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    The Stories

    International smuggling, a fateful arrest, torture, a long sentence, solitary confinement, and finally, breaking out of an ‘inescapable’ prison.  Many have told me that I am lucky to be alive now.  I was living as fast and high as I knew how, cramming as much experience as I could, where a few of my days was like a month to others, and one of my months, like a year. I could not have felt more alive and joyful, and awestruck.  Living life on the edge, as full and exciting as I could…

    Here are a few stories from that time, The Wild Years.

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    Escape from Lecumberri

    Dwight Worker Escape from Lecumberri Only two people ever escaped from the infamous Lecumberri Prison in Mexico City: Pancho Villa and Dwight Worker. This is the true story of Dwight Worker’s amazing escape. ESCAPE FROM LECUMBERRI is available in paperback or Kindle.

    About the Author

    Dwight Worker is an American professor, activist, adventurer, and fugitive. He is best known for his escape from the Mexican penitentiary Palacio de Lecumberri in 1975 along with the book and movie Escape about the story

    Throughout his life he participated in civil rights, anti-war, and environmental movements. In 1991, Dwight volunteered to serve in the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

    Worker is a former professor at Indiana University, where he created the Information Security program for the Kelley School of Business before retiring in 2008 to farm, write, and travel.….READ MORE

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