Claude

Claude is the guard in charge of the solitary confinement cells at the reformatory. He is in his late twenties, and built like a football player. He insists that all the rules of the institution be carried out, but he is not very intelligent and does not know when to be flexible. He is sometimes crude in his manner, and Summer suspects that he may have abused Hatter sexually.

Clito

Clito is an assistant guard at the reformatory. He helps Claude deal with Hatter, and has the responsibility of force-feeding her. He is large and his face suggests he may be Mexican.

Hatter Fox

Hatter Fox is a seventeen-year-old Navajo girl. She is slender, with long straight black hair and delicate features. Her life has been characterized by abuse, neglect and abandonment. She does not know who her parents are, and she was raised in several different environments...