Researching Prisons…The Joys of Research

For my latest book that I just finished, Now You See Me, which is a suspense/thriller, the heroine is tormented by a serial killer who is on death row. In order to make the book as realistic as possible, I had to do a lot of research. Now, I'm a big documentary buff so I made good use of my trusty Netflix account and saw some disturbing stuff. But nothing really prepared me for disturbed like this link to Prison Weirdness. Warning! Do not click on the link if you are easily offended.

Here are a couple that stood out to me:

Good Diet Goes a Long Way

A Texas prisoner loses 30 lbs. and flees through a vent.

Crook Prefers Jail to Wife

Rather than serve a second year of his sentence under house arrest, an Italian convict has asked to return to jail, complaining that his wife is a nag.