7 Results in the "Surviving in a U.S. Prison" category
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Chapter
US 2 Part 3
When the pastor’s sermon ended, the warden’s sermon began. At some point, I had frozen like ice. I rolled my eyes around and asked Curtis. “Hey. My face is pretty noticeable right now, isn’t it?” “Of course. If you wanted to put a picture in the encyclopedia for the meaning of ‘black and blue,’ your face right now would be perfect.” “Yeah. Right.” I felt relieved after that foolish confirmation. Because our eyes kept meeting. His and mine, that doctor guy’s. It was a…-
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Chapter
US 2 Part 2
Sunday. It was the first Sunday since my admission. The day of the week with the longest free activity time. The day I dreaded most had arrived. I was holed up in my cell. I was confident I could stay put forever, but then Tony Kenner stood up. Even though there was no work duty, he left the cell and walked the same path he did on weekday afternoons. Of course, I followed him. Freedom of entry and exit was just as Curtis had told me the day before. If this were a game, a new map had just been…-
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US 2 Part 1
Be quiet in the common bathroom. I'm no stranger to vicious prisons, but I was still cornered, and hard. By a group of rapists in the corner of the shower room. I thought I had timed it right to shower safely, but there are always those who don’t give a shit about other people’s calculations. “Ack.” It started with a vile blow to the back of my head. My skull was slammed against the tile. My brain rattled and my vision spun. No matter how much I shook my head, there was nothing I could do…-
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