Book description
Better To Be Feared is the true story of a 48-year-old
businessman who, having pled guilty to perpetrating a fraud involving
a fake business contract, was plunged into the dark world of life
inside some of Britain's hardest jails.
Never having had any contact with criminal justice previously, Sean
Bridges' adjustment to life behind bars raised many questions and
forced him to confront the daily round of violence and drugs abuse
within these maximum-security prisons. His life inside exploded when
he witnessed another con being badly beaten by three fellow prisoners.
He planned revenge and exacted it in spectacular fashion. Bridges
became a problem by challenging the inadequacies of an antiquated
system which effectively feeds itself - never to be short of repeat customers.
This is not the story of another white-collar criminal's time
inside. It is a shocking personal account of the reasons why the
criminal justice system fails society today. That system has changed
Sean Bridges forever.
Sean Bridges is a former businessman who was imprisoned for four
years for fraud and served time in some of Britain's toughest jails. An
accomplished rugby player, Bridges made his business name in the
commercial side of professional sport before his imprisonment. He is
married with two grown-up daughters.
