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    Single Cell
    Single Cell
    Single Cell
    Ebook39 pages21 minutes

    Single Cell

    By David Barrett

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    Follow Lee as he struggles to serve his sentence without 'catching another case' and doing more time. He is a non violent misdemeanor offender who is in a overcrowded unclassified jail. That means that it is full of felons yet to be sentenced, some men serving their sentence and others stuck in the cycle.

    Can Lee make it on the inside and still get out? Who really belongs in jail anyway?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Barrett
    Release dateSep 16, 2011
    ISBN9781466000780
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      Single Cell - David Barrett

      Single Cell

      A play in one act

      by

      David Morley Barrett

      Published by David Morley Barrett at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 David Morley Barrett

      Edition, License Notes Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied and distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      Characters

      Mica

      a highly functional mentally challenged eighteen year old who has the faculty of a twelve year old. He is short, has strong legs but a weak upper body. He is afraid to be seen naked and always is always wearing his full piece prison issue jumper. He is resigned to his fate. His lack of intelligence allows him to more easily accept a punishment that may or may not be fit.

      Lee

      is near 30 years old. He is between 6’ and 6’2. He has an athletic build but has not been eating most of the prison issued food and therefore has lost weight. Lee is serving a 3 month to 5 year sentence for drunk driving. He only has misdemeanors on his record. He is smart and educated. He seeks to act like the rest of the inmates for survival but is determined to be his own man. He is quick to anger but it will

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