Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Jim Brown spent decades on the inside of the prison as a correctional officer and presents here historic images from the Folsom Prison museum to illustrate the incredible story of this place of stone, iron, and humanity—redeemed and incorrigible. In these pages, Brown draws upon his experience and knowledge to tell the stories of the prison’s construction, early years, officers, inmates, events such as the famed prison concerts, and distinctive stories of Folsom Prison’s unique character