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Short Story Of Lockdown By Evan Hopkins

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“LockDown” is the short story of a man, named Evan Hopkins, and his time spent during his prison sentence. Hopkins received 16 years in prison for armed robbery and spent his sentence at Nottoway Correctional Center in Virginia. Hopkins describes the prison in great detail down to how it operates on a lockdown, hence the name of the story. In the period of the lockdown, prison guards checked for contraband hidden in cells, or in possession of the inmates. Most of the lockouts last for a week, but this one was due to a botched escape attempt. The warden and some guards were injured by a shotgun discharge so the inmates knew they were in for the long run. This meant for an extremely long lockdown period. Four and a half months to be exact. Showers

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