1.   And hard to swallow... inmates say prison food is appalling.

2.   And the former inmates say their turning away from violence does not represent any backing off from their political convictions.

3.   Another inmate said it was easy to get a pill for psychiatric disorders.

4.   Another inmate said he had overheard Williams tell someone that he killed Kipper.

5.   A seventh Cuban hostage-taker was detained after a woman inmate taken hostage said she had been raped.

6.   But many inmates say that drugs are there for anyone who wants to buy them, usually at a price higher than what is paid on the streets.

7.   But many inmates say the penalties had little influence on them.

8.   But some inmates say they prefer working outside to confinement.

9.   But the inmates say they will come out of prison better parents than when they went in.

10.   By far, inmates said, the maximum-security prisoners, who include several Colombians, enjoy the biggest perks.