Roger 'Mad Dog' Caron is a Canadian bank robber and the author of the influential 1978 prison memoir Go-Boy: Memories of a Life Behind Bars. At the time of writing, Caron was 39 years old and had spent 23 years in prison. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

The book was awarded the 1978 Governor General's Award for nonfiction and was widely acknowledged for its insights into prison life. Each winner of the 1978 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a whole bunch of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ... Non-fiction is a truthful account or representation of a subject which is composed of facts. ...

In 1993 he was arrested for two more armed robberies and in October 2001, while still on parole, he was charged with unlawfully being in possession of a restricted handgun after being arrested at an Ottawa shopping mall. The pistol was loaded and he also had a bag that contained a mask. At the time of his latest arrest he was 62 years old and suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Location. ...