MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number on - Lot 93

MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 2 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Fresnes prison, April 15, 77 and (s.d.). 3 pp. ½ in-folio. Slight tear at middle fold must. Letter no. 18, he announces "Glad to hear that at La Santé the High Security is following us in our hunger strike I'd like to see the look on some people's faces if 8 or 10 men from the 'High' ended up in the hospital [] the management doesn't give a damn whether we eat or not [] Since the Ministry won't budge I'm going to see about getting a dossier published on the violence suffered by certain inmates in establishments I know []" and concludes "It's only 7 p.m., but I'm going to bed, because on an empty stomach you're better off in bed []"; on the 15th, "Nothing is getting better yet. [] but one thing is certain, we'll have to be very firm with Lattès, which is behaving very badly towards us. There's no question of signing for the film, since the Minister wants to take everything from me, so no one will get anything. [The Ministry had no interest in having my money seized. [] ".