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The following tetter as written by Randolph MIson
to his mother, Sewil14 Wihon, 567 Bro.lWtzy, who
submitted it to TIle Citizen, in hope tluzt we would
listen to her IOn 'S' plea for someone to write the
truth about the recent riots at Jackson prison.
� ili, °
Ho are you and the family. Fine I hope. I am fm
one can be for being in P e this d under the
co ditions,
Things here been in a up roar for the at fe
ee s you kno . I have no been into anything but
ha played it real cool, bIt out of this p
e h been locked down for the pte en day
They Ime been feeding u in our ce ot much of
anything just enough to get by on. But ded to
I me eight anyw ¥, (smile).
o t of hat you have heard on the ne is a p of
lie peop could e stoped this if they had
anted to. They anted it to happen, for of their
to ··t
becau of
ant they time receive bef ore
they're graD ed the .. -" trip search." (Get ed
d be examined for drup or other item that are not
permitted in.)
You are permitted to hug d ki t the beginning and
ding 0 e . . t. If your . e ould get overly
emotio al ant to hug you bile you are tting
do th your··t· bj ct to be temun ed.
Society urges and encou a person to re
d tru in the enforcement enae and tho in
thority. The F . do try to project a good image to
public. Though it doe 't a1 y or, they tty.
-",_",�. the 0 tte here in prisoo. The guards are
tated to not communicate the pri er and
ything they y. r an inmate is
will to die before tting any
own.
on the ou ide
bout ho this
t I ant to do is to someo
th t will listen print e of the f
thing really happened and start d.
There are a f of u that kn story in detail.
So f they have ept � from _ ....... to pre 0
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THE CITIZE
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ru.les
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retu to
forced to com
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devoted
their term . up, d ina
. th djfficu1t
for guards to cope
y are called upon
oaJ�JJar c .
tudied a num r of propo f prison
been ttracted to one in particular.
by US. Suprem Court Chief Ju .
to perform.
Justice Burger pointed out that a particularly high
turnover rate among prisoo guard and other personnel
doe not help the stability of life ithin the walls.. H
88 that the prisoo personnel uld be profe ° naIly
trained ·thin the ati� A demy of Correcti
much the FBI has trained te and local police. Th
co t of e tablilhing such an institution ould not be,
great, particularly if it could be m e part of the FBI
Academy currently in operation.
Justice Burger advocate that pri be gilt
job sldlIs to m e them marketable ted
enwgh to live a productiYe life 0
fmemen. Under the plan, an inmat
write, 11 d do simp uithme·
th fundamen In addition, pl1lOloen
te
o ty oooe
anyone that could t the truth oet 0
peop that you h d about them senc:1lnR
are not doing a thing out th real d
about the people from the Go emor'
not ed to me yet.
There . time in life
and do t is ri t. I d to
po r ith th state.
around ith peop that you
to et this thin in ction.
ama, I can handle hate
but I need pport from
a good n s man that ould also
wiD do the be that you can.
Since I ha bee locked up I
birthday card. I got t I could
you a Very ppy Birthday, d I
that 110 you.
am , you take care you.nelf d teD the rest that
I my 1<We.
P S. I will t you
up for . ·ta. As of no
YOUI Son,
dol
y open this p
d
youm e
learn th
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