▁Massachusetts ▁re format ory ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Ju ven ile ▁Gu id ance . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁book , ▁when ▁Mark ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁his ▁mother ▁brought ▁him ▁before ▁an ▁old ▁man ▁who ▁wore ▁black ▁ro bes . ▁Mark ’ s ▁mother ▁talked ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁man ▁and ▁then ▁somebody ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁in ▁Ros l ind ale , ▁Massachusetts , ▁where ▁somebody ▁sh oved ▁him ▁into ▁a ▁dark ened ▁room ▁and ▁locked ▁the ▁door . ▁Mark ▁started ▁to ▁cry ▁for ▁his ▁mother . ▁That ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁Mark ’ s ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁ju ven ile ▁corre ctions ▁system . ▁Once ▁while ▁an ▁in mate ▁of ▁the ▁Bridge water ▁re format ory ▁Mark ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁look ▁across ▁a ▁prison ▁yard ▁and ▁see ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁adult ▁section . ▁That ▁was ▁likely ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁book , ▁when ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁adult , ▁Mark ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁former ▁girl friend ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁friends ▁he ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Bridge water ▁re format ory . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁state ▁and ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁together , ▁but ▁en ▁route , ▁Dev lin ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁driving ▁a ▁st olen ▁autom obile ▁across ▁state ▁lines . ▁He ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁federal ▁re format ory ▁and ▁then ▁married ▁his ▁girl