The underworld and everything connected with it has always been the gloomy side of our life, closed by a continuous veil of mystery. Many people at one time tried to lift this veil, but they, as a rule, paid for their attempts, some with freedom, and some with their lives. It would seem that such a desire to tell the truth about the life of prisoners, about their troubles and sufferings should have interested many, but alas! Some home-grown hacks in pursuit of money in their novels have littered this little-known sphere of life to such an extent with lies and fictional stories that I had no choice but to take up a pen.I spent about twenty years, more than half of them in the chamber system. My honestly lived life in the underworld gives me the right to tell readers the truth about all the trials that I had to endure. I am sure that in this book everyone can find food for thought, from youngsters hiding along the porches with masters in their sleeves, to high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.This book will tell you about the path from evil to good, from lies to the truth, from night to day.Contains foul language!