... confirm the validity and the accuracy of the prisoners account by note taking and reading verbatim what was said back to the prisoner he was taking notes from and interviewing at that time. This may not seem like a big deal to the reader, but again the purpose of Santos book was ... understand what was not only being said, but so that people would be able to interpret what was actually going on behind bars. Throughout Santos' novel, he had his observations and notes that, as mentioned, were comprised via the viewpoints and takes of other inmates. But the largest theme of this ... aren'...

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