Trustee. From intake to outdate: The true story of Bay county Jail Bay county Michigan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798185093443)

About the Book
Trustee: From Intake to Outdate is a raw, unflinching memoir of one man's time inside Bay County Jail. Michael McRoberts takes readers inside the day-to-day grind of life as a laundry trustee-long shifts at the washers and dryers, the grim biohazard cleanups, and the impossible choices forced by a closed world. Against the backdrop of a 2024 security breach and a wave of synthetic cannabinoid (K2) abuse, McRoberts lays bare the tensions between survival and conscience, the petty cruelties and rare mercies of jail life, and the complicated humanity of both inmates and guards.

At the heart of the book is a quieter story: the sustaining power of family. Daily phone calls and twice-weekly video chats with his children kept McRoberts tethered to sobriety and to the life he vowed to reclaim. Through vivid sensory detail and honest reflection, Trustee: From Intake to Outdate traces a journey from confinement toward release-and the fragile hope of building a new life afterward.

Perfect for readers of contemporary prison memoir and true-crime nonfiction, this book offers an intimate look at institutional reality, the cost of addiction and recovery, and the small mercies that make freedom worth fighting

Author: Michael McRoberts
ISBN-13: 9798185093443
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2026
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d