Prison chess is thriving

**ChessFire** · July 1st 09, 01:27 AM posted to rec.games.chess.politics,rec.games.chess.misc

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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