Within Prison Walls / being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement / in the state prison at Auburn, New York

I am a voluntary prisoner, it is true; nevertheless even a voluntary prisoner can’t unlock the door of his cell—that must be done by someone from outside.

You might better see to it that it gets into the newspapers in the shape you want, rather than let it leak out and be misrepresented, intentionally or otherwise.

I want to see for myself exactly what your life is like, not as viewed from the outside looking in, but from the inside looking out.