A Prison Diary

On July 19, 2001, Jeffrey Archer-politician and international best-selling author-was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury. He became Prisoner FF8282 and spent the first three weeks of his sentence in a high-security prison that housed some of Britain's most violent criminals. He was moved to the Lifer's wing-because of the security it provided-where he became a trusted confidant to fellow convicts. Prisoners and guards alike asked for his autograph and sought his advice-though one cellmate sold a story about Archer to the British tabloids. A Prison Diary is Archer's account of the worst three weeks of his life.