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Re: Andersonville vs Salisbury/Danville

An observation: The movie industry's main goal is to entertain, and they don't let facts interfere with that goal.

Your first three points can be found in almost any modern day movie about prison life. Point No. 1 "When new prisoners are brought into the prison, the term 'Fresh Fish' is yelled out to alert the rest," in particular, can also be found in dozens of TV shows about prison life, although sometimes the phrase is 'Fresh Meat", rather than 'Fresh Fish.'

Alice Gayley

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