The Michael Burge Story

Name: The Michael Burge Story
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ISBN: 9798295518928

Iron Mike

Albert Schriber

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English

Albert Schriber
31 December 2025

Biography: general; True crime; Crime & criminology; Organised crime

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Inside the walls of Angola State Penitentiary, survival isn't about rehabilitation. It's about becoming someone you never intended to be.

Michael Burge entered the system as a broken young man shaped by childhood abuse and street violence. He emerged as ""Iron Mike,"" a figure both feared and respected in one of America's most notorious prisons. This true crime account follows Burge's transformation from a neglected child to a hardened survivor, revealing how the very institutions meant to reform can instead destroy.

Through intimate details of prison hierarchy, unwritten codes of conduct, and the constant threat of violence, Albert Schriber exposes the brutal reality of life behind bars. When a violent incident leads to murder charges, Burge faces a legal system that seems more interested in punishment than understanding the circumstances that created him.

This isn't a story of redemption but a stark warning about what happens when society locks people away without addressing the trauma that made them criminals in the first place. When the system breeds the very violence it claims to prevent, who bears responsibility?

By: Albert Schriber
Imprint: Albert Schriber
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9798295518928
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active