Ames K Swartsfager

Voices from Prison Ames K Swartsfager

One out of ten people in the US is involved with the criminal justice system today. Foe twenty-one years, Chap[lain Ames was able to minister to some of the m. While doing so, the chaplain met "Red", who swallowed glass; an inmate who "talked to toilets;" "The Preacher," who kept his family bible with him at all times; the choir (Where's the Choir?) which was locked up on Christmas Day and the "Saint."Chaplain Ames was confronted with women who wanted to rape him (Women); married couples in prison (A family Matter);"Shakey," a man who had been in prison so long that he escaped back into prison; a mass murderer; the strangest ": Christmas present" ever offer to him. The Chaplain was also introduces to the "Gentleman" gangster; "Mr. Chin," the head of a heroin smuggling tong, and a fire engine stealing "Organist. At a maximum security institution for women, the chaplain had to watch out for women who might "Fly Away: " make sure he always had a "Box Full of Tissues;" was surprised during the service of "Foot Washing;" and counseled thew "Woman who Wanted to Die