Rockland, Maine - On Thursday, February 18 at 6:00 PM there will be an Author Talk with Rob Reilly at Rockland Public Library on his book "Life in Prison: Eight Hours at a Time." The book is an account of the author’s seven year odyssey as a prison guard. After 13 years of struggle, and despite several modest recording and publishing deals, Robert Reilly found himself broke and in need of a job. A chance conversation with a neighbor led him to apply, somewhat halfheartedly, for a job at the county prison. Robert Reilly provides a look inside America’s prison system unlike any other, and the way it affects not only the prisoners themselves, but also the corrections officers and their families.
Since leaving the department of corrections in 2007, Robert Reilly has worked as a boatbuilder, a breakfast chef, and an outdoor education instructor at a nonprofit school in mid-coast Maine. He and his family live in Hope, Maine.
Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union St. in Rockland. These events, sponsored by the Friends of the Rockland Library, is free and open to the public. FMI: 594-0310.
