This book by Jack Henry Abbott came up once on Joe Rogan in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Josh Dubin. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
What it is
This book collects Abbott's correspondence from prison with Norman Mailer, who provides an introduction. Abbott was a convict who had served the bulk of his life in various prisons across the country. The book is a lauded entry in the repertoire of prison literature.
Every time it came up
Joe Rogan Experience #2096 - Josh Dubin & Sheldon Johnson
“there's a great book um called in the belly of the Beast about a guy that went to prison um and he describes what it did to him psychologically”— Josh Dubin
The guest here is Josh Dubin & Sheldon Johnson: Josh Dubin is a civil-rights/innocence attorney and executive director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law; Sheldon Johnson is his client, released after 25+ years, now a client advocate at Queens Defenders. Innocence advocate Josh Dubin and formerly incarcerated Sheldon Johnson on a 50-year sentence for a two-stitch robbery and prison reform.
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