The Verdict is In
"The jury has found you guilty," declared the judge. "It is my duty to find you guilty of murder as well. Take him away!"
The prisoner was led away. For any casual observer, the prisoner only walked halfway through the next room under his own steam. A verdict of guilty for murder required the prisoner to be murdered as well. There has never been a question of sentencing the wrong person. There is never anyone around to question a verdict. However, new technology provides excellent resources to make sure the right person goes to trial.
The next case was for robbery. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in the rehabilitation facility. Here's how it works. Each resident of the rehab facility is given a limited number of possessions for their use during the stay. The cells are color coded as are the uniforms. If you reside in a red cell it means that you've stolen from people and you wear a red uniform as well. This identifies the resident of the cell. It is standard practice for other residents to steal from the red cells.
The general idea is that thieves get to experience what their victims went through. We think it will make them less inclined to steal once they are released. So far, the program has had much success. Of course, by the time these prisoners are released, they've lost everything they ever had. They've been robbed at least once a week until they had nothing left. Sometimes, even the food off their meal trays became targets.
Rapists have the worst time. They reside in green cells. Now, everyone knows that rape is common in prisons. By having rapists experience the same treatments as their victims, those that engage in raping of prisoners are provided with an acceptable outlet for their behavior. The only problem at this time is that there are relatively few rapists residing in the facility. The success in this program is measured in how many non-rapists rapes occur. To our knowledge, there are very few. Any prisoners found to be violating privilege in a non-green cell soon becomes a resident of a green cell themselves. This practice discourages transgressions. It also encourages a code of secrecy which we are working to circumvent.
Child molesters occupy purple cells. Unfortunately, purple cells invite the most inventive of punishment for the occupants. They tend to be the subject of all deviant behaviors of the residents. In most cases, it isn't just a simple rape, but is accompanied by beatings and other torture. Residents do not tolerate child molesters. These cells are located near the infirmary for obvious reasons. Purple cell residents make up the most of our visitors to the infirmary. Some, don't make it out alive.
The good news is that we've done away with much of the overcrowding that used to occur in the older prison systems. People are less likely to commit their crimes in the first place when they know these systems are working so well to deter them. With the new "eyes and ears system," there is a greater likelihood that criminals will be caught. There are eyes and ears everywhere. And, you don't want to be the next resident of the rehabilitation center.
The prisoner was led away. For any casual observer, the prisoner only walked halfway through the next room under his own steam. A verdict of guilty for murder required the prisoner to be murdered as well. There has never been a question of sentencing the wrong person. There is never anyone around to question a verdict. However, new technology provides excellent resources to make sure the right person goes to trial.
The next case was for robbery. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in the rehabilitation facility. Here's how it works. Each resident of the rehab facility is given a limited number of possessions for their use during the stay. The cells are color coded as are the uniforms. If you reside in a red cell it means that you've stolen from people and you wear a red uniform as well. This identifies the resident of the cell. It is standard practice for other residents to steal from the red cells.
The general idea is that thieves get to experience what their victims went through. We think it will make them less inclined to steal once they are released. So far, the program has had much success. Of course, by the time these prisoners are released, they've lost everything they ever had. They've been robbed at least once a week until they had nothing left. Sometimes, even the food off their meal trays became targets.
Rapists have the worst time. They reside in green cells. Now, everyone knows that rape is common in prisons. By having rapists experience the same treatments as their victims, those that engage in raping of prisoners are provided with an acceptable outlet for their behavior. The only problem at this time is that there are relatively few rapists residing in the facility. The success in this program is measured in how many non-rapists rapes occur. To our knowledge, there are very few. Any prisoners found to be violating privilege in a non-green cell soon becomes a resident of a green cell themselves. This practice discourages transgressions. It also encourages a code of secrecy which we are working to circumvent.
Child molesters occupy purple cells. Unfortunately, purple cells invite the most inventive of punishment for the occupants. They tend to be the subject of all deviant behaviors of the residents. In most cases, it isn't just a simple rape, but is accompanied by beatings and other torture. Residents do not tolerate child molesters. These cells are located near the infirmary for obvious reasons. Purple cell residents make up the most of our visitors to the infirmary. Some, don't make it out alive.
The good news is that we've done away with much of the overcrowding that used to occur in the older prison systems. People are less likely to commit their crimes in the first place when they know these systems are working so well to deter them. With the new "eyes and ears system," there is a greater likelihood that criminals will be caught. There are eyes and ears everywhere. And, you don't want to be the next resident of the rehabilitation center.
posted by Vickie at 4:35 PM
3 Comments:
Damn! I'm what you might call short and stocky, 5'10', 225lbs. People still fear me from years ago, but they don't know who I am now. I wouldn't harm an ant, unless he was headed toward my bacon chessburger or some shit. Anyway, the piont to that dreadfully boring introduction was to segway into the fact that your little story here that was very well written and sounds backed up by well-known facts almost scared me a bit. Nice. Write. Love. Live the life. ~ James
My apologies, James. My little story has no backing except for thinking about the old "eye-for-an-eye" treatments. Maybe you should read my poetry instead. I have no idea where this one came from.
Very good then.
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