Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A prisoner's letter

(with identifying information changed)
"I was given a sentence of 40 months and 30 days. I was held in SHRJ (Sunshine Happiness Regional Jail) for 3 months before I was given a DOC number. I became DOC property on 4/15/06."

Didn't we learn in Property that you aren't supposed to be able to own people? Oh, it's not OK for me to own people, but the government can do it? Oh, OK. That makes sense.

2 comments:

Slackey McSlackerson said...

The best prisons are mental. Even if the prisoners are not owned, the language sculpts the mentality.

Jason McKim said...

There's a bit of ambiguity in the use of the word "best"