Bibliograph

What is real?, the life and crimes of Darnell Riley, Riley Perez

Type

Label

What is real?, the life and crimes of Darnell Riley, Riley Perez

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What is real?

Oclc number

1022986494

Responsibility statement

Riley Perez

Sub title

the life and crimes of Darnell Riley

Summary

"On January 22, 2004, Darnell Riley broke into the home of Girls Gone Wild founder, Joe Francis. Throughout the night, Riley filmed a blackmail video and demanded payment in exchange for not releasing it to the public. What Is Real: The Life and Crimes of Darnell Riley explores the nine years he spent in the custody of California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On his journey from facility to facility, Riley had to adjust to the reality that the rules inside the walls are not perfect, but if followed they would allow him to survive. From county lock up to the historically violent Corcoran State Prison, where he shared facilities with Charles Manson and the gang leaders whose influence extend beyond the confines of the walls, the author confronts the question of which version of himself is real--the young, mild-mannered kid from Los Angeles, known to his friends and family as Riley Perez, or the man who pleaded guilty to robbery and attempted extortion, known to the State of California as Darnell Riley. With neither self-pity nor self-aggrandizement, this memoir takes a cold, hard look at a life of crime, the toll it takes, the reality of life inside California's prisons, and the price paid by an inmate's friends, family, and loved ones."--Page [4] of cover

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Life and crimes of Darnell Riley

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