The Sanctuary (2012) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Renee Gilmore: Danny's friend and lover
• Danny Hansen: Former priest now serving a fifty year prison sentence.
• Laura Ashburn: Renee's therapist
• Warden Marshall Pape: Warden at Basal
• Bruce Randell: Inmate, a lifer, that the warden warns Danny will try to make his life dificult
• Bostich: A Captain, works at the prison
• Peter Manning: A convicted rapist that insists that he is innocent. The warden wants Danny to "convince" him of his wretchedness.
• Constance: Told to deliver a box to Renee Gilmore.
• Simon Godfrey: Danny's cellmate, a neat, well educated man
• Michael Banning: Assistant to the warden
• Keith Hammond: Former Attorney that helps Renee
• Slane: Add a description of this character.
• Bill
• Myles Somerset
• Celine Hammond
• Jake Williams
• Thompson
• Brandon Kearney
• Mitchell Young
• Franklin Thompson
• John Wilkins
• Missy
• Sicko
• Julia Wishart
• Joseph
• Jim Jones
• Nate
• Jeremy

Quotes edit see section history

• “You being a man of the cloth , surely realize that we are all monsters in need of help, don't you?”

  Warden Marshall Pape

• “It's critical that member's forget everything they think they know about prison. This isn't a prison, it's my sanctuary.”

  Warden Marshall Pape

• “Take a man's freedom and he will cling to those few needs that make him human: his need for respect and his need for dignity. Take those and he will become an animal.”

  Danny Hansen's thoughts

• “Let's just say I helped the wayward see the light using a little too much force.”

  Danny Hansen when asked what he was in for

• “The idea of being anybody's good girl jerked me back to the days when I had stooped far to low to please others and suffered abuse at their hands.”

  Renee Gilmore when reading a letter from the "Sicko"

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Long Beach: Renee lives on the north side
• Basal Institute of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Where Danny Hansen is incarcerated after being transferred from Ironwood State Prison

First Sentence edit see section history

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Glossary edit see section history

• basal: basic
• puppies: prison slang for new guys
• fish: prison slang for new guys that believe they are innocent
• knuckleheads: Prison slang for those bucking the system and doing hard time

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Ted Dekker (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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