Destination Tent City, AZ - Softcover

Feuerer, Mark

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9781603811095: Destination Tent City, AZ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603811095 ISBN 13: 9781603811095

Publisher: Coffeetown Press, 2011

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One day a young woman--a productive member of society--stopped for a few beers, then drove on. She was a middle-class offender, so the law came down hard, sentencing her to ten days in Tent City, a prison of tents as fetid, repressive, and scorching-hot as any POW camp. The bad news went on and on: steep legal bills, endless fines, a malfunctioning interlock device ... In the end she was broke, humiliated, and everyone in her new social circle had a criminal record. Did the punishment fit the crime? Is this really the most effective way to keep problem drinkers off the road? Ever since Tent City was established in 1993, this jail in Maricopa, Arizona, has been making headlines. Destination Tent City, AZ chronicles a two-year period of a young woman’s life after she, like so many Americans, made the fateful decision to drink and drive. This "as told to" account of the practical and psychological repercussions of receiving a DUI should give readers pause the next time they decide to drive away from happy hour. Especially if they happen to be in Arizona.

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About the Author:

Mark Feuerer was born and raised in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, a small town just northwest of Milwaukee. He is the youngest of eight siblings. Mark headed off to Princeton University in 1984, where he played baseball, football and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. After a short stint playing professional baseball in Australia in 1989-1990, he settled into a career in the heavy construction equipment industry, working on both the manufacturing and dealership sides of the business. He received his MBA in 1998 from Keller Graduate School of Management and spent 2003 in law school at New England School of Law. In 2008, he married his wife Kelly (nee Weigand), managing attorney for a healthcare network provider. Mark, Kelly, and their three cats and one dog live in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Review:

"I loved the book and couldn't put it down. Reading it is a white-knuckle experience; you have to keep turning the pages. This is a must-read for anyone facing DUI charges, because it demystifies the unknown. It takes courage to tell a story like this one."

--Shannon Madden, MC, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor)

"Highly readable ... The descriptions of events, places, feelings, etc., are well described, making you feel like you were there."

--John McFarland, Arizona DPS Officer

"As a 120-day 'survivor' of Tent City, I can honestly recommend this book to anyone who is about to face this personal challenge. Your friends and family should read it as well--its insights into the emotional torment one faces while inside are spot-on."

--"Gloria," one of the characters in the book

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