Snag The Slumber Party From Hell Engineered By Sue Ellen Allen Print

typically have zero interest in what happens behind bars but I read this because I wanted to learn more about where Jodi Arias will hopefully spend the rest of her life.
Most of this was about the medium and minimum security yards and was interesting, The author seems to have done well with her time in prison and seems to have survived with her soul and spirit intact, I'm very glad for her and that she survived breast cancer while in prison as well, The book was interesting and offered a glimpse at what life is like for women inside one American prison, Sue Ellen walked away from her experience there having grown as a person and she's found a new purpose to advocate for those still inside Perryville, I applaud her ability to find some good in such a bleak period of her life,

However, Sue Ellen spends a great deal of time in this book painting a picture of these women, and herself, as victims, She is careful to skip around their crimes, She says that she had no knowledge of what David, her husband, was doing, This leads the reader to believe that Sue Ellen landed in this awful place through no fault of her own, Then, in other parts, she writes of what a great person David is, as if you have forgotten that he was doing nefarious business deals that landed his cancer stricken wife in prison for nearly seven years.
Either he isn't a good guy or Sue Ellen knew and was complicit in his dealings, In short, the excuses supplied for herself and every friend she met in Perryville got eyeroll indusing,

I did not like the way she ended each part with " inside and out", It was tiresome. I found myself hurrying to turn the page at the end of a chapter,

The writing was all over the place, She kept jumping around to stories I thought we were done with,

I wish her well in her endeavor to assure that people are treated humanely and that they receive medical treatment in a timely manner but I was SO happy to complete this book.
That's never a good sign, For a variety of reasons, I have become interested in helping female inmates, particularly in terms of getting the health care they need, while at the Estrella jail and Perryville prison here in Phoenix.
Estrella is under the control of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man who has declared himself "America's Sheriff" and who has also made a name for himself in recent

years for, amongst other things, supporting and enforcing SBrequiring people to show proof of citizenship upon demand, and demanding President Obama to release his birth certificate.
So right away, you know you're dealing with a special kind of crazy sadist here, Inmates are actually happy to go to Perryville prison, as it means that they are now under the control of the AZ Department of Corrections, not Sheriff Joe,

Allen's book is organized into a series of essays that each reflect a certain aspect of incarcerated life, She ends each section with the rejoinder that the lessons learned while a prisoner are also ones that we can incorporate in life outside of prison, such as being grateful for friends, creativity, and books.


Allen has done wonderful work here in the community to bring attention to the plight of female prisoners in our community, By the end of it, you are ready to join up and fight for the cause,
Incredible memoir

Very touching memoir, Highly recommended. Well written and a detailed examination of how we can help inmates in many ways, A very insightful journey through an American prison, Brutal and dehumanising. The author is able to show how it is possible to maintain your dignity through adversity by counting your blessings, Perryville prison in Arizona sounds like hell in earth, I'm pleased I read this book, It was both grim and uplifting at the same time, It is a particularly good read for people with daughters, wives or friends who are in womens prison, It is also a good read for Christians, Thank you Sue Ellen Allen, An interesting prison memoir from a whitecollar felon who did a long bid, She beat breast cancer inside and remained hopeful and optimistic, Much more real than Orange is the New Black Love this book and the honesty in it and the bold way she takes the system head on it has made me grateful for my life with every chapter and every page turner story.
Thank you Sue Ellen for being who you are and for surviving this ordeal so we can all learn strength and humility from you God bless, A frightening read. I have a pen friend in Goodyear amp this book has done nothing to improve my opinion of American prisons, They are more third world than fourth, Conditions are as bad or at times worse than in places like India amp Russia,
A must read book, I always find true crime books fascinating but wasn't expecting this type of a story, I had no idea the living conditions in the female prisons here in Arizona, It's terrible to read how the inmates suffer in the AZ heat, That, to me, is not humane treatment, Very interesting book! What happens to a successful woman when her world falls apart and she is faced with betrayal, breast cancer, and prison What happens when her pain is unimaginable and her choices look bleak.


When all this happened to Sue Ellen Allen, she chose to turn her pain into power, The death of Gina, her young roommate, coupled with an atmosphere of darkness and negativity, led her to find her passion and purpose behind the bars, Her experience of cancer, prison, and Ginas death is an inspirational story of courage, wisdom, and choices,

Everyone has a story, No matter who you are and what your circumstances, you have a story and you have the power to use that story to help someone else, Sue Ellen believes we must take the pain, the grief, the fear, and the anger from our stories and turn them into power, Turn the pain into powerpower to help others who are lost or hopeless or terrified or angry, power to comfort and love, If youve been there and youve done that, you are the perfect person to help the next one in line, Live the motto:
Been there, Done that. .