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Memoir: Delaware County Prison Paperback – December 1, 2003

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After committing credit card fraud at a local department store, 18-year-old Reginald Hall lands an eight-month sentence at the Delaware County Prison. What complicates his life as an inmate is his sexual orientation. In life, being gay is difficult enough; in prison, it can be a horrendous ordeal. Attempting suicide, taking drugs, and having illicit sex were only some of the self-destructive behaviors Reginald dabbled in. His only sanity came from family visits and frequent phone calls to relatives, especially his mother, his reaching out to God, and his few genuine friendships formed in jail, particularly with Lamont. This is not to say Reginald was an angel during his stay at DCP. He had plenty of jailhouse crushes, some of them inappropriate - like his infatuation with Teddy Cunningham. Teddy had it all: looks, money, respect, and a big love muscle that Reginald just lusted for.
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    December 1, 2003
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    5.5 x 0.45 x 8.34 inches
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    097038033X
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    978-0970380333
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Reginald Hall, a confident, outspoken advocate for gay rights, is most famous for his numerous guest appearances on popular television talk programs such as "The Ricki Lake Show."

Intelligent and self-assured, Reginald has an outgoing personality and remarkable writing talent well beyond most of his 20-something peers. ‘Reg,’ as he is known to his friends, grew up in West Philadelphia where he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He has won numerous awards for being "The Most Outstanding Advocate" in high school, while assisting many children in The Big Brothers and Big Sisters program of Philadelphia.

Memoir marks Reginald Hall’s literary debut. He is currently working on his next book, called Smoking Cigarettes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Writersandpoets.com, LLC (December 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 193 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 097038033X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0970380333
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.45 x 8.34 inches
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LEELEE
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a survivor a.k.a A star is born
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2010
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I recieved a friend invite a few days ago from then young man.After hearing about this book I decided to give it a chance.I am very glad I did.I really enjoyed Reginald Hall's Freshman novel.I am also looking forward to reading much more from him in the future.I found Memoir very informative into the young gay male's world.And I can see how he has become such a role model to his peer's.While I have read other book's on this topic this book for me dug deeper into what was really going on in the mind of the main character.I feel in love with Reg (as he was often called by peer's while incarcerated ) particular style of writing.Reginald Hall is a shining star the way he described some things I felt as if Donald Goines had passed down his pen and blessed young Reg.Kudo's to you Reg keep them coming and you will have a fan for life.
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Edwin Jackson
1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't like it
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2009
Nothing to say except that I did not like it. I expected more. I thought I would read a lot about how life is for a gay person in prison.
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JED
2.0 out of 5 stars "Just ok"
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2009
Memoir was an ok book. To me the author kept going back and forth to much between cells and there was really no prison love there it was all a fantasy. Like i like him and wonder do he know i should show him i do kind of love. When and if you read it you will say to your self all he do is change cells in this book and that there really is no love story behind those bars. That is it. It's "JUST OK". I thought it would be similar to "IN LOVE WITH A THUG" but is nothing like it. That was a great book. I am currently reading "Smoking Cigarette's"
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H. Austin
4.0 out of 5 stars B+
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016
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I did enjoy this book.
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ChilliPepper
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Writting For his First!
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2007
This Book was very well written ,Reginald Hall takes the reader inside behind prison walls to experience life as he lived it, I really enjoyed this book, my only issue is that The author did not expose how Violent and brutal life behind bars really is, but I guess it was his personal experience that he wrote about,other han that it was a Very Good Book & I recommend it!Im half way thru his other book Smoking Ciggarets and so far it too is very Good!
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Ross McHale
3.0 out of 5 stars Fine for what it was...
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2007
I read Memoir: Delaware County Prison in a few hours. Reginald's story telling was straight to the point and fresh. However, I typically am drawn to books whose main character is at least sympathetic, and I found the author's experience to be extremely unsympathetic. At no point did I, the reader, feel that he was the least bit remorseful for what he did to get himself into this situation.Rather, he was just sorry that he got caught.

We the readers are treated to a rainstorm of tears and homesickness, laced with his quest to find the right guy with the right feet. Nothing was ever right for this poor soul. It was too hot in E-Block, and too cold in the trailers..everything was too nasty and the food wasn't good enough so he opted to starve himself than eat what was given him.

Everytime he was moved somewhere relatively better, he messes it up. There were a few intances where other inmates were trying to use him as their form of "release" and some even took a liking to him, and he used it to get what he wanted. But then, later, he complains that he can't understand why one day, the inmates like him, and the next day they don't.

On the synopsis at the back cover, there is talk of drug dabbling and illicit sex..and I found nothing of the sort in the story. The author's narrative was however very entertaining and probably at times inadvertently so.

Overall, I thought it was a good book; it certainly kept my attention. But, I love to read about people who I feel I can root for, and with him, I felt, "Let him stay his behind in there!"
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3.0 out of 5 stars Title To Be Revised
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2004
Memoir: Delaware County Prison chronicles the months Reginald (a.k.a. Reg) has to spend in the prison for committing credit card fraud. The author doesn't give detail of the offense and I'd assume there was a prior offense because he was already on probation and a "detainer" by the probation office is the main reason he's confined for eight months, as opposed to a couple of days. I'm confused. So the question is: What was he on probation for? Was it for committing credit card fraud or something else?

The memoir starts with his initial intake, goes through his perils of being gay and in prison and ends at outtake. Hall speaks of the incidents he was subjected to just for being gay (i.e., attempted rape, gay bashing, and assault). He also brings to light another interesting subject that seems to plague Black men - homosexual behavior while inmates. There were a few instances where Reg noted he had "crushes" on a few "straight" men and one ultimately led to a sexual encounter. However, the person he had the encounter with emphasized that he didn't "go that way" yet he went there with Reg. How scary is that?

Memoir: Delaware County Prison reads like he has jotted down his memory of the incidents but without much detail. It misses the most important element - a plot. To have been written by a teenager, expressing his horrible time in prison, it's cute. The synopsis makes the book seem interesting; however, none of the subjects were touched upon. Had he given detail on his attempting suicide, taking drugs, engaging in other self-destructive behavior, along with "why" he was in prison it would have made for a more interesting read. But for now it's just - cute.

Reviewed by Esther "Ess" Mays for Loose Leaves Book Review
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youngbawl
5.0 out of 5 stars MEMOIRS?
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2004
i brought memoirs two days after i heard reginald hall on power 99 in philadelphia. I wanted to know first hand what actually goes down in jail..a few people i know that have done time just come out and say "oh it was cool" or they don't say anything. i know for a fact that if someone was locked down for a nice minute they probaly have did some freaky stuff in jail. i know of dudes that came home with aids..the book was amusing but he could have went a lil' deeper into actual events that happened. i would recommend it though
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