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Behind the Prison Bars

by E. E. Byrum

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  1. 1Epigraph — Author’s Preface
  2. 2In Prison
  3. 3Make the Best of It
  4. 4Punishment
  5. 5Capital Punishment
  6. 6Life Imprisonment
  7. 7The Dungeon
  8. 8Cat-o’-Nine-Tails
  9. 9Buck-and-Gagged
  10. 10The Lock-Step March
  11. 11Literary Privileges
  12. 12Tobacco Allowance
  13. 13Prisoners’ Work
  14. 14The Stockades
  15. 15The Chain Gang
  16. 16The Felon’s Cell
  17. 17The Library
  18. 18The Chapel
  19. 19Scaling the Prison Wall
  20. 20A Prison Reform
  21. 21History of West Virginia Penitentiary
  22. 22Letters From Prison Officials
  23. 23Testimonies of Convicts
  24. 24Released From Prison

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