"When the law-abiding citizen drives by a state prison, does he ever wonder how many prisoners are hanging with the handcuffs, biting into their wrists, with their arms pulled out of their sockets, or lying on cold concrete floors, naked for days without end?" On the Long Road Home is a story of a man whose life was riddled by crime, but who rose, no matter how deep the pit he fell into. Let Joe Walker take you by the hand and lead you to the right way. Let not his purpose be defeated, for as he said, "If by writing my life story, I can keep some young person from starting a life of crime, it will be worth it."