TJ Parsell Net Worth

TJ Parsell was born on July 12, 1960 in Michigan and is best known for his 2006 memoir Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison. He has also written a New York Times article titled "Unsafe Behind Bars" and contributed to documentary films such as Teenage & Homeless in America and Avoiding Sexual Assault in Prison.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 12, 1960
Birth Place Michigan
Age 63 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Most famous for his 2006 work Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison, Parsell also published a New York Times article titled "Unsafe Behind Bars" and contributed to such documentary films as Teenage & Homeless in America and Avoiding Sexual Assault in Prison.

Before Fame

In his late teens, he served prison time for robbing a photo booth with the aid of a fake gun.

Trivia

An Activist as well as a Writer, he headed a Los Angeles-based organization called Just Detention International. After being released from prison, he earned a bachelor's degree from New York City's St. Francis College. He later pursued an advanced degree in television and film at New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Dearborn, Michigan.

Associated With

He and New Mexico-born Writer Jimmy Santiago Baca both wrote prison memoirs.