By: Joseph J. Corvi and Steve Conway
Joe Corvi provides an insider’s view of certain events that took place in the eastern Pennsylvania penal system during the 1940s and 1950s. He shares a familiarity with the prisons, the inmates, the administration and those events that can only be gained through personal knowledge, firsthand experience and a close acquaintance with men who are the actors in his drama. In short, he can tell the story convincingly because he was there, an inmate himself.
Although the cast of the characters is large, Breaching tells the story of three men who served years together in three eastern Pennsylvania prisons, including Eastern State Penitentiary. One of the men made the best of a bad situation, served his time and was finally released. The other two made the worst of it, thinking only of freedom. In the end, one escaped from the law and the other used the law to escape.
At nearly every turn of a page a prison break is being conceived, or executed. Men escape and are captured. Holdups, armed robberies, and shootings punctuate the chapters. Good guys, bad guys, and chase scenes abound. In the interludes between the action scenes, the inmates experience everything from terrifying confrontations to simple fraternal kindnesses. Finally, there are the long hours spent contemplating the mind-numbing prospect of being incarcerated for interminable decades-and endless purgatory.
Dimensions (in inches): 5 1/4 by 8 inches, 190 pages, soft cover.
Publisher: Personal Legends Publishing (December, 2002) ISBN: 0-9725468-0-4
$19.95 ($16.95 each plus $3.00 S & H)
