Chapters 30 through 32 Summary

In chapter thirty, Trey tells the warden at another prison, Churko, has "personal reasons" for overseeing the death of the prisoner in the truck, Mark. The warden says he understands and announces he'll have the prisoner seen by the prison doctor to ensure the prisoner "lives long enough" to be tortured. The warden then calls for an officer named Nedley to drive the prisoner to the infirmary and to fill the truck up with gas and arranges for the other prisoners to be delivered in order to save Trey time. Trey is worried about Mark in the hands of the Population Police officer named Nedley but knows there's nothing he can do about it. He accepts the warden's offer of a shower and clean uniform. After the shower, Trey discovers a television and watches part of a news cast. He sees...