Nice post @charlieshrem!
Do you have to work in prison? Can't you get books from the prison library (or from the outside via relatives), pick a bench/chair somewhere and read all day? Or are there benefits if you help out with a job, aka shorter sentence for good behaviour?
Everyone has to get a job, it can be a simple 30 minute bathroom cleaning or even working in the mechanic shop fixing trucks. At first, I was a GED tutor and then I moved to work landscaping.
Got it. Part of the prison rules.
Thank you for replying and I can't wait for Part 3. You writing style is engaging.