Tag Archives: crime fiction author

Private Prisons in Crime Fiction

July 26, 2018 · by · in author, convict, Crime, crime and punishment, crime fiction, criminal justice, fiction vs. nonfiction, government, inmate, James L'Etoile, politics, prison, prison population, private prisons, writing, writing ideas · 2 Comments

Build it and they shall come… Private prisons have been a popular recurring theme in crime fiction and television drama. Most of the stories I’ve come across involve some smoky backroom deal between a corrupt judge and a private prison operator. Newly sentenced offenders, often kids, are portrayed as victims who wouldn’t have come to […]

Hostage Negotiation & Customer Service

June 14, 2018 · by · in call center, Crime, hostage, hostage negotiation, James L'Etoile, POD, prison break, social issues, software glitch · 2 Comments

I was an FBI trained hostage negotiator working in the state prison system. Every day inside the “big house” and perhaps even more so, later in my career, in the halls of the state captiol, I put these skills to the test. I convinced hard core felons to give up their weapons and surrender, let […]

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