Part 1. The road to jail : Ch.1. Pathways to incarceration -- Ch.2. The watch house/holding cells -- Ch.3. Different types of jails -- Ch.4. Transport -- Ch.5. The big question -- Part 2. Practical jail : Ch.6. So, you've arrived -- Ch.7. Medical -- Ch.8. A normal day in prison -- Ch.9. Drugs in jail -- Ch.10. Keeping busy -- Ch.11. Jail basics -- Part 3. Social navigation : Ch.12. General social advice -- Ch.13. Sharing a cell -- Ch.14. Social interaction with other inmates -- Ch.15. Interacting with COs and other staff -- Ch.16. Avoiding confrontation -- Ch.17. Coping mechanisms -- Ch.18. Pre-jail, post-jail.
Summary:
Will Attwood was finishing a three-year sentence in prison when he was formally diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome for the first time. After his diagnosis he recognised just how much it had been affecting his life behind bars. This is a practical advice guide for people with autism who have been sentenced to time in prison. Will shares his first-hand knowledge of what to expect and how to behave within the penal system. He sheds light on topics that are important for people with autism, answering questions such as: How should you act with inmates and guards? How do you aboid trouble? What about a prison's environmental stimuli may cause you anxiety? His thoughtful, measured writing debunks rumours about daily life in prison, and will be enormously helpful for anyone with autism in custody, as well as professionals working with offenders on the autism spectrum--back cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.