Beyond The Yard is a story of sheer grit, persistence and resilience, by a returnee from the abyss of life. Abdul, a young man coming out of prison, is faced with societal prejudices. He is forced to fight for his fate and his life. His determination is to succeed and survive. He has the drive and talent to be useful to society but who will let him? In Beyond The Yard, the forces that are determined to keep Abdul down demonise him and have the excuse to send him back to jail, are relentlessly after him. As he is pushed to the precipice, the past looks to him more formidable than the present. He seeks with all his power to overcome a world of endemic prejudices. This is a battle from which a winner must emerge, but does he have what it takes to win? Beyond The Yard is first runner-up for the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA Prose Prize, 2012. Inyang E. Ekwo is a judge of the federal high court of Nigeria. He has seen many miscarriages of justice in his years on the bench. "I decided