Prison salvation: Six months passed since he was stabbed then transferred to another prison following a handcuffed recuperation in a local hospital. An unfamiliar and alien reality sloshed uneasy in his gut. Dennis had no property or belongings and didn’t talk to anyone except to give his name and ID number. They’d herded him on a jet and transported him across the country.

The Federal prison system’s resorts populated many states.

Dennis looked for an attack, scanning his surroundings constantly.

The housing units resembled bland apartment buildings. The other inmates followed a rhythm: Standing for…