Fighting for my life : a prisoner's story of redemption /
by Moore, Billy.
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BookPublisher: London : Robinson, 2021Description: 263 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781472145604 (hbk.) :; 1472145607 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 365.6092 MOOSubject(s): Moore, Billy -- Imprisonment | Klong Prem (Prison Thailand) | Prisoners, Foreign -- Thailand -- Bangkok -- Social conditions | Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Great Britain | Muay Thai -- Social aspects | Drug addiction | Crime | True Crime | Autobiography: general | Autobiography: sport | Memoirs | Social services & welfare, criminology | Penology & punishmentSummary: Billy Moore spent three years in Klong Prem prison in Thailand, popularly known as the 'Bangkok Hilton', where he witnessed acts of extreme violence and sexual assault. Eventually he found purpose through taking part in Muay Thai boxing tournaments in jail. Here, he found 'a wall of human community' amongst the elite boxers and regained his sobriety. He was granted early release by the King of Thailand having excelled as a Muay Thai boxer in inter-prison tournaments. But back in the UK and a decade later - with his demons resurfacing - Billy's past caught up with him. He was caught and convicted of a bizarre burglary, carried out in his underpants while high, and was despatched to HMP Walton under then home secretary Theresa May's three-strikes rule. This is his story.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 365.6092 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 04/05/2023 | 003097522X | ||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 365.6092 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 22/10/2024 | 003097521X |
Includes index.
Billy Moore spent three years in Klong Prem prison in Thailand, popularly known as the 'Bangkok Hilton', where he witnessed acts of extreme violence and sexual assault. Eventually he found purpose through taking part in Muay Thai boxing tournaments in jail. Here, he found 'a wall of human community' amongst the elite boxers and regained his sobriety. He was granted early release by the King of Thailand having excelled as a Muay Thai boxer in inter-prison tournaments. But back in the UK and a decade later - with his demons resurfacing - Billy's past caught up with him. He was caught and convicted of a bizarre burglary, carried out in his underpants while high, and was despatched to HMP Walton under then home secretary Theresa May's three-strikes rule. This is his story.
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