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prison ragout musings while incarcerated
prison ragout describes pops experience as a first timer 58 year old ph.d. white guy during seventeen months of incarceration . the book portrays the other inmates the cos and the psychological impact of the penal system . p from county jail pop is transferred to a classification center . controlling the tier tv and fear of hiv were the major cultural factors . a medical exam confirms pops hypertension and a recent back operation and results in a stipulation that he is to have a bottom bunk and be given a job requiring minimum use of arms and shoulders . upon returning to the tier the cos tears up the medical stipulation . p pop is assigned to a prison where the medical system runs out of hypertension medication . pop is given a job on the kitchen cleanup crew ; work requiring lots of use of arms and shoulders . p pop changes cellmates four times . one is a lifer who is a jailhouse lawyer . another filched food from the officers dining room with the acquiescence of the cos and sells it on the tier . a third played the stock market . the fourth was a racist and studying for a ged . p inmates get killed od and commit suicide but the greatest harm is caused by the inhumane environment . the book shows that violence and brutality can take subtle forms .
paperback iuniverse inc 2004 isbn13 9780595336340 isbn10 0595336345
book type nf isbn 13 9780595336340 number of pages 194 publisher iuniverse inc release date 62135769600000