Thirty Days In Prisonland
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Gerry McLaren, in his hectic business life, had forgotten to pay a fine for a misdemeanor after a raucous night out with the boys In Edinburgh.
He returns to court to deal with the late payment of the fine that was imposed upon him. What happens next beggar’s belief, as he is swept into the dangerous and murky world of the criminal fraternity?
As Gerry seeks to understand what is happening, he has to come to a decision as to whether he fights the system or simply gives in. The choice is unbelievable and the consequences are horrific as he attempts to survive the next thirty days in his life, in the toughest and ruthless environment.
Russell Robertson
Born in Scotland, Russell was among many things, a professional soccer player, an Insurance salesman, labourer and crane driver before leaving for Australia (the lucky country) Business life in Australia has varied from roles as Marketing Manager, Senior Management Roles, Real Estate Principal to Company Director. As a successful business man and director of a translation business he recently stepped down to concentrate on his next exciting venture, writing crime novels
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Thirty Days In Prisonland - Russell Robertson
THIRTY DAYS IN
PRISONLAND
A SHORT STORY
Russell Robertson
All rights reserved
Copyright © Russell Robertson. 2018
Written by Russell Robertson
First Edition March 2018
Chapter 1
The fear inside Gerry McLaren was unexplainable as he sat in the G45 security van along with seven other recently sentenced men, all on their way to Edinburgh prison. When he left home this morning to face a charge of non-payment of a fine for urinating in public, he never imagined that he would not be going home for the next thirty days. He cautiously looked around at the other prisoners and saw a mixture of frightened, hardened and carefree individuals. People from all walks of life. He didn’t belong here.
Yesterday, a police officer visited his home with a warrant for his arrest. He had genuinely forgotten to pay the fine after pleading guilty a couple of months ago to the charge of urinating on a police vehicle in the city centre after a raucous night out with a few mates. They were celebrating a rare win for the Scottish national football team against the auld enemy, England. The officer, who appeared to have had a recent personality bypass, escorted him to the waiting police van, sitting outside his house. He was taken to the local police station where he was refused bail and spent the night. In the morning he was driven to court along with another man who looked like he had just gone three rounds with a revolving door, or maybe a six-foot-two