Prison Break

Isolated in a small cell at Brisbane's maximum-security prison awaiting trial, Joe Tog composed a series of short narratives for his defence-barrister. The purpose was to overcome confusion with the chronology of events leading up to his arrest in far North Queensland. The barrister however commented to his client during the trial that the notes gave him a clarity that he did not normally get from cold, hard facts and dates. Out of that comment grew this story.Aussie Prison Breaks follows Tog's escape from a number of Australian prisons as well as his life and travels on the run. Interrogation, incarceration, violence and mateship are chronicled in depth to give you an insight into the criminal mind.A true story, with some fiction to protect the guilty, it is sad at times, funny in others but all in all a lesson in life.