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  • 34 Years in Hell

  • My Time Inside America's Toughest Prisons
  • By: James Morgan Kane
  • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)

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34 Years in Hell

By: James Morgan Kane
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Summary

In July 1983, James Morgan Kane returned home in the evening to find a corpse in his living room. Fearing that he would be held responsible, and sensing that his wife was involved, he wanted to do all he could to protect his young family. Jamie worked through the night to dispose of the body. But his luck ran out days later, as he was arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

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 in California. He would rub shoulders with some of the world's most infamous serial killers and gangs. This book tells of his time locked up with no hope of release, living the brutality of the tough and unforgiving American penitentiary system and finding his new purpose in life.

©2019 James Morgan Kane (P)2021 W F Howes

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Insightful and interesting but tragic and sad

Not a terrible amount more to say, Jamie, if you’re reading this, sorry this happened to you buddy, now you’re back in the uk, come see wales, lots of Celtic history. Worth the credit

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Glad he's back home.

Saw a podcast of this man a couple of years ago. Glad he went ahead with writing a book about his life.

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Brilliant hope James Morgan kane has a good life n

Hope James Morgan kane has a great live now he deserves it i hope you do another book would love to know how your life is now

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Great story

An Absolute amazing story. A Great listen. Powerful story of a man's life and life in prison. Highly recommended.

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Interesting but lacked depth

The points raised in the story were interesting and insightful, and it’s clear Kane was subject to horrendous circumstances. However, it felt short for a 34 story and seemed only a handful of experiences were explored in depth. Too much time was spent on minor parts of his life/experiences, when it felt something far more interesting may have happened he could have disclosed. Either way, a good listen, but don’t expect any shock and horror moments.

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really annoying narrator

Great story but read like a really long sports broadcast with more raised infliction than I've ever heard before

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Unbelievable

I throughly enjoyed this book. not a happy tale by any stretch but well written, funny, sad, informative and upbeat. It beggars belief this could happen in 21 Century America.

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Excellent listen.

Really enjoyed this book. As with the plus catalog it’s a lottery of which books I’ll enjoy and which ones I won’t. This was excellent.

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Great listening very interesting and dramatic

enjoyed this a lot very interesting and thought provoking agreat insight into us prisons well read and written.

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You can't choose your family...

Well there's so much I could say but I think the best way to sum up this story is 'the wrong place at the wrong time'...excellently narrated & I've gotta say this is a story of a man that won't sell out or be broken. He was dealt a dirty hand from day 1! served "his country" then got spat out & trodden on. You can't keep a good man down & this guy is a good man, in my opinion. Oh & I hope Dr Whitmore is feeling the prong of Satan's tale in hell!

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