JUST PUSH THE BUTTON! The intercom guard barks at you.” Whatta you want?”
Not you, I’m sure, but for some they are intimidated and speak timidly,” I’m here to visit Jim Hannaford.”
“WHO”, the question is barked? (Barked depending on who is actually in the booking office on a given day. Some will be polite and speak in kind tones. Others are gruff and abrasive.)
“Jim Hannaford” softly answered.
“Oh, you mean James Hannaford. Give me your I.D.” Out comes a security drawer from within the wall beside you. It seems the drawer silently moving at crotch height is a claw ready to grope the nearest convenient object. That would be your crotch!
So, in lieu of your crotch, you feed the claw beast your I.D. the groping beast is temporarily satisfied. Your I.D., assuming you have been on your best behavior, will be regurgitated later.
“Take a seat!” We’ll let you know when it is your turn,” a voice behind a big security window barks. The voice can see you through the window, but you cannot see the voice unless the overhead lights are on in the office. They are usually not on!
There you sit in a public corridor, in a metal folding chair with others who are in the same circumstance. Only they got there before you did, therefore they are ahead of you in line.
While waiting you will hear about the latest jail scuttlebutt. You will hear about underfeeding of inmates, about how many are sleeping on a concrete floor. They sleep on a 1” pad that is no longer 1’’ because the stuffing is so tightly compressed, or else it has been ripped and stolen in order to supplement the thief’s mat. You might also hear of this 1.5 million dollar lawsuit that has been filed against the jail and certain guards. It seems an arriving and booked inmate in the midst of an overdose was not given medical attention, despite his mom calling to tell them his condition. The inmate succumbed in jail. Stuff like that you will hear while awaiting a visitation with the resident of cell #10 “D” (Delta) Dorm.
………………………………….To be continued……………………………
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Always thinking love to all! I want no vengeance or revenge! Just a change in attitude and approach would bring great benefits for all. This I state resolutely! This I whole heartedly believe!
