Prison Etiquette: The Convict's Compendium of Useful Information

by Holley Cantine (Editor), Philip Metres (Foreword), Dachine Rainer (Editor)

Of the fifty thousand Americans who declared themselves conscientious objectors during World War II, nearly six thousand went to prison, many serving multiyear sentences in federal lockups. Some conscientious objectors, notably Robert Lowell, William Everson, and William Stafford, went on to become important figures in the literary life of their country, while others were participants and teachers in the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. This long out-of-print book, reprinted from the rare original 1951 edition, collects firsthand accounts by conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs. Prison Etiquette is illustrated with eleven line drawings by Lowell Naeve.

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2001

Reviews

[Kellie Harclerode · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this in an eclectic shop in Chicago & really enjoyed the prose and ideas shared by the various contributing authors. Would recommend if you are interested in dissenting points of view with any form of government system, specifically prison.

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection from conscientious objectors imprisoned during World War II.