Last of a continuing series of posts sharing my recollections of the time I went to jail for 24 hours as a journalist…  “This is still jail,” says one woman while we eat our supper, “but it’s a lot nicer than some jails.” There are general nods of agreement and the women begin discussing different [...]

Part of a continuing series of posts sharing my recollections of the time I went to jail for 24 hours as a journalist… Back in the women’s unit, Marie, the young pregnant woman, is bustling in and out of her cell, getting ready for her hearing. She thinks she’s going to be allowed to go [...]

Part of a continuing series of posts sharing my recollections of the time I went to jail for 24 hours as a journalist… By the time the lunch trays have been cleared away, the thaw I sensed has frozen over again. Most inmates ignore me, but the one who yelled at me for sitting in [...]

This is Part III of a continuing series of posts based on my recollections of the time I went to jail for 24 hours as a journalist. “You’re in 17.” The guard points to my cell. And then the guard is gone. The door closes with a heavy, steel sound somewhere between a click and [...]

Part of an ongoing series of posts about my 24-hour stay in jail, which help inspire Unlawful Contact, the next book in my I-Team series. “Put your toes on the line and look up at the camera.” Panels flash bright, fluorescent light, then fade.

Pamela Clare, intrepid author of some of my favorite romantic suspense, including the soon to be released and amazingly good Unlawful Contact (Berkley, 1 Apr 08), shares a post with us describing the day she spent in jail…