They are sentenced to hard labor for numerous hours in various weather conditions (Carroll & Rosenberg, 1967). At Big Pine Key Road Prison in Florida, inmates can work in a road prison to get a break from their sentence. Captain Thomas has vehicles equipped with radios to report any escape attempts that occur (Florida Inmates, 1983). This seems to be more effective than tracking the prisoners in Cool Hand Luke, where they have to keep shaking a bush while seeking privacy. In Cool Hand Luke transports prison staff (Carroll & Rosenberg, 1967). According to a New York Times article, it states that “prisoners are divided into crews and transported to their work destinations, with a corrections officer or transportation supervisor in charge. Neither carries weapons” (Florida Inmates, 1983). There is also discussion of those who prefer to work in prison because they can shorten their sentences and have the feeling of being equal neither to the prisoners nor to the managers they carry
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