It's not rude. You're absolutely right. Somehow, despite my best efforts, I never went to prison. But I was obsessed about the possibility for a while, and rea

It's not rude. You're absolutely right. Somehow, despite my best efforts, I never went to prison. But I was obsessed about the possibility for a while, and read a lot of books. The one that made the biggest impression on me was _The Hot House: Life Inside Leavenworth Prison_. In that book, a lifer named Carl Bowles describes why he doesn't have to worry very much, despite being small (like me). Paraphrasing, it was because he never let there be any doubt in anyone's mind that if they tried to hurt him, he'd respond very violently. That book described in many different ways the importance of willingness to fight in prison. People due for release in a few months would fight and get time added to their sentences for fear of what would happen if they didn't fight.