MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number on - Lot 83

MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 5 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Fleury-Merogis prison, February 1-4 and 6, 77 and (s.d.) . 10 pp. folio. On February 1, he is anxious to leave Fleury because "prisoners' rights are totally violated []"; on February 2, he talks about prison conditions in France (what he has experienced and what he has known in other prisons); he describes prisoners as "sheep" in France as in Canada; on February 3, he is annoyed by a police check Jeanne underwent on leaving Fleury. He goes on about "la Canadienne" and confirms to Jeanne that "I was telling her that the chip could not correspond with her daughter [Jocelyn Deraiche]". He organizes the next day's visiting room and reassures her that "we'll take care of everything just in case!... although I don't think you'll go back to the slammer[]"; on the 4th, he talks about the Five Nations Cup (rugby) and the review of his book "France soir or l'Aurore must be talking about my book. I'm glad Millet thinks it's good. Because he's a valid critic. Today it's "Chicago", the cops shoot three crooks and tonight the crooks shoot two collectors []" he gives his opinion on the death penalty "I'm for it, I always have been []".