Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
Versin' on th' Chain Gang
Mack Hall

A woman in California has started a company specializing in greeting cards for prisoners. Let us unlock the possibilities, and look beyond the bars to the stars:
From a Secret Pal:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
Big Sven in Block 34B
Is in love with you.
From a wife:
My dearest husband,
I promised that I would always be true,
That I loved you like I loved no other,
But now I've found someone new:
I've moved in with your brother.
From a pal:
Hey, dude!
Sorry you got caught, and are doing twenty.

Me, I'm in an unnamed location, and I've got plenty;

I bought a new Hummer with your share of the loot

I'll see ya in 2028, ya big galoot!

To a Lifer:

I'm sorry you're havin' a real bad time,

Ya say your cell-mates are nothin' but slime,

Ya say prison's hard, ya say it's a bore -

Well, it's your fault ya ate that sophomore!
How about prison MeMeMeSpace blogs?
My fav movies:
The Great Escape

Stalag 17
Escape From Alcatraz
Machine Gun Kelly
Scarface
The Sound of Music
More of my favs:
Long walks in the exercise yard with
a couple of hundred of my best friends.
Kool-Aid on Friday's menu.
The rancid smell of lowest-bidder
mattresses.
The sun setting behind the sewage
treatment plant.

Flinging feces at the guards.
Exchanging tattoo designs with my friends.
Making shanks in arts and crafts.
To a war criminal in Guantanamo:
Free lawyers, free Korans, three squares a day,
No work, no hassles, no taxes, no way, Alovely room overlooking the sea: Oh, please, Jihadist, trade places with me! To a Recidivist: Ya stupid clown, Ya stupid louse, Ya went and burned down The halfway house! From the Inside to the Outside: Hey, citizens, ya think us prisoners is gorms, And not at all worthy of prison reforms? Well, you'd better not give reform a miss; Stay cool, fool, and think about this: Think about November, and discuss: With a change of government, You might be in here with us!

Mack Hall is a resident of Kirbyville