Luxury Lockup, by Patrick S Halley
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The TRUE STORY of a shady character who runs for Sheriff in Boston, and the incumbent sheriff has a heart attack and dies on election night, making the crook the sheriff. What could possibly go wrong? Everything! And it did. Making Johnny Dowd the Sheriff of Suffolk County was like giving the keys to Fort Knox to John Dillinger. Before long, prisoners were running the jail. The door between the female and male sections of the jail was opened, paying inmates could enjoy conjugal visits in their cells, and the jail was open to visitors 24/7. Johnny Dowd turned the jail's infirmary into a casino, with table games, dice, and a 24 hour a day high stakes poker game. Prisoners were allowed to take cabs to play golf at a nearby course. Not satisfied, Johnny opened a high end restaurant and nightclub in the jail and invited the public to stop by after the legitimate bars closed for the night. With things running to his satisfaction, Johnny hit upon the idea of renting jail cells to criminals on the lam from Chicago and New York. Who would ever think to look for a fugitive in a jail? And the accommodations were first class! Chicago mobster Easy Eddie O'Hare rented a cell to hide out from Al Capone's gunmen. New York mobsters rented some cells and then opened a laundry in downtown Boston, using the jail's washing machines, soap and water. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and Johnny Dowd was indicted. He fled, leading to a two year manhunt worthy of the Keystone Kops. This is the true story of how crooked sheriff turned Boston's City Jail into a luxury hotel for criminals. Irony prevails, as the structure is now preserved as one of Boston's finest luxury hotels for the rest of us, proving Johnny Dowd was a man ahead of his times.
Luxury Lockup, by Patrick S Halley- Amazon Sales Rank: #2737260 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .17" w x 6.00" l, .24 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 72 pages
About the Author Patrick S. Halley is the author of "On the Road with Hillary," (Viking, 2002); "Wimpy," (Kelly Press, 2008), "Guide Dogs of America, A History," (Kelly Press, 2012); and "Dapper Dan: America's Most Corrupt Politician," (Bartow Books, 2015). He spent nine years doing advance work for Hillary Rodham Clinton. He was Executive Director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, and worked as an advance man or state director in six presidential campaigns. Prior to that he had a career in law enforcement, serving as Chief of Operations for both the Attorney General of Massachusetts and the Middlesex District Attorney. He lives in Florida and Massachusetts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sheriff Johnny Dowd was a prolific generator of truly bad ideas that all had one goal By Maurice T. Cunningham Pat Halley unearths yet another colorful character from Boston's roster of flamboyant crooked pols. Sheriff Johnny Dowd was a prolific generator of truly bad ideas that all had one goal: to enrich Johnny Dowd. Unfortunately for Johnny, he never had a money making idea that was actually legal, and over the long term that will be the grifter pol‘s undoing. At least it was in Johnny's case, because he was not one for the modest bribe or kickback. No, Johnny thought big. So big that the sheer audacity of his schemes was bound to come to the attention of real law enforcement figures. Oddly enough the site of Sheriff Dowd’s many crimes, the old Charles St. Jail that he turned into a luxury home for crooks who could pay, has actually been rehabbed into a real a luxury hotel. It would seem too odd to be true but as always Halley delivers a well-researched true account that is also deliciously funny. The illustrations are great too. You’ll want to check in to the luxury lockup.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Master Criminal In Charge of Boston Jail -- A Hoot By Amazon Customer With a glass of wine, a bowl of pasta, I spent an enjoyable hour reading Luxury Lockup. Its tale of blatant corruption in Boston is hilarious. And its main character -- and he is a real character -- has the Midas touch when it comes to jails. Everything he touches turns to pure gold for him -- limos for the inmates, five star meals with an open bar for the cons who can afford it, and an open cell door, speak-easy approach to the male and female convicts, and rent-a-cells for felons on the run.If Luxury Lockup was only the product of the author's fervid imagination, it would be worth reading. BUT this is a true story of a master criminal running the jail -- and making a small fortune on the side. It's a hoot.Luxury Lockup
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I'd love to see this come to life on the big ... By Amazon Customer Halley delivers again with a rousing tale only Boston can produce: corrupt politicians, gangsters and the jailhouse set enjoying the high life in five star accommodations on the taxpayer's dime. On the wave of notorious Boston criminal Whitey Bulger's capture, the fact that Luxury Lockup is non-fiction is almost impossible for the reader to believe between outbursts of laughter and disbelief at the perverse, hedonistic shenanigans of "Sheriff" Johnny Dowd and his cronies--and "guests". I'd love to see this come to life on the big screen--favorite sons Matt Damon and Ben Affleck--I hope this is your next Boston- themed film project! Paula Thomasson
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