Behind the Walls: A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates

Behind the Walls

Behind the Walls Behind the Walls A Guide for Family and Friends of Texas Inmates Jorge Antonio Renaud Number One: North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series The University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas Copyright © 2002 Jorge Antonio Renaud All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of theAmerican National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48.1984 Permissions University of North Texas Press PO Box 311336 Denton, TX 76203-1336 940-565-2142 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Renaud, Jorge Antonio, 1956– Behind the walls : a guide for families and friends of Texas prison inmates / Jorge Antonio Renaud.—1st ed. p. cm. — (North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 1.) Includes index. ISBN 1-57441-152-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-57441-153-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Prisons—Texas. 2. Prison administration—Texas. 3. Prisoners—Texas. I. Title. II. Title: Guide for families and friends of Texas prison inmates. III. Series. HV9475.T4R46 2002 365'.6'09764—dc21 2002009176 Behind the Walls: A Guide for Family and Friends of Texas Inmates is Number One: North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series Photographs by Alan Pogue Design by Angela Schmitt Dedication Para mis tres mujeres; mi ama, Marina, por su amor; mi esposa, Lisa, por su fe; y mi hija, Catarina, por su vida. For my three women; my mother, Marina, for her love; my wife, Lisa, for her faith; my daughter, Catarina, for her life. ...