▁after ▁pack ing ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁box ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁print ▁shop , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁caught . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁commun ist ▁Earl ▁Brow der , ▁in ▁prison , ▁who ▁taught ▁him ▁English ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁write . ▁ ▁Reform ▁During ▁a ▁prison ▁u pr ising ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Rud ens ky ▁saved ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁in mate ▁Charlie ▁Ward , ▁the ▁future ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Brown ▁& ▁Big el ow ▁advert ising ▁firm . ▁After ▁be fri ending ▁Ward , ▁Rud ens ky ▁became ▁convinced ▁to ▁stop ▁criminal ▁activities , ▁and ▁after ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁Pen it enti ary , ▁Atlanta ▁Rud ens ky ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁prison ▁newspaper , ▁The ▁Atl ant ian , ▁later ▁becoming ▁its ▁editor . ▁In ▁Atlanta ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁cell mate ▁of ▁Al ▁Cap one . ▁Although ▁Rud ens ky ▁expected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Cap one ' s ▁sub ordinate ▁and ▁err and - runner , ▁Cap one ' s ▁failing ▁health ▁and ▁Rud ens ky ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁acting ▁as ▁guard ian ▁to ▁Cap one ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁host ility ▁from ▁other ▁in m ates ▁and ▁corre ctions ▁officers . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁popular ▁ess ay ▁for ▁The ▁Atl ant ian ▁titled ▁" Mem or and um ▁of ▁Fa ith .” ▁In ▁the ▁ess ay , ▁he