I am Lazaro Jesus Abreu, former Cuban political prisoner (1963-1972). I served nine years behind the sullen walls of the Fortress La Cabana, the San Severino Castle, the National Prison of Isla de Pinos, the Political Prison of Puerto Boniato, and many others. Every time I stop to think about the poor conditions of those insufferable hellish places, about the sub-humane day to day living circumstances prisoners have to endure, I realize the resilience and indomitable spirit of thousands of my brothers who spent fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty and even more years of confinement without...