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Prisons From page didn't belong there. It took a while for them to get used to me. Once the novelty wore off, they saw me in terms of position rather than whether I come equipped with breasts." She said there were some sex offenders in her group. "They have some problem dealing with me. One I'm scared to death to get near, I feel like wearing a raincoat. He spits at me, urinates and masturbates in front of me to show his terrific hate of women." Despite problems with male prisoners, Graham said she would much rather deal with them than with female prisoners. "Never have I seen such behavior in my life, it makes the men look civilized," she said. GARRISON SAID, "Women are n/V .1 ^ 1 Iiu uuuui UIC lllUSL 1UU1 muuiiieu, difficult people in the world to get along with." He said he was once called upon to quell a riot in the Raleigh women's facility. He said the state was indecisive, "it was very traumatic. I was put Tkemutbel .Qffi/fouf MoAin tUUSC-FWt ' 91.9 GoodMuwfo. HHSSHN M| ^rv m. T*. M, ' w W* 111*] 9 in and out of charge seven times in seven days." Garrison said that normally he could not bring himself to hit a woman. But when a woman attacked him because she didn't think he would hit her, the prisoner was sadly mistaken. Garrison 4 1 A *' uuicu incti women generally receive one-fifth sentence their male counterparts receive for the same crime, while their quarters are "fifteen times better." He said women account for a small percentage of all prisoners. Drug abuse is another problem in prisons today, they said. At CCI there is a fairly sophisticated system of drug distribution, said Graham. "We have the community pusher. This guy knows where all the drugs are," she said. "One inmate's medication mav cm tr* _ ?J three or four inmates. Some hoard it and it goes to the 'bad canteen,' which is a slang term for where illicit drugs are distributed," she said.. MESSAGES AND money travel delivery 254-8800 I 11 IN YOUR CAREER PLANNING have you considered piol |h|e the next civilization? Write today for booklet "The Challenge of Lahloe." Send name and addre?t to: k. gordon fowrfer, uiite 469, 6220 ackel street, metairie, lotMiiu 70003 Enclose a dollar to cover costs (it is cortditionally recoverable). from cell to cell via a paperback book, according to Graham. Also, drugs can be passed through overhead light fixtures that are hollow and run from one end of the cellblock to the other. Atv Central Prison, the popular method for passing drugs and messages is by toilet as the plumbing ties in together from one cell to the next. When something is wrapped up in a rag or paper and prisoners flush their toilets at the WEDII Re Just across the G Open I1 am- 7p owned Phone 796-5747 < Mciijg I ? M Spor I \ Ring lint \ LUIIUN \\ MUSIC Ml SPECIAL >^H CIRCUS ME Spaghetti (QvV & Meat Sauce /7/j Fried Chicken w 11 Polish Sausage 111 Meat Loaf 1/1 Hot Dogs I 11 Hnr | Vi I W Full of thril same time, he said, a current is created and the wrapped article o: can easily be passed from one cell to the next. d tl Both wardens said a main reason P. Hnirt fraffin to r./N U r. A 1 * - uiug u ana 10 ou lldl U IU CUIllXOI IS ~ because staff members are r sometimes dealers. "We have it coming in by staff because it is lucrative as hell," Garrison said. In the past five years Central has fired 50 and convicted 19 of its employees for drug trafficking. U II PUR cords Unlimited, Inc 312 Meeting St. ervais St. Bridge in V m Afon. - Fri. 10m and operated by USC stude 3nd ask 'Troll' about our Lom :uh XH I X U.S.C day, March 2 5:00?7:0 tussell House Cafeteria isored by USC's Dining Service ar 7 Brothers and Barnum & Bailey C CANDY!! BAL '.!! CANDY API Special Guest Appearance fc at 6:00d m. in the cafeteri; advance clown for Ringl ft miss this super evenir lis and excitement for ev Pi"" ^ CIRC ! v i t ! "We have periodic strip searches f the officers," Graham said. j The main problem is prescription rugs. We got bowls of medication \ lat come straight from the harmacy during a surprise j lakedown recently," she said. Read I I nil JL \V J Op.m. 1\ | V ircus J \ LOONS!! / ?LES!! /i ; ^ {/J : I? it' ry Peggy Williams I \ ] a. Peggy is the \ \l \ ing Brothers. \\ I l9! l\l reryone! 1 u UM f ! iEr a \ "S J& \ 4 I I The , Gomecock | ! YOU! I I i I ! Vest Columbia n-6pm Sat. nts! * f low Prices I i i