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TOASTS - IMAGES OF A VICTIM SOCIETY

NCJ Number
2381
Author(s)
S FIDDLE
Date Published
1972
Length
72 pages
Annotation
VERBATIM PRESENTATION AND GENERAL DISCUSSION OF DRUG ORIENTED PRISONER BALLADS.
Abstract
THE DRUG ADDICTED PRISONER PERSPECTIVE ON IMPRISONMENT, HIS AFFLICTION, AND EXISTENCE ARE PORTRAYED BY WAY OF THE BALLADS THAT HE MADE, WHICH BECAME PART OF THE ORAL FOLK TRADITION OF THE ADULT PRISON CULTURE.