The story begins on the south side of Chicago. It is a quiet neighborhood with mostly wooden framed houses built in the early 1900's. There are some brick houses, which were built in the early 1960's. I lived in one of those wooden framed two -story house. It had a hedge around the front with two evergreens behind it. The boys from the south side of town included Tom, Dan, Ron, and me. Me, I'm Bob, I came from a family of seven. The seven of us included my two brothers; one older one young...

This book tells the story of my career in the American penal system as a Correctional Officer, Juvenile Correctional Officer, Transport Officer, and Jailer. Section One enumerates some of the stories of working in a federal prison with 2,200 Inmates. This section tells the story of what happens with officers in a prison. Section Two describes the problems inmates have - usually problems caused by other inmates. Section Three deals with inmate – transportation problems. I transported inmate...