Banged Up Abroad: Hellhole: Our Fight to Survive South America's Deadliest Jail
James Miles · Paul Loseby
Jun 2011 · Random House
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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.
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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162 reviews
Lisa-Marie Brown
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February 15, 2017
Very honest from start to finish 2 imature boys listen 2 lies and believe it and ended up serving prison time. Yes what they did was wrong but they learned there lesson and hopefully other kids will learn from them aswell. Just proves that britian prisons have it easy
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celtic bhoy
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November 26, 2016
James miles & Paul loseby were typical teenagers not thinking of the consequences of their actions but when sent to prison with corrupt jailers and scumbags what you expect they did what they did to survive so unless you have been through it don't judge all the best guy's .
Abbi Mitchell
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November 13, 2016
This is such a good read . It really opens your mind to other ways of life and death. Teenagers in the UK need to read this as a warning not to get involved in drug smuggling. I was so glad at the ending of this book to learn the out come . Well done to both of you for surviving the terrible conditions you went through. X
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James Miles and Paul Loseby were born and raised in Leicester, where they continue to live until this day.
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