▁( ), ▁a ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁ ▁mem oir ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁batt led ▁mental ▁ill ness , ▁alco hol ism , ▁and ▁physical ▁problems ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁ 5 7 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁St ub born ▁Child ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁his ▁alco hol ic ▁father ▁frequently ▁beat ▁the ▁Boston ▁native . ▁At ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁Mark ▁was ▁de emed ▁a ▁" st ub born ▁child ," ▁and ▁locked ▁up . ▁Under ▁state ▁law , ▁a ▁stub born ▁child ▁was ▁one ▁who ▁" st ub born ly ▁refused ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁the ▁law ful ▁and ▁reasonable ▁commands ▁of ▁a ▁parent ▁or ▁guard ian ." ▁Dev lin ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁state ▁institutions . ▁He ▁later ▁told ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁ju ven ile ▁justice ▁system ▁turned ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁criminal . ▁Dev lin ▁test ified ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁committee ▁about ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁reform ▁school ▁system ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁schools ▁were ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁ju ven ile ▁justice ▁system ▁reform ed ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Det ained ▁ju ven ile ▁Mark ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁L yman ▁School ▁for ▁Boys , ▁the ▁Ros l ind ale ▁ju ven ile ▁det ention ▁center , ▁and ▁the ▁Bridge water ,