A chronicle of three years as experienced by the prisoners of the 113-year-old Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. A relic of the convict-lease system, Brushy’s sordid history was brought to a close in 2009. But not before men on the inside produced a publication that outlasted the prison and has been preserved here for your review.
You will learn how prisoners:
Navigate security and gangs
Manufacture leather goods
Produce art and literary works
Maintain their health
Conduct organizations
Celebrate holidays
Educate themselves
Worship
Construct buildings
Make donations to causes
Hold sporting events
Learn musical instruments
Do legal research
Communicate with the outside
Find simple entertainment

You will also learn impressive facts about Brushy Mountain, nicknamed by Tennesseans “The Alcatraz of the South.” Yet the prison’s record was not nearly as impressive as its namesake. The book reports on 156 felons who fled the TDOC, as well as Brushy’s the most famous escapee, James Earl Ray.
Other news items include:
Terrorist recruiting from prison populations
Prison guard shortages
Government experimentation on prisoners
Stats that affect recidivism rates
Execution protocols
Juveniles in adult facilities
Solitary links to suicide
Death row inmates halt appeals
Claims of sexual attacks in prison
False conviction stats
Arrest deaths tied to drugs
Private prison funding
Prison and jail population stats

Since this book was written by men inside the system, many of the feature articles focus on problems that cause arrest rates to soar and prison to fill to overflowing. There are also numerous self-help articles written by the employed (at 50¢ an hour) prisoner staff, which apply both inside and outside of prison.
You’ll find these feature articles in inside:
American Addiction
To Spank or Not to Spank: An Argument
Life in the Fast Lane
Tour of An American Prison
Is Juvenile Justice Black-and-White?
The Religious Politician, the Declining Superpower and the Powerless Church
Do Our Television Choices Effect What We Say, Do, and Think?
Money Matters: Self Analysis
Continuing Education While Incarcerated
The Brain
Amazing Facts About Your Heart
God vs. State
Making Amends
Nature’s Nasty Nature?
The Bottom Line

And of course, no book written by prisoners would be complete without some “jailhouse religion.” But don’t be too quick to question the commitment of some of these authors; many of these articles are well-researched and well-written:
Spiritually-focused compositions include:
A Change In Direction
Are “All Things” Good for God’s Children?
What Happened on Christmas Day?
The Secret of Love
Perseverance of the Saints
The Principle of Bible Study
Can You Really Believe the Bible?
War and Suffering: A Christian Perspective
God the Son
A Stone’s Throw
Baylor Survey Finds: Americans Worship Four Gods
Can a Christian Stop Sinning?
The Battle Over Origins
Christian Apologetics: The Defense of the Faith
Defeat the Enemy
Authenticity
Don’t Be Deceived

This is just a taste of what you’ll find in the pages of this large-format book. This 8.5" x 11", 170-page, narrow-margin, glossy cover book squeezes so much information on every page, you will find it hard to put down. Order your copy today!
 
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