Prison Round Trip

Prison Round Trip was first published in German in 2003 as Einmal Knast und zur ck.'' The essay''s author, Klaus Viehmann, had been released from prison ten years earlier, after completing a 15-year sentence for his involvement in urban guerilla activities in Germany in the 1970s. The essay was subsequently reprinted in various forums. It is a reflection on prison life and on how to keep one''s sanity and political integrity within the hostile and oppressive prison environment; ''survival strategies'' are its central theme.''