"That Friday night until the Tuesday morning when I finally was let out to speak to the Listeners [trusted prisoners who support new inmates] were the three most difficult nights of my life. You can't sleep because all of it is true. In jail people do kill themselves, people do harm themselves and people do go crazy. It's the harsh reality when you have never been to prison and that's what your lawyers don't tell you before maybe not to scare you."
"Becker had been sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year jail term. Amid his insolvency, he was found guilty of not declaring all his assets so that additional funds could be distributed to his creditors. The judge confirmed that his money was used, instead, to meet his commitments to his children and other dependents, medical and professional fees, and other expenses. He was taken from court to prison on Friday 29 April 2022."
"On a Wednesday morning in Milan, having gained early release from jail when he was sent back to Germany in December 2022, Becker offers bracing and candid company. His gripping new book is an often harrowing, yet moving, insight into his time in prison and how he found calm after the tumult of his life until his mid-50s. Becker was a wunderkind, who blew tennis open as a powerful teenager and went on to win six grand slam titles."
Boris Becker was sentenced to a two-and-a-half-year jail term after being found guilty of failing to declare all assets amid insolvency, which prevented additional funds going to creditors. The judge confirmed his money had been used to meet commitments to children, dependents, and fees. He was taken to prison on Friday 29 April 2022 and spent three harrowing nights confined amid bedlam at HMP Wandsworth. He heard screaming and feared self-harm and madness among inmates. Early release returned him to Germany in December 2022. He later spoke in Milan and wrote a book describing his prison experience and recovery.
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