prisonprocess: This inmate is just beginning his education. He’s finding out what it mea
prisonprocess: This inmate is just beginning his education. He’s finding out what it means to be in a cage. The first thing he learns is that his side of the bars is very different from the other side of the bars, despite the fact that one side is only a few inches away from the other side. But that’s really all the difference in the world.Another thing is: he’s not a big, muscular, dangerous guy; everybody seems to like him; he has lots of friends; he’s a nice person; but now that he’s an inmate, he needs locks and bars and doors with huge iron hinges, just to lock him down and keep him from hurting society. Nobody cares whether he’s “a nice guy” or not. And nobody cares whether he’s comfortable. He learned that from the little bench they gave him to sit on in his cage.He has also learned that convicts are cheap. That orange suit they put him in—it’s worth about five bucks, when you buy them in bulk. His “shoes” are worth less. The inmate looks like he’s worried. Why did I do it? What’s gonna happen to me? How do I get out of here? But maybe, when he looks down at his legs, he’ll see that there’s nothing worth worrying about anymore, because he’s not worth worrying about anymore. Just look at those rolled up legs on his jumpsuit. When he bought a new shirt, he was always worrying about whether he should buy a medium or a large. But in prison, it doesn’t matter. They gave him an extra large, and that was good enough. I need this education right now -- source link