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THE SANCTUARY is the gripping story of vigilante priest, Danny Hansen, who is now serving a fifty year prison term in California for the murder of two abusive men. Filled with remorse, Danny is determined to live out his days by a code of non-violence and maneuvers deftly within a ruthless... read more

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  • “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"

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My name is Renee Gilmore, but really, this is Danny's story.

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Untitled Chapters 1-40
Epilogue

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  • 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

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  1. Ted Dekker (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Center Street a division of Hachette Book Group
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 2012
ISBN: 978-1-59995-335-9
Page Count: 403

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