Cage Fright
On our way home tonight a police car passed us and the topic of jail came up. We talked about what people do to get put in jail, what it is like and what you do while you’re there.
Of course the question arose as to what they do to kids who do bad things. "Do they put them in cages?" one wanted to know. "What do they eat?" asked another. "What do they do all day?"
We were trying to paint a grim picture so we added a few details here and there for dramatic effect. "Some people are so bad that they can't even go out of their cells to go potty,” I told them. “They have toilets in their rooms and they have to go potty in front of everyone (which, by the way is the worst fear of a few of my kids)."
Suddenly from the back came one last question from a very concerned Dawson, "What happens if you need help wiping your bottom?"
posted by Amy Parris @ 9:53 PM
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If you need further gory details on prison life, let me know as I had to visit a pro bono client in maximum security prison last week. He is required to spend 23 out of every 24 hours in his cell, with the 1 hour per day in an an indoor rec-type room, and he can't recall the last time he was allowed outdoors. I tend to think "cage" is a pretty apt description.
Glad to know I wasn't too far off the mark! Sounds like you have some interesting stories to tell.
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