This is the riveting and poignant story of one man and his conviction for drunk driving, and his sentencing to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Alfred Wieczorek was pulled over by police. He was drunk. No one disputes his arrest or his conviction for this crime. He was sentenced to the Florida Prison system, and was incarcerated. Released placed on probation, he became gravely ill. Unable to go to his probation appointment, he was arrested on a warrant and placed back in prison for his remaining 2-1/2 years.
They say that justice is blind, however what happened to this one man and his family, is not unique. This story will grab onto you and drag you through the bars, and into the harsh world of prison. This is not an attack on the justice system, this is simply what happens to hundreds of men and women when they become incarcerated, and the indifference that the penal system has for terminally ill inmates. These inmates experience a true hell in their treatment. Commonly not even given basic pain medication, let alone adequate treatment. They are forced to languish and possibly die.
Punishment is the foundation by which our legal system operates, however one can be punished and also treated humanely. How we handle terminally ill inmates should be done with compassion. When a non violent offender is dying, we need to address that persons unique needs.
This book through the authors words, and her brothers letters from prison tell a blunt story of what this man, and family went through.
