"If Chekhov had been sheriff of Fillmore County, he would have written it all down too, like this. Neil Haugerud is a man of prodigious memory and elegant style, and his Jailhouse Stories is worth anyone’s time. The self-propelled airplane, the buttermilk lady, the Doc Nehring stories, the Fraser boys—Mr. Haugerud has led a good rich life." Garrison Keillor

"The town where Haugerud lives is part Mayberry, part Twin Peaks. We get a glimpse into the lives of the town’s citizens, whose problems range from the ordinary to the offbeat to the downright bizarre. In stories that are by turns heartwarming and sad, humorous and humane, Jailhouse Stories tells of the trials, tribulations, and pleasures of rural law enforcement during a bygone era."

Jailhouse Stories is funny, touching, and wonderfully odd in an Andy Griffith-meets-Garrison Keillor-in-Twin Peaks kind of way. This is truly what small-town life in the Midwest is all about. Tami Hoag,  Author of Ashes to Ashes

"The tale of Neil Haugerud’s career as a sheriff in rural Minnesota is a story as good as Chicken Every Sunday or The Egg and I. Told with humor, warmth, and no condescension, Jailhouse Stories shows what it’s really like to walk these rural mean streets. . . . I loved the stories, I relished the humor, and I admired his down-to-earth wisdom." Mary Logue,  Author of Halfway Home