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Articles by Sid Hawk Byrd

Life and Death in a Cold, Lonely Cell

Sid Hawk Byrd | November 16, 2007 | Features

I sit in a prison cell. It's only 5 feet wide. I can stretch out my arms and place both palms flat against the walls. There is a 6-foot metal bunk with a thin, hard, plastic-covered mat on one wall. I ...