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Jack Henry Abbott

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The Resume

    (January 21, 1944-February 10, 2002)
    Wrote 'In The Belly Of The Beast'
    Sent to juvenile detention centers at age 12
    Arrested for robbery (1963)
    Spent almost entire life in jail

Why he might be annoying:

    He only went to school until sixth grade.
    At 16 he was sent to a reform school.
    By age 12, he had already been to two juvenile detention centers.
    He stole checks from a shoe store and cashed them (1963).
    He was arrested and convicted of forgery.
    He stabbed and killed a fellow inmate (1965).
    He escaped from prison (March 13, 1971).
    While free, he held up a bank in Denver, Colorado and made off with thousands of dollars.
    In jail he was considered rebellious, combative, and impossible to control.
    He was often written up on disciplinary charges for drunkenness, assault and destruction of property.
    He had a tattoo of his name on his left hand.
    He was a marxist.
    He was paroled with the help of Norman Mailer (1981).
    Prison psychiatrists believed he was not mentally ready to be released.
    Only six weeks after he was released, he murdered Richard Adan at a New York City restaurant because of an argument over a toilet.
    He committed suicide in jail (February 10, 2002).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He and Norman Mailer corresponded while he was in prison. Mailer convinced him to publish his letters which was praised by critics.
    Although he did not attend a prison school, he was more intelligent than the average prisoner.
    His mother was a prostitute.

Credit: Idiot Paranoia


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 54 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 66 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 77.27% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 78.05% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 158 Votes: 72.78% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 255 Votes: 69.41% Annoying