Beneath the Bond: Unraveling Secrets in Andrew Miller’s My Guys
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Now I realize that what these men and women need is not difficult for an outsider to provide.
They want their voices to be heard.
Mainly, I just listen.
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Every spring, most Florida prisons hold volunteer appreciation dinners. Chuck, Bobby, and I attend.
Eddie Jones, Warden at JCI, said, “I’m embarrassed to tell you, but every week, I discipline more staff than inmates.”
Warden Amelia Hill said, “Last year at MCI, we only had two fights.”
Both wardens attributed the low violence to the availability of religious and educational programs. Volunteers teach 80% of the classes.
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