Hole In My Life, pg.154-186

This is part of Part 3. This chapter is called "my yellow cell." Jack is moved from state prison to federal prison. When he was checked in, the doctor spotted a lice, and Jack was taken to the hospital part of the prison. He was put in a yellow cell as a part of the treatment. Jack had mood swings. He liked his cell because he was alone. There was no fear of getting raped alone. The first week was really hard because Jack had nothing to do. Six times a day, the guards would take count. The guard would yell, "SHOUT" and Jack responded with "IN." Jack started to feel the walls. Previous cons had carved things into the walls. Jack recognized one of them as a quote from a book he went. One of the workers felt bad for Jack and gave him some books, paper, envelopes, and a pencil. He wrote a letter to the judge to reduce his sentence. He used one of the books as a journal. One day, three black guys from the Muslim Brotherhood came to meet him. They said they wanted to improve race relations. They wanted Jack to go to the bathroom, bend over, and they wouldn't take advantage of him. By trusting the men, Jack would join them. They would protect him. He said no. One day, the doctor checks up on Jack. Jack says he volunteered at a hospital when he was younger and wanted a job. The doctor said one just opened up. Jack got the job.



This next chapter is called "drug lust." He got used to the routine. Everyone in prison wanted drugs to escape from the pain. People found creative ways to smuggle. The hospital cells were seperate. The hospital workers, witness protection poragram members, and sexual offenders lived here. This one time, Jack met a Elvis impersonator. He went jail to jail performing and doing his time. There was only one female worker at the prison. One day everyone including her had chest x-rays. In her x-ray, you could see the outline of her boobs. Her x-ray was stolen and found in a bathroom. She quit soon after. Next, he went to the parole board. They didn't like him. But they didn't give him a date. Outside his window, he could see some house. He remembers when some cons escaped the prison on Halloween. He stayed up all night looking for them in the windows.



I really liked these chapter. I knew prison wasn't happy-go-lucky but I didn't except this. I never wanted to go to jail. Now I don't want to even more.