In the book You Got Nothing Coming, Notes from a Prison Fish, how did the main character get to be where he is? What did he learn, and how can he...

You Got Nothing Coming, Notes From a Prison Fish is the memoir of an ordinary man who got sucked into prison life after committing voluntary manslaughter. According to author Jimmy Lerner's versions of events, he and Mark Slavin were visting Reno, Nevada when Slavin assaulted Lerner in their hotel room, threatened his daughters and attempted to kill him. Lerner then killed Slavin with a belt and plastic bag, implying that he acted out of self...

You Got Nothing Coming, Notes From a Prison Fish is the memoir of an ordinary man who got sucked into prison life after committing voluntary manslaughter. According to author Jimmy Lerner's versions of events, he and Mark Slavin were visting Reno, Nevada when Slavin assaulted Lerner in their hotel room, threatened his daughters and attempted to kill him. Lerner then killed Slavin with a belt and plastic bag, implying that he acted out of self defense. 

During his time in prison, Lerner learned how to adapt to prison life. This included slang, social dynamics and how he ended up identifying with the most hardened criminals within the system. Lerner is now on parole and free to pursue a life outside of a jail cell. He can now go on a journey of self improvement and move away from the rampant consumerism and empty corporatism that caused his life to spiral out of control in the first place.