Table of Contents
Behind BarsIntroduction
Part 1: You're Under Arrest
1. Busted!
2. Four Fatal Legal Mistakes(and How to Avoid Them)
Part 2: You've Got Jail!
3. Big Houses, Dog Pens, and Gladiator Schools: The U.S. Prison System
4. Hack's, Cops, and Cons: Who's Who in Prison
Part 3: Doing Time
5. Jugged: Welcome to Prison
6. Don't Drop the Soap: Sex in the Slammer
7. My Baloney Has a First Name: Food in Prison
8. License Plates and GEDs: Work and School in Prison
9. Blood In, Blood Out: Prison Gangs and Violence
10. Brother, Can You Spare Some Time: A Day in the Life of Joe Convict
11. We Ain't No Debutantes: Women Behind Bars
Part 4: Beyond The Walls
12. Happy Days Are Here Again: Getting Out
13. Revolving Doors: Fixing the Incarceration Machine
Appendixes
A. Slammer Slang: A Glossary
B. We Understand, Son: Prison Reform Advocacy Groups
Index[