Crimes and the People Who Commit Them

<p>Lippert was thrown into the bowels of the Michigan Department of Corrections as a seventeen-year-old adolescent. He remained entrenched in a world of malfeasance for the next forty years. With astonishing honesty he reveals the raw details of what a life of incarceration looks like from the inside. His observations of human behavior and his stellar ability to tell a story reveal the courage and resilience of a man who has survived horrifying and savage injustice. These are stories of miscreants and corrupt institutions. They are tales of men who have made poor choices and suffered grave consequences.  </p><p><br></p><p>His tales of the criminal counterculture are sometimes tragic but often humorous and redemptive. Through it all he displays a sly sense of humor and the quiet wisdom of a man who is ultimately a survivor. Lippert's journey has been one of an unrequited longing for freedom. This book is a resonant journey through the geography of a resilient soul.  </p>