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July 1st 09, 12:27 AM
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Prison chess is thriving
On Jun 28, 7:29*pm, None wrote:
On Jun 28, 5:37*pm, ChessFire wrote: Probably 15 years ago now I went down to a high security prison in Western Mass in response to their ad for a literat [European term, mine, not theirs] I met a guy, the warden of the unit, same age as me. To get to him I had to go through 2 perimeters of razor wire, and 2 check points - then enter this metal prison - a prison of industrial trailers connected to each other. It stank from the start of sweat and industrial detergent. Before his self we talked of the job, and as from the previous post, it was evident he detested his inmates, his charges, and tried his college try to put me off. They were murderers he said, rapists, violent offenders, and in one case a literal mother-****er... who shouldn't be here, but in some permanent hole in a psycho prison. Then from my resume he saw some military service; he volunteered his own recent activity - he had been on the Yugoslavian war crime commission investigatory team... As he talked so did his body and voice change, and at a point he blanched, excused himself, and went to throw-up in his personal bathroom. Heuch! Not only did he not think his inmates, his charges, even deserved to read real literature, neverrmind study chess, or any remedial or orienting activity to society, he, contra all you here about prisons and rehabilitation, thought their impress should be punitive. === Did you ever sweat in air conditioning? I did. Of course, there was nothing for me to do at this place. The inmates were not the incarcerated, they were damned... on the way out I met 2 in passing, both black blokes, but we made eye- contact - you understand? that fast direct 'blink' impression, one to another soul? written colla sinistra, yet i have 2 hands, though sometimes this, this hand, is superior cordially phil innes How many ****ed you in the ass? Nobody ever did - how come /you/ raise the question now? PI 
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