Chapter 24 Freelimo: the silencing of the political prisoner

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. The Hole
6. Chapter 1 A Day in the Hole 5
7. Chapter 2 Solitary Confinement in Context 33
8. Chapter 3 Ideal Types 43
9. Part Two. Scholar’s Story
10. Chapter 4 Recruiting People Incarcerated in Solitary Confinement 49
11. Chapter 5 Fox News or CNN? 55
12. Chapter 6 Racism in Solitary Confinement 58
13. Chapter 7 The Cell Assignment: race is the first consideration 63
14. Chapter 8 It’s “Culture” not “Race” 66
15. Part Three. CO Porter and Dr. Emma
16. Chapter 9 Locating Prisons in Rural Settings 75
17. Chapter 10 Prison Town—Larrabee 78
18. Chapter 11 Dr. Emma and the Professional Staff 81
19. Chapter 12 The Hotel 85
20. Chapter 13 It’s Either This or the Coal Mine 88
21. Chapter 14 CO Porter “sometimes i sleep in my car” 95
22. Part Four. Fifty’s Story
23. Chapter 15 Dehumanization 99
24. Chapter 16 Language 104
25. Chapter 17 Studies with Monkeys 107
26. Chapter 18 Hygiene Products 110
27. Chapter 19 The Mirror 116
28. Chapter 20 Food 119
29. Chapter 21 Time 122
30. Chapter 22 Mail 125
31. Chapter 23 Choosing the Hole 127
32. Chapter 24 Freelimo: the silencing of the political prisoner 131
33. Chapter 25 Extreme Violence 135
34. Part Five. Marina’s Story
35. Chapter 26 Welcome to SCI-Women 141
36. Chapter 27 The Women’s Hole 150
37. Chapter 28 Meeting the Mass Killer: solitary confinement is her “home” 155
38. Chapter 29 The BMU 157
39. Chapter 30 Sally 162
40. Chapter 31 CO Lisa 165
41. Chapter 32 Wendi 167
42. Chapter 33 “Do You Think I’ll Die Here?”— Marina 170
43. Part Six. CO Travis
44. Chapter 34 We Are the Essential Workers 177
45. Chapter 35 Solitary Confinement Isn’t a Daycare! 181
46. Chapter 36 Correctional PTSD 186
47. Chapter 37 “Therapy” with Dr. Emma 190
48. Chapter 38 The Grift: faking mental illness to get a candy bar 195
49. Chapter 39 The Flipped Script: tvs, trays, and [flush] toilets 199
50. Chapter 40 Not Always in Sync: the job of the co and the work of the co 203
51. Chapter 41 Intimate Interracial Contact and Intimate Surveillance 205
52. Part Seven. White Supremacy and the Lies White People Tell Themselves
53. Chapter 42 The “Origin” Lie: the negro is the problem 211
54. Chapter 43 Emancipated Slaves and the White Sharecropper 218
55. Chapter 44 Strangers in Their Own Land 222
56. Chapter 45 Dying by Whiteness 225
57. Chapter 46 Bending the Rules: creating humanity in inhumane spaces 228
58. Chapter 47 The Lies the COs Tell Themselves 235
59. Chapter 48 “Anything But Race” Theories 237
60. Chapter 49 January 6, 2021: the big lie 240
61. Epilogue 245
62. Abbreviations and Terms 249
63. Acknowledgments 251
64. Notes 255
65. Bibliography 265
66. Index 275
67. About the Authors 279