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Warren fellows september 1953 is an australian former drug courier who was sentenced to life imprisonment in thailand in 1978 for his role in a heroin trafficking operation that took place from perth to bangkok. The damage done by fellows warren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The damage done contains twelve years of this mans life condensed into roughly 200 pages, his words are haunting warren fellows retells the story of his devastating experience in several of thailands most notorious prisons for trafficking heroin in the late 70s. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison fellows, warren on.
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Jan 01, 1998 the damage done contains twelve years of this mans life condensed into roughly 200 pages, his words are haunting warren fellows retells the story of his devastating experience in several of thailands most notorious prisons for trafficking heroin in the late 70s. During fellows time in bangkok, he was convicted of heroin trafficking between australia and thailand and was sentenced to prison called bang kwang for twelve years. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair had been convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia. It is not warren fellows plea for forgiveness nor his denial of guilt, but a story of endurance and survival and the abuse of human rights during the decade of a life wasted in leg irons. In the late 1970s, author warren fellows and two of his friends had. Aug 25, 2014 warren fellows, convicted drug trafficker, was given a life sentence in thailand, which was eventually reduced to 11 12 years in prison. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair were convicted of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison unabridged audiobook, by warren fellows. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair were convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia.
The damage done by warren fellows the opening few sentences of this book grab hold of you in a vice like grip and attempts to prepare the reader for what is to come. Warren fellows born september 1953 is an australian former drug courier who was sentenced to life imprisonment in thailand in 1978 for his role in a heroin trafficking operation that took place from perth to bangkok. They were sentenced to life imprisonment in bangkoks notorious bang kwang mens prison, the bangkok hilton. The damage done is likely the most harrowing prison memoir ive read, making the others which include in the belly of the beast and midnight express look downright dainty by compariso. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair were convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and aust. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison new ed by fellows, w isbn. Hats off to warren fellows for getting out of there. In 1978 warren fellows was convicted in thailand of heroin trafficking and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The damage done quotes by warren fellows goodreads. The damage done twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison is a written by warren fellows, a former heroin smuggler that was caught smuggling heroin from thailand to australia.
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I wouldnt normally choose a book like this to read, but i was buying a few different books and this popped up as a suggestion so i thought id give it a go. It portrays his time in the notorious bangkwang prison, nicknamed big tiger. Most readers will agree that the damage done by the copious amounts of drugs he trafficked should reach a balance somehow, what he asks is whether his punishment was just. Comments on the damage done by warren fellows, 12 yrs of. The damage done by warren fellows orns travel blog. The damage done ebook by warren fellows rakuten kobo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the damage done. Fellows was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1978, convicted of heroin trafficking between bangkok, thailand and australia. In his bestselling book the damage done, fellows describes the violence and harsh conditions he experienced in thailand prisons. The damage done download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
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