Written while its well-known author was in jail, this is the fascinating story of a 72-year-old grandmother turned ecological warrior. When Betty Krawczyk participated in the Elaho Valley, British Columbia, struggle between a forestry company and citizens concerned about rare ancient forests, little did she know that she would become one of the most visible faces of that protest. This book covers her much publicized arrest, trial and sentencing.Lock Me up or Let Me Go is also a moving story about the struggle to take one's place as an "elder" in our society. At its heart is Betty's complex relationship with her lively mother.