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Nash was placed in a small cell block with four white and eight black prisoners, most of them Marines from a nearby base, who demanded sexual services. Nash later wrote:
Not wishing to repeat the battering I got in that Detroit alley, I capitulated....I considered myself lucky that the blocks were so small....The next day the four white marines came up to me and said, "You're moving in with us!" and so I became the fifth occupant of the four-bunk cell.... I had become the Punk of these four lads, who in jail lingo became my Men....They provided me with protection and such things as stamps and snacks, in return wanting blowjobs (from three) and ass (in jail called "pussy") from one.
Nash was pleasantly surprised that they treated him not with the contempt he expected but with genuine warmth and affection. Grateful for their kindness and protection, Nash decided to embrace his role as "punk" and do his best to keep his men happy.
After the black prisoners fought the white Marines over him, Nash was placed in solitary confinement, where he remained until his bail was posted.
