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A harrowing memoir of surviving and escaping South America's notorious prison system
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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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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What an amazing read, I truly couldn't put this book down. Before I read the account of what these two lads went through I could never of imagined the magnitude of the horror they endured. I would recommend this book to everyone, but be warned you won't be able to put it down until you get to the last page! This story is totally unique, not like another you may have read.Banged Up Abroad: Hellhole: Our Fight to Survive South America's Deadliest Jail
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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When I began reading this book I initially felt a great deal of sympathy towards these two young lads (although they never ask for sympathy). My first impression was they were young, desperate, nieve, even perhaps dumb lads who got caught up smuggling drugs, got caught and thrown into a hellhole prison. However as their story unfolds I began to loose some of that sympathy as I realised these lads were far from dumb or nieve and adapted remarkably well to prison life becoming as hard if not harder and tougher than some of those already serving time. This rather surprised me and was not what I expected to read - although sounds like they had no choice, it was either toughen up or die. Maybe they were not as nieve or innocent as I was thinking initially to adapt so well. I dont know. It would have been nice if they had shared with the reader more "emotion" about being in prison instead of acting tough guys throughout. The continual hard-man/toughman for me got a little tiresome in places and I found myself skipping some of the pages thinking here we go again, more of the same, knife stuff, guns,drugs etc (but then what else is there in these types of hellholes). That being said, its well written and a good read - although personally (as a woman) it was a bit too "blokey" for me compared to some other prison stories but I think they did a good job telling their remarkable story.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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First thing you're going to do is hate these lads. Within a few paragraphs words like "wasters" and "plonkers" will flit through your head. But that's not their fault and there are millions like them. And to their credit they admit they're weren't the sharpest tools in the box. By the end of this truly astonishing book, though, you'll have no doubts about what they've become...the sort of people you want in your corner when the chips are down.
This is the story of two bored lads who thought, or were suckered into thinking, that they could make a quick few quid smuggling cocaine. They couldn't. After being set up they soon found themselves thrown into Venezuela's notorious prison system, or Hell as it's otherwise known.
Rape, murder, guns, grenades, knife-fights, rats, lethal insects, bent warders, killer guards, corruption, drugs and filth. Then they were sent to the REALLY nasty prison, Yare, where gang warfare, slaughter and mayhem featured daily.
To say they were quickly toughened up is to understate the case by a significant factor. An outer layer of English indolence was shed to reveal true British millstone grit. When you read what they lived through and how they coped, words will fail you. Luckily, words didn't fail them and they survived to tell their harrowing tale, one that will make any fool considering chancing their arm with drugs think hard and long.
Banged Up Abroad has got to be the definitive book of its kind. It can leave you scarred, not to mention a little bit more wary on your overseas holidays. This is a Five-Star book that will leave you with the conclusion that if these lads had started out with brains as big as their b***s they'd give Stephen Hawking a run for his money.
This is the story of two bored lads who thought, or were suckered into thinking, that they could make a quick few quid smuggling cocaine. They couldn't. After being set up they soon found themselves thrown into Venezuela's notorious prison system, or Hell as it's otherwise known.
Rape, murder, guns, grenades, knife-fights, rats, lethal insects, bent warders, killer guards, corruption, drugs and filth. Then they were sent to the REALLY nasty prison, Yare, where gang warfare, slaughter and mayhem featured daily.
To say they were quickly toughened up is to understate the case by a significant factor. An outer layer of English indolence was shed to reveal true British millstone grit. When you read what they lived through and how they coped, words will fail you. Luckily, words didn't fail them and they survived to tell their harrowing tale, one that will make any fool considering chancing their arm with drugs think hard and long.
Banged Up Abroad has got to be the definitive book of its kind. It can leave you scarred, not to mention a little bit more wary on your overseas holidays. This is a Five-Star book that will leave you with the conclusion that if these lads had started out with brains as big as their b***s they'd give Stephen Hawking a run for his money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good story, shame about the author.
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'... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jella
Banged up abroad
Brilliant book. Took me 3 days to read it. I couldn't put it down. Just when you think it can't get any worse something else terrible happens.
Published 2 months ago by DB
Eye-Opener
Whilst I appreciate that the protagonists begin almost immediately by expressing their remorse at the actions which led to their imprisonment, I feel like they have become detached... Read more
Published 2 months ago by brouhaha
great book
Enjoyable reading about how you should not end up,reading the book should ensure you dont go down that street, thanks.
Published 7 months ago by steve
Bang On
Bought this book after watching the Banged Up Abroad Venezuela YouTube video - the best of the series. Read more
Published 7 months ago by William J. Usher
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