Nightmare abroad

You're a law-abiding citizen, so you won't be arrested on your overseas vacation. You're a U.S. citizen, so even if you are arrested, your government will come to your aid. Peter Laufer explodes these common misconceptions in his eye-opening study of how Americans end up imprisoned abroad, why our government helps so little, and how to avoid disaster in foreign travel. Thousands of Americans are currently imprisoned overseas. To research Nightmare Abroad, Laufer traveled. Around the world, stopping in twenty-one countries to visit imprisoned Americans, who are often held without trial. Despite resistance from most foreign jailers and even some U.S. consular officials, he managed to tour jails and talk with American prisoners, interview U.S. and foreign government officials, and meet Americans now released from custody. Conditions ranged from horrible filth in a Pakistani prison to the comfort of a modern Canadian jail to a Mexican prison. Community where money could buy just about anything. Prisoners included middle-class vacationers, international businessmen, and young Americans touring the world. Laufer explores the cultural misunderstandings that land Americans in jail. A woman