tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post5388851964036013209..comments2024-03-28T06:40:55.326-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: What to do with ornary cowboys...GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-28959899084367975562013-02-08T11:15:54.303-08:002013-02-08T11:15:54.303-08:00Love your sample, Ciara! Very good info, very help...Love your sample, Ciara! Very good info, very helpful. I have a wip with a hero who spent some time in prison and I stuck him in Huntsville (changed his backstory to set him in Texas so it seemed the logical place) because it has been around for so long. I went looking for places (like reform schools or farms) where they might have sent boys , but only came up with locations in the east. Thanks for the research!Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-30836858432037356012013-02-05T13:44:00.474-08:002013-02-05T13:44:00.474-08:00Interesting and horrifying history of our prisons....Interesting and horrifying history of our prisons. Thanks for sharing your research, Ciara. And I love the excerpt!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-63510847315569805632013-02-05T10:04:20.763-08:002013-02-05T10:04:20.763-08:00Ciara, tantalizing excerpt. Now I have to buy the ...Ciara, tantalizing excerpt. Now I have to buy the book. ☺ Thanks for the info--can't imagine a jail with no privacy like the one in the photo. Ugh! Jail would be bad enough without everyone seeing you relieve yourself, sleep, etc. Maybe it served as both a warning and prevention to any would-be criminals.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-15878699042566495082013-02-05T07:32:33.010-08:002013-02-05T07:32:33.010-08:00Fun information about the prisons in Texas and the...Fun information about the prisons in Texas and the system. Excellent excerpt.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-90442040795956265482013-02-04T15:49:54.820-08:002013-02-04T15:49:54.820-08:00Hey Ellen, I know what you mean. We've come a ...Hey Ellen, I know what you mean. We've come a long way in prison reform. And Jacquie, while I took this picture when we toured Oklahoma (and can't remember exactly where but it's in my notes somewhere), I saw other images that I think would be far worse. Think of a 6 x 6 brick closet with only one small window for ventilation. Shivers. Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-20797557734765672172013-02-04T14:27:39.534-08:002013-02-04T14:27:39.534-08:00An outdoor cage! It would be awful to be confined...An outdoor cage! It would be awful to be confined in that thing. <br /><br />Nice excerpt, Ciara.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-31246859279019716752013-02-04T13:26:45.961-08:002013-02-04T13:26:45.961-08:00Hi Ciara - I did some research into Huntsville for...Hi Ciara - I did some research into Huntsville for my novel, Sing My Name, because the hero, Matt Slade, spends three years there. As it happened, during the years Matt was there, the leasing of convicts for labor wasn't in effect. Of course that didn't stop me from reading up on the whole thing, and everything I found about conditions, death rates, etc., was horrendous. Texas wasn't the only state that did this.Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.com