Prison Etiquette: The Convict's Compendium of Useful Information

By Holley R. Cantine

Of the fifty thousand Americans who declared themselves conscientious objectors during World War II, nearly six thousand went to prison, many serving multiyear sentences in federal lockups. Some... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809323753
• ISBN13: 9780809323753
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Pristine Prison Etiquette in Overcrowded Prisons

A helpful guide to prison etiquette, this book entrusts the survivability of recent inmates to certain basic procedures observed while living under duress in cramped quarters with 'dirty denizens' of the underworld, chapter one deals with close proximity contact, namely to remember to flush the toilet, leave toilet paper out and spray Lysol after each toilet use. Chapter two moves on to eating hall arrangements, never chew with your mouth open, do not make obscene belching noises, and never spit chewed up food in other people's faces, namely a fellow with tattoos. Such helpful advice renders a sense of warmth in the new inmates attitude. Never mind that most of the information is outdated and from 1950, prisons are still the same, if not worse.

Helpful

This helped me during the five years I spent behind bars. I went from the prison b**ch to the stud! I highly recommend it for Martha Stewart or anyone else facing hard time. A must read!