How I Earned A “White Flower” in Prison
Here I was, months into a jail sentence that was going to be the beginning of my prison sentence. I had no idea how many years I was going to get in the slammer this time. The fact that I was [...]
Paul Gardner
I Count Four Social Classes in Prison
By: Paul Gardner, Contributing Writer Inmates, just like people in free-society, are divided into social classes. After years of incarceration in Arizona, I’ve noticed four distinct social classes of prisoners: The Indigent-but-Content The Beggars The Hustlers The Supported Two things work [...]
#1 Ingredient in Prison Food? Water.
By Paul Gardner, Contributing Writer BY PAUL GARDNER, Contributing Writer Something smells fishy in the prison kitchen– and it isn’t dinner. The Arizona Department of Corrections uses an outsourced personnel provider to run their kitchens. Here is how it [...]