*Chapter 4 – W1 Monday night* Mike and Vern walked into Dorm 2 and noticed that most of the guys were in the rec. room.  If anyone was aware that they came in together, nothing was mentioned.  Most of the men were used to seeing the kitchen crew come in a little later anyway.  They went to their lockers, got towels, soap, and clean boxers, and headed to the shower.  Since most of the guys had showered before dinner, the s...

*Chapter 3 – W1 Monday Eve*Ivan, Luke, and Mike got to the cafeteria, almost too late. There was still plenty of food left but the kitchen crew of two were ready to put things away and call it a night.Ivan said, “Shorty, we appreciate y’all keepin’ the food out for us latecomers. We should be the tail of the crew from D2.”Shorty was the nickname that had been tacked on to LaVerne. They called him Shorty, because he was on...

Chapter 2 – W1 Monday AfternoonKurt and Adam are reflecting on the day. They have both made up their beds and are just sitting around talking. They both decided maybe a shower would feel good and Jesse had suggested they might want to do this before a bunch of trainees came home. Well, I guess this is home. At least we are taken care of, have a roof over our heads, a decent bed to sleep on and 3 squares a day.Adam said, “...

*Chapter 1 – Week1 – Monday Morning - Arrival and Orientation**ARRIVAL*The four boys were getting pretty restless after the three hour long ride from the state penitentiary to the prison school, as it was called. The state had contracted with the training school to take minimum security inmates that had at least  one year to serve and train them under an apprenticeship program to become employable and certified skilled co...