Frankie Owens III is a prison/mental health/bipolar survivor. After becoming an advisor/lecturer to criminologists and reform groups, in 2020 he hit the headlines due to a hyper-manic episode (described in the book). He is the author of The Little Book of Prison (2012) (a finalist for the People's Book Prize) and has written for The Guardian and Huffington Post. He is the founder of the Read and Grow Society that teaches disadvantaged people to read and develop their literacy skills.

‘This great, accessible book takes us on a journey revealing the reality of being bipolar, and its interfaces with incarceration’-- Dr Paul Norman, University of Portsmouth; ‘Frankie Owens is an excellent person to give insight into the turmoil associated with mental illness’-- Dr Colin Turner GP; ‘Frankie Owens never fails to deliver a no-punches-pulled account of mental health and his time spent at Her Majesty’s pleasure. Students soak up his stories, told with characteristic raw honesty and humour.’-- Dr Tim Turner, Assistant Professor, School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University; ‘Our students were captivated by his experiences and his passion for Read and Grow, the community literacy programme that he started.’-- Martina Feilzer, Professor Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Bangor.

• 'Wait for Me Funny Man!'; Welcome to My Bipolar World; See You in Court (or by Video Link); Medication ... That's What You Need; Keep your Heart on the Inside; The First Ice Age of the Human Spirit; Another Day in Paradise Lost; Freedom of the Bipolar Mind; Where There's Life There's Drugs; Illiteracy: The Inescapable Truth; Mad Men in a Mad Cage in a Mad, Mad World; Mystics, Fools, Writers and Mythical Beings; A Tale of the (Most) Unexpected

Frankie Owens III is a prison/mental health/bipolar survivor. After becoming an advisor/lecturer to criminologists and reform groups, in 2020 he hit the headlines due to a hyper-manic episode (described in the book). He is the author of The Little Book of Prison (2012) (a finalist for the People's Book Prize) and has written for The Guardian and Huffington Post. He is the founder of the Read and Grow Society that teaches disadvantaged people to read and develop their literacy skills.

‘This great, accessible book takes us on a journey revealing the reality of being bipolar, and its interfaces with incarceration’-- Dr Paul Norman, University of Portsmouth; ‘Frankie Owens is an excellent person to give insight into the turmoil associated with mental illness’-- Dr Colin Turner GP; ‘Frankie Owens never fails to deliver a no-punches-pulled account of mental health and his time spent at Her Majesty’s pleasure. Students soak up his stories, told with characteristic raw honesty and humour.’-- Dr Tim Turner, Assistant Professor, School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University; ‘Our students were captivated by his experiences and his passion for Read and Grow, the community literacy programme that he started.’-- Martina Feilzer, Professor Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Bangor.

• 'Wait for Me Funny Man!'; Welcome to My Bipolar World; See You in Court (or by Video Link); Medication ... That's What You Need; Keep your Heart on the Inside; The First Ice Age of the Human Spirit; Another Day in Paradise Lost; Freedom of the Bipolar Mind; Where There's Life There's Drugs; Illiteracy: The Inescapable Truth; Mad Men in a Mad Cage in a Mad, Mad World; Mystics, Fools, Writers and Mythical Beings; A Tale of the (Most) Unexpected