Chapter 11: Locked Up and Low Down - Angels on Ice Summary and Analysis

The prospect of spending most of the rest of his life in jail terrified Sonny. When he was assigned to the maximum security Folsom Prison matters just seemed worse since prisoners were rarely paroled out early from that facility. During his first few weeks in prison, tax evasion charges were added to the charges. Sonny was in a dangerous situation. In a maximum security prison, the guards were known to shoot first and ask questions later.

There were race problems in Folsom but apparently not as bad as they were in San Quentin. Drug testing was held routinely. Sonny endured the boredom of prison by reading a lot. He learned how to type and play the guitar while incarcerated. He took a prison...