The Workermonkey

Thursday, August 15, 2013

jack cutter: book 1 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 8/15/2013 10:51:00 PM

folsom prison was known for it's lackisdasical rules. (look this up, other than johnny cash, what is it known for? focus on the negative) inmates were granted freedoms otherwise withheld from prisoners at other facilites. more yard time, less digging into shankings, more money floating on yard brawls. there were two bookies who held an uneasy peace in the name of profits. no one made money by people dying. fewer inmates to bet on the fights.

other than the occasional yard fight, the only real break from the well oiled routine of prison liffe were the occasional "classes" taught at hte facility. these classes weren't so much for hte inmates as there were a way for outsiders to gain college credit, lines on the resume or give a little back to societyt after being caught speeding too many times or breaking a blue law.

yard tie was strictly timed and started at 11:30 every day before lunch. prison doesn't allow for much freedom no matter how lax the rules are so everyone got a little antsy right before the yard opened up.starting at 11:20 the inmates could feel the buzzer about to go off. it was ingrained in thier routine over the years. almost as an unatural alarm clock. they knew it was coming.

when the smoke alarm went off at 11:27, everyone was ready to get outside and see the sun. the inmates were worked up into a frenzy thinking they would have an extra 3 minutes of yard time becuase someone had set their cell mate on fire.the only question being who snapped today.

it was a relativity ordinarily exit to the outside "exercise" area that day. the guards were perched high above the inmates along the walls of hte prison with a good vantage point in case everyone one got a little excited and decide to riot. it wasn't un heard of, it happens from time to time in a prison. when you're locked up for life, beating someone to death is jut one form of entertainment.

what caught the inmates attention was the hot air balloon along the wood line as they exited the building. during a fire alarm the guards all had assigned areas to check and ensure there were no burning inmates. during normal yard time the guards are spread about he yard watching to ensure the race wars don't get out of hand. during a fire alarm, they are spread about he building following procedure looking or stray inmates and trying to find hte source of the fire. this leave the inmates less supervised than normal.

the first thing most of hte inmates saw as they exited the building was the glare of the sun high in the sky. this time of year the sun was at it peak in the eastern sky. it was normally clear with few clouds in the air unless a strong storm was coming though. most inmates just shielded their eyes and looked at the ground to avoid the glare. very few saw the hot air balloon just over the tree line.

they had seen one of two balloons over the years but they certainly weren't common. usually it was a balloon that had strayed too far from the convention or group of weekend balloon enthusiests. prision isn't a vey exciting place with very little change so the sight of a coulorfull hot air balloon spread amonst the inmates quickly. the baloon hung over the tree line for a few minutes while everyone entered the yard. it wasnt' a very big sapce, not much bigger than the baseball diamond and basket ball court next to each other. what caught most people attention was when the ballon started moving away from the trees.

there isn't anythign else ot look at in the yard, during a dfire alarm ther ewere no basketballs released, not baseball being thrown around. the guardws were inside and the inmates were out in teh yard waiting for the offical yard time to start and get a few extra minutes for hte alram.

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