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| Father-daughter team writes book on Ohio prisons |
| By mansfieldnewsjournal |
| Published: 11/23/2009 |
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MANSFIELD -- From his first day working in a prison until his last after 30 years, David Meyers said, he was fascinated by Ohio's system. After collecting volumes of notes from the Ohio State Reformatory, the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus and the Boys' Industrial School in Lancaster, the Columbus man decided to write a book. "Central Ohio's Historic Prisons," was recently released through Arcadia Publishing. The venture was an opportunity to clear up misconceptions about the prison system. It also offered the chance to work on a project with his daughter, Elise. "I got involved for a number of reasons, but primarily, I always found prisons interesting," said Elise Meyers, 26. "I never had a desire to work in them, but I mean, it was my dad's job. I went to take-your-daughter-to-work day and from just what I learned from my dad, I grew up knowing more about prisons than most people. "I find the psychology of it to be very different. It's a completely different culture amongst the employees and inmates, and I don't think many people see that." Read More. |
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