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Women-in-Prison Short Stories
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Description edit
This is the fourth entry in the series "Women-in-Prison Short Stories".
In women’s prison, bartering purchased goods from the prison store (like food <especially>, personal hygiene items, clothes, and sex) for personal services is the normal way of life. That means those who have... read more
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Summary edit
Life, and people, inside a women's prison (and for that matter men's prison, I guess) is much like life on the outside - life on the streets outside, that is. There are those who start trouble and those who just go-with-the-flow. There are the "haves" and the "have-nots". There are the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
Quotes edit
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“There are the "gamers" and those who "get gamed".”
Breanna -
“You need to know who the good guys and the bad guys are before the games begin.”
Breanna -
“The first time I ever thought seriously about my soul was when I was stretched out on a small patch of green grass at the south end of the prison yard late on a windy November afternoon.”
Breanna
Setting & Locations edit
The prison store in a women's prison.
- Camp Kilby: Camp Kilby is a women's incarceration facility that is part of the Alabama Department of Corrections prison system
Organizations edit
- Alabama Department of Corrections: The Alabama Department of Corrections operates the men's and women's prison system in the state of Alabama.
First Sentence edit
You wanna know something? Women's prison operates in its own little world on its own little time schedule.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Store Whores
Soul Mates
Dear Reader
Glossary edit
- Store: The word "store" can mean the physical store facilities within the women's prison; but it can also mean the collection of items purchased from that physical facility.
- Store Whore: Female inmates with few skills (e.g., cooking, sewing, drawing, makeup, etc.) who resort to selling their sex for other inmate's "store" in order to eat or have personal hygene items, etc.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- The physical facility (store) inside a women's prison where inmates purchase food, personal hygene items, etc.: The "store" facility is the central place where inmate barter thrives.The purchased "store" items are bartered for sex and other personal services.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Women-in-Prison Short Stories. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Heather D. Heaton (Author) - The book's author
Other Contributors:
- Heather D. Heaton (Editor) - Heather D. Heaton edited the book.
- Heather D. Heaton (Illustrator) - Heaather D. Heaton provided the illustrations for the book, including the cover.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Heather D. Heaton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 08/17/2012
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 35
Publisher: Heather D. Heaton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 08/17/2012
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 35
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