The prison environment, like the military, police, sheriff departments or any other place where people mix, experience its share of humorous as well as offbeat situations. Admittedly because of the somber environment in a prison setting, staff, as well as inmates, strives to inject some humor or change of pace into the scene as you will see in some of the prose in this book. Penitentiary Politics, Pranks and Poetry is a collection of short stories, poems and commentary which evolved from Ivan L. Fail's military service, seventy seven years as a consumer, and his twenty nine year, three prison...