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It is rather common for inmates to read in prison, there is virtually nothing else to do. However, we were only allowed to have 12 books at a time, so I had to
by con_to_dev 9y ago
It is rather common for inmates to read in prison, there is virtually nothing else to do. However, we were only allowed to have 12 books at a time, so I had to mail many home as I acquired new ones to study. I was 20-23 in solitary, and 18-28 during my sentence.
- JudasGoat 9y agoI didn't have the resources to purchase outside books during my 2 year incarceration but it was remarkable how outdated the "jail library" books were. I read quite a bit of cosmology and physics, mostly 30 or so years old. A personal highlight was finding a Ray Kurzweil book.
- 77pt77 9y ago> I read quite a bit of cosmology and physics, mostly 30 or so years old Well, you get all the way to the standard model, so not so bad. I suppose the book quality might have been a problem though.