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This is an intimate look at life behind bars in one of Colombia's most infamous prisons, La Picota. Wrongfully convicted and trapped by a corrupt and unjust system, our narrator, Aristides Jesus Gonzalez Riohacha takes you deep into the bowels of the aging, and crumbing Colombian prison complex in a breath-taking but candid first-person account. Go behind the walls of La Picota, the notorious facility that has housed generations of narcotraffickers, violent paramilitaries and the corrupt politicians that support them.Marnie Gellhorn is a career journalist whose work has taken her around the globe. Now she takes you inside the crumbling walls of La Picota Prison in Bogota, Colombia.Susie Os and AL Press are committed to bringing you true stories from around the globe, unfiltered. AL Press continues a long tradition in independent publishing, now brought to you on the digital platform.

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Marnie Gellhorn is a former overseas correspondent. She has covered stories from all over the world, but most often in areas of conflict, like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. She has dedicated her career to putting a human face of the geopolitics of our international policies. As a frequent contributor to AP outlets, often the only byline you will have seen is Associated Press. But if you've read enough of her work, you can almost hear her soft gravelly voice in the stories. After two decades devoted to writing about war and conflict, Marnie has begun to branch out into different area, such a s crime and justice. The Barons of Memphis is a fictionalized account of an infamous crime in for her adopted hometown. The Princes of Shelby County is a continuation of this series. Three Years in a Colombian Prison is a non-fiction book based on interviews with a convicted inmate, Aristides Jesus Gonzalez Riohacha and his family. Marnie and her constant companion, Henri Arthur George split their time between Memphis and Sonoma as she continues to work as a travel writer. She is a frequent contributor to wine & cheese magazine. You can find Marnie on Instagram, Facebook, Goodreads and other social media sites.

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