Overview

Sound advice for friends and relatives of those recently incarcerated

Whether a defendant is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct or first-degree murder, this is an indispensable guide for those who want to support family members, partners, or friends facing criminal charges. Draining away the confusion by explaining legal proceedings and jail procedures, it identifies common bond scams and lawyer rip-offs and helps organize inmates to assist in their legal defense. In addition to the most common legal motions, challenges, and investigations, this resource also provides additional coverage on how to avoid fights, sex, gambling, and scams that can result in injury while in jail and cause additional criminal charges to be filed. Detailed budgeting forms to calculate the true, multiyear costs of legal defense—all the way through the years of probation, parole, and reentry into society—are also included.

Reviews

Praise for author's previous book: "A subversive how-to manual [with] pages of valuable tips." --New York Post "Arrest-Proof Yourself will teach you everything you need to know about dirty cops, racial profiling, probable cause, search and seizure laws, your right to remain silent and much more. . . . This how-not-to guide will keep you safe and sound all year long." --Zink "Funny and very politically incorrect [with] many pearls of wisdom." --Harper's

Author Biography

Wes Denham is the coauthor of Arrest-Proof Yourself. He has spent years interviewing men behind bars as an investigator and Spanish translator for a criminal defense law firm and writing family management plans for criminal defendants. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida.