Working as an educator throughout the prisons of Virginia has given me an fascinating account of inmate culture.  After talking to friends and family about my experiences, many of them suggested that I write a book.  And this was after only two years of teaching inmates.  Imagine the stories I have to tell after working twenty-five years in correctional education.    

Most of my rewards of working in correctional educaiton have been intrinsic, even my career has been peppered with extrinsic rewards, plaques, and certificates.