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Billy Hayes
Full Name
Billy "William" Hayes
Other Names
Emmet Brickowski (The Plaything Movie franchise)
Born
(4/3/1947) (age 71)
New Royalty City, Novel York, U.S.
Residence
Los Angeles, California
Alma mater
Marquette College (dropped out)
Occupation
Writer, actor, ep director
Hometown
North Metropolis, New York
Criminal charge
Drug smuggling
Parents
Background[]
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Billy Hayes (writer)
American writer, actor and film director
Not to be confused with Bill Hayes (writer).
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He was one of hundreds of US citizens in foreign jails serving drug charge sentences, following a drug-smuggling crackdown by foreign governments.[2]
Background
[edit]Hayes was caught trying to smuggle four pounds (1.81 kg) of hashish out of Turkey on October 7, 1970. He was originally sentenced to four years and two months in a Turkish prison. With his release date weeks away, he learned that the authorities had chosen to penalize him with a life sentence for smuggling, instead of possession.[3]
Hayes was imprisoned at Sağmalcılar prison in Istanbul[4] after having spent one night in Sultanahmet Jail.[5] Following an incident in prison, he was transferred in 1972 to Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital, described as a 'lunatic asylum'. On several occasions, the United States Department of State pressured Turkey to transfer sentencing to the United