CHAINED BIRDS
After three years in Europe, former journalist Carla Conti just wanted to settle her family into the suburbs of Philadelphia. But her high school friend Scott Powell, a lawyer handling a brutal prison stabbing case, needed a favor. Before she knew it, Carla became part of the defense team and was mired in the terrifying world of federal prison gangs, penal abuse, and corruption.
Then, when she agreed to write a tell-all book on the violent machinations behind the court case—with Scott’s client as an inside source—the stakes turned deadly. Two different prison gangs issued “hit orders” against the prisoner she and Scott now considered a friend, and the journalist and defense attorney were imperiled by association.
CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR is the story of Carla’s 10-year journey to advocate for federal inmate Kevin Sanders and help him re-enter society after prison. But the mission came at a cost as Carla struggled to balance her own, Scott’s, and Kevin’s safety while writing an exposé on the horrific conditions that led to the shutdown of an experimental prison program in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Part investigative thriller, part raw memoir, CHAINED BIRDS is a gripping exposé of systemic injustice and a powerful reminder of the resilience it takes to uncover the truth.
BOOK AWARDS
- 2025 BEST CRIMEMOIR by AudiobookReviewer.com**
- 2025 1st Place True Crime — Next Generation Indie Book Awards
- 2025 Winner True Crime — Indie Reader Discovery Awards
- 2025 Silver True Crime — Independent Press Book Awards/IPPY
- 2025 Finalist True Crime — National Indie Excellence Awards
- 2025 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism — Chanticleer Intl’ Book Awards
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