Chapter XIIISouth Mississippi Correctional Facility
Leakesville, Mississippi
March 2, 2012
The televisions sold in the prison canteen weren't very big. The flat screen was nine inches wide, five inches tall, and encased in clear plastic so shakedown officers could see inside it. Pegasus was the name brand on the sticker, right above an inspection stamp guaranteeing this product as one of China's finest.
Ace Carter's face showed he did not agree with the claim of high quality, and was offended by it. And the reluctant movement of his hands as he touched the plastic case indicated an ingrained loathing for inferior electronics. His hands were used to tweaking on more refined technology. This was an affront to their dexterity.
But another part of him, the louder, practical side that usua
