The Prisoner
How One Woman's Jail Term Was The Making Of Her
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Publisher Description
Kerry Tucker seemed to be a typical suburban mother of two, but she was harbouring a terrible secret: over the years she had stolen $2 million from her employers.
When her crime was discovered she was sentenced to seven years at a maximum-security prison, alongside some of Victoria’s most notorious criminals. Being incarcerated with murderers and drug dealers was not nearly as daunting, however, as having to tell her two young daughters why she was leaving them. The shame was almost unbearable. She knew that she could give in to the shame or learn from it – and she owed it to her children to learn.
Kerry quickly adapted to the prison regime and set about using her skills to successfully represent women in internal court, parole hearings and child welfare issues. She also introduced her own awareness programs and encouraged inmates to enrol in courses. Taking her own advice she began to study for a Master of Arts, and when she completed her degree the full university graduation ceremony was the first to be held inside an Australian prison.
Today Kerry has gone on to attain a PhD and has been reunited with her daughters. She considers jail a gift because it has given her a purpose – to help educate disadvantaged women.
Customer Reviews
Awsome read
Loved the book finished it in 3 days..
Kerry is soo inspiring
No matter where you’ve come from anything is possible is you beleive in yourself
Awesome and captivating read
Read this book in 2 days and actually found it to be well written, honest and very eye opening to a world most of us will never know but often judge. Kerry told the horrific stories of women’s lives and abuse without being gruesome and with respect for them and their experiences. Definitely worth reading and has given me empathy for women I may have judged in the past.
The prisoner
Couldn’t put it down, heart breaking raw, love’d it.