The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. In 1978 warren fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between. The damage done twelve years of hell in a bankok prison by warren fellows and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There were huge parts missing that bothered me by the end but, no matter. In 1978 warren fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia and was consequently sentenced to life in bang kwang prison known as the bangkok hilton. In his bestselling book the damage done, fellows describes the violence and harsh conditions he experienced in thailand. Most readers will agree that the damage done by the copious amounts of drugs he trafficked should reach a balance somehow, what he asks is whether his punishment was just.
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The damage done twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison is a written by warren fellows, a former heroin smuggler that was caught smuggling heroin from thailand to australia. In 1978 warren fellows, paul hayward and william sinclair were convicted of. In 1978, warren fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between thailand and australia. Twelve years of hell in a bangkok prison unabridged the damage done.
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For warren fellows, it was the start of twelve years of hell. After a long trial he was sentenced to life imprisonment and he was to remain in a thai prison for the next twelve years. Buy a discounted paperback of the damage done online from australias leading online bookstore. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious bang kwang prison better known as the bangkok hilton.
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