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Saturday, March 12th, 2011

 

First Days in the Texas Prison System – Part 2

At the end of Part 1 of this topic we left the new prisoners as they were first processed into the Gurney Unit (or a similar one). Their heads had been shaved, they'd been searched and are now waiting on the next step. The prisoners wait in a wired holding area until the guards are ready to proceed. They are given their sheets and a thin "mattress" and then provided a number of their housing and bunk assignment. It quickly becomes clear who has been in the system before sinceRead More