Within six months of incarceration, the prison teaches illiterate inmates to read and write.
"The Lizard King" ends with the uncertainty of whether prison taught Van Nostrand a lesson.
"The experience in prison taught me many things," said the hip-hop revolutionary to reporters.
This is not simply because sophisticated sniffing machines are less sensitive than dogs' noses or because prison teaches young addicts new crimes to feed their habits.
Mr. McCain had thought "all glory was self-glory," but prison taught him "there are greater pursuits than self-seeking," Mr. Salter wrote for the senator.
"Where is the reformed character on day-release from prison, teaching kids with learning difficulties and through them rediscovering his shared humanity?
Mr. Lester, who lived in South Ozone Park, Queens, underwent "aggression replacement training," earned an associate degree in prison, taught himself the guitar and composed a song dedicated to Jean Griffith Sandiford and the mothers of other principals in the case.
His advocates claimed he had reformed since entering prison, teaching other inmates English and art.
Mostly, prison taught me that if you do a, b, and c, d tends to happen.
Clearly, if there's one thing four decades in prison teaches you, it's how to hide behind walls.
