I'm loving this! You are setting the story and background up very well. You are giving us many questions we want answered, and therefore are hooking us into the story very well. As a writer, it's fun not to give all your answers away right from the start. That's why there's also an 'end.'
My heart goes out for Clark, but I am really enjoying that, only the second chapter into the story, we are only seeing slow progress toward a hopeful jail break
The pacing you have is working for me.
You've got a great story!
