019

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A brilliant book about surviving against the odds could not put it down my heart went out to those young men

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Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2019

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Excellent book, really well put together. What an insane story, I hope more is done to stop these horrendous conditions.

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Eloise MI

Really frightening

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2020

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This should be on the school curriculum! It would deter even the most deluded of individuals into realising the consequences of jail arent worth the risk.

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Hell on earth

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2016

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Worse than I imagined hell to be. Send a man/woman to hell as punishment, don't expect them to come out an angel. If these guys hadn't adapted to the dreadful circumstances, they would not be alive. A brilliant read. Cruelty & coruption in the legal system.

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B1ackcat

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2018

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I really enjoyed this book. Draws you in and holds your attention. Horrendous conditions that these two suffered, yet they survived. Fair play.

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