The Dynamic Duo

Prison is such an uncertain place to be. The most seemingly harmless action can have far reaching consequences. I arrived at work today and walked inside to find Randy, one of my store dudes, and the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet, sitting in the rotunda next to his bunkie, a young white kid. Seems they were in trouble for horseplay; strictly forbidden. Furthermore, said horseplay was engaged in at ‘count time’ and witnessed by the camp LT. “I’m so sorry, Miss Kathy,” Randy greeted me. “I should have known better.”
“They could be sent to Cedar Prison,” Officer Barr told me. “This is a serious thing.” I put in what good words I could for Randy, and did the same thing with the LT, the man in charge who would ultimately decide the fate of these serious offenders.
The story, as I heard it later went down like this: The kid thought count was clear, so he jumped down off his bunk, and gave Randy a good-natured little shove. Randy gave him one back. I think the kid was getting ready to reciprocate with another push when the LT walked by.
“This kind of thing leads to fighting,” I was told. “That’s why its strictly forbidden.”
One thing you need to understand is that Randy NEVER gets in trouble. He hates even the thought of it.
Randy showed up to work about a half hour later. He and the kid had received a stern lecture and were told their Notice of Charges were pending. I think its going to be all right. But for those of you who may end up in prison someday, let this be a lesson to you: no horseplay. We mean it.

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