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Journey to Hell
- Inside the World's Most Violent Prison System
- Narrated by: Paul Wilson
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
Sailing instructor Donald MacNeil was delighted when he was hired to skipper a yacht across the Mediterranean. The pay was good, and the work was easy - or so he thought. Then the truth was revealed: He had to sail to South America to collect one of the biggest shipments of cocaine ever bound for the UK. And to the gangsters who hired him, refusal was not an option.
There followed a harrowing journey to Venezuela, where almost £50 million of coke was waiting. But someone had tipped off the authorities. Donald and his fellow crewman were arrested, convicted of drug smuggling, and sentenced to six years in the notorious island prison of San Antonio. He soon discovered why Venezuela’s prisons are the most violent in the world, a nightmare gulag where hundreds are killed and thousands maimed every year in riots, vendettas, and petty disputes.
Thrown into a filthy, over-crowded dormitory known as Pavilion Four, and surrounded by armed gangs, crack addicts, death, and disease, he faced a daily fight to survive. Ferocious guards beat prisoners indiscriminately and many cut themselves in “blood strikes” to protest against the scarce food, undrinkable water, and lack of medical care. Finally, a war broke out between two prison compounds, involving guns, machetes, and even grenades.
Through it all, and despite witnessing the brutal killing of his friend and mentor, MacNeil clung to the belief that one day, he would be home. Journey to Hell is a harrowing but compelling account of man’s extraordinary will to survive in a world gone mad.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-07-24
Great listen!
Very interesting and well written story of real life misfortune and the overcoming of life threatening challenges
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- s gibson
- 04-08-23
A nightmare, but in the end he was lucky
The sensible thing would have been bailing out in Gran Canaria, or maybe not?
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- K. Wright
- 22-03-23
A very slow burn.
The author spoke in two tones which made it hard to engage with the story. He took no responsibility for his actions considering he had already left prison!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-24
Terrible,
Don’t waste your time, never been so bored. Proceed with caution, you have been warned.
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- Lol
- 09-09-24
boring account of a good story
I don't know if it's the awful monotone voice of the narrator or the lack of emotion in the story.
Sounded to me that it was very much like a news reader reading an account of the events that happened, there wasn't any elaboration on the things that happened. Otherwise this could've been a really good book. Not for me I'm afraid.
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- Peter Swift
- 06-02-22
Takes no responsibility
Terrible book full of complete lies and propaganda.
Take no responsibility about anything that happened and then cry’s about how badly treated he was.
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