Update on Ginny

[birgittesc]

Haven't heard from Ginny in over two months now because shit has hit the fan (yet again) at Lowell. Thankfully she's still in touch with others so that I know what's happening. The last few months there have been daily fights on Ginny's block with lots of mace sprayings to get inmates subdued. Whenever they spray somebody with  mace, the whole

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[madamev]

Ironically enough the prisons in the US are more humane than elsewhere. The inmates in my father's prison are treated a little too well in my opinion. They have rights to everything including health, education, religous freedom, internet access, physical activity and much more. So, my tax dollars are going to this. It drives me nuts. There should be a point where freedom is regulated after you have commited a crime

[birgittesc]

Well I'm not upset but I have to disagree with you here. I've been reading a report online about an investigation by the DOC regarding rape of female inmates by prison staff and it's appalling what's in there. This BBC documentary also shows how many inmates are treated: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8451.htm [Warning to everybody before clicking the link: this is REALLY shocking footage: you see people dying on camera