Continuing the story of a 17 year old boy set in the middle Fifties who gets sent to borstal for running away from an approved school because of being bullied and discovers the terribly violent world of the Borstal Boy, the fighting, the forced labour. Punishment PT, rock breaking and the rampant homosexuality and in the end he escapes again almost killing himself in the process. 
Excerpt: “They know I’m in here and that one on now he comes up to my cell for a blow job sometimes” Mary the queer said giggling then she crawled under the table and unbuttoned my overalls 
Excerpt: But when the bowler bowled instead of aiming at the wicket he aimed at my head and I ducked as the ball just missed me. I looked at the PTI but he was just grinning like the rest of the idiots and I realized that they all wanted to see my face smashed in. 
Excerpt: “Bedding out, scrub out then get dressed in your PE kit” the block screw shouted before banging my door. 
Excerpt: Miles put the big stone in the sock and swung it. “Is this okay?” he asked. 
Excerpt: “Okay Muldoon stand on the sheet, arms up, show me the soles of your feet, open your mouth, lift up your tongue, now squat over the mirror. 
Excerpt: I had heard lots of scare stories about what they did to you in there, electric shocks, drugs and brain operations that turned you into a zombie..