Dancing to the Concertina's Tune

A Prison Teacher's Memoir

By Jan Walker

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction: Preview of an Unusual Career	xiii
1	Going Inside the Prison Fence	1
2	Behind the Badge	6
3	The Parenting Experiment	11
4	Confronting Attitude	21
5	Roles, Rules, and Realities	28
6	Orwell's Elephant	37
1	Visiting the Cell House	43
8	The Chain and Its Links	49
9	A Distinct Link	56
10	Families and Other Unusual Formations	66
11	Family Patterns and Secrets	73
12	Sex Offenders	81
13	Tell the Truth	92
14	Cope with Consequences	103
15	Begin with Trust	115
16	Inmates Reparenting Themselves	124
11	It's About Time	134
18	Men Doing Time	43
19	Male Inmates as Authors	155
20	Women Doing Time	161
21	Inmates and Victims Face to Face	175
22	Parenting from a Distance	182
23	A Day in Court	192
24	Going Back Out	201
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Dancing to the Concertina's TuneA Prison Teacher's Memoir