This book described the experiences of a psychology intern and subsequent psychologist in a maximum-security federal penitentiary. It discussed experiences with those who were incarcerated staff as well as a physical description of the edifice where these events occurred. Experiences included a hostage situation assaults riots attempted prison escapes and a contract placed on the author. It described life in a prison which served as the maximum-security facility between the years of Alcatraz and the Supermax Penitentiary in Florence Colorado.