Memos from Purgatory

Memos from Purgatory
First edition
AuthorHarlan Ellison
Cover artistLeo and Diane Dillon
LanguageEnglish
SubjectStreet gangs, prison
PublisherRegency
Publication date
1961
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages160

Memos from Purgatory is Harlan Ellison's account of his experience with juvenile gangs when he joined one to research them for his first novel, Web of the City. It also describes the author's experience during an overnight stay in jail.