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guarded Moments

Stories of Working Inside the Missouri State Penitentiary

LARRY E. NEAL & ANITA NEAL HARRISON

Truman State University Press Kirksville, Missouri

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Cover art: photo by Anita Neal Harrison

Cover design: Teresa Wheeler

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Neal, Larry Edmund, 1951? Unguarded moments : stories of working inside the Missouri State Penitentiary / Larry Neal & Anita Neal Harrison.

pages cm ISBN 978-1-61248-110-4 (alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-61248-111-1 (ebook) 1. Neal, Larry Edmund, 1951? 2. Missouri State Penitentiary. 3. Prisons-- Missouri--Officials and employees--Biography. 4. Prisoners--Missouri. I. Harrison, Anita Neal, 1981? II. Title. HV9475.M82.M576 2014 365'.977855--dc23 [B]

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To Diana Lynn, beloved wife and mother.

Contents

Illustrations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix Foreword by Mark Schreiber.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Acknowledgments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Prologue: The Way It Really Was.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1: Learning from the Master .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: Into the Lions' Den.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter 3: A Word about Sewers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 21 Chapter 4: Life in the Pen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter 5: You Call This an Emergency? .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapter 6: Walls Ain't All That's Dense Around Here.. . . . . . . . . . . 40 Chapter 7: The Old-Timer's Triumph.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter 8: Push-Ups and Snakes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 52 Chapter 9: Plungers Are Weapons Too.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 58 Chapter 10: Bloodshed inside the Walls.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Chapter 11: Turning Up the Heat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 69 Chapter 12: Vats Disgusting.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 75 Chapter 13: Digging in the Pen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 80 Chapter 14: Leaving an Impression .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Chapter 15: Is There a Doctor in the House?.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Chapter 16: To the Max.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Chapter 17: Ingenious Inmates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Chapter 18: The Great Flood in A-Hall .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Chapter 19: The MSP Burrito Bandits.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Chapter 20: Troublesome Twins.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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