Foreward, Introduction, Initiations, and Time and Its Terms Summary and Analysis

Foreward

"Doing Time: 25 Years of Prison Writing-a PEN American Center Prize Anthology" is a collection from prison contest winners. Sister Helen Prejean, who also wrote the book "Dead Man Walking", wrote the foreword. She gained first hand knowledge about prison life by visiting prisoners for fourteen years.

Introduction

Bell Gale Chevigny wrote that much can be gained from learning about what takes place behind prison bars. She covered an informative account of inmate statistics and historical views in the past 50 years. Some prisons went through reform after the prisoners protested and lives were lost. Due to increased drug charges from the war on drugs, more prisons were built.

The inmates benefited from the writing program as it was restorative in supporting the convicts to find their voice...