Description At thirteen, Dannie M.
Martin was released from FCI Phoenix in 1992, after serving twelve years for a thirty-three year sentence for bank rob.
Their on-going collaboration, about the world behind bars in America told through a convict\'s eyes, brought the two several prestigious journalism awards.
Fifty of Martin\'s Chronicle essays were compiled in the book Committing Journalism: The Prison Writings of Red Hog, with a running commentary by Sussman.
When Peter Sussman published it, Martin\'s dream of being a writer became reality.
Martin called himself "a criminal by any definition." In 1986, while in Lompoc Federal Penitentiary, Red Hog - as he was known inside - sent an article cold to the San Francisco Chronicle about AIDS in prison.
Martin (1939-2013) spent about half his life in reform schools, jails, and prisons for crimes propelled by drug addiction.
About the Author Dannie M.
Humane and funny, this is Martin\'s brutally honest telling of his story.
Filled with sharply drawn characters of fellow criminals, addicts, prison guards, and lawyers, Incorrigible is a joy ride with an author unlike any other.
Out of prison, Martin continued his cycle of crime and addiction that left him accepting awards while high on heroin and publishing novels while on the lam.
A series of articles for the San Francisco Chronicle gave Martin a chance to tell his own stories and share how the reality of prison life affected the convicts and their loved ones.
He writes unflinchingly of the racial tensions and riots in prison, but also the humanity and humor of the prisoners themselves.
In Incorrigible, Martin recounts his life as a criminal and addict - and also as a writer, father, and friend.
Outside, he developed a drug addiction that would rule his life.
As a teenager, Martin found an unlikely sense of comradeship, a nickname, and a passion for words in juvenile halls.
For the rest of his life, he would be in jail, on parole, or avoiding arrest.
Martin first entered a jail.
Description At thirteen, Dannie M
