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Table 7.3: Instruments Used in Riots
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Freedom and Death Inside The Jail
Inmates have developed their own weapons to kill and maim
their enemies during riots. The main reason for the existence of
these weapons could be traced to the relative ease in bringing the
raw materials inside the jail. One can buy kerosene, for example,
from the Jail’s cooperative store without raising suspicion because
it is normally used for cooking. Kerosene, however, is also used
in concocting Molotov bombs.
Inmates vs Jail Officers
Conflicts also take place between jail officers and inmates. Inmates
complain of their female visitors being sexually harassed
by some jail guards. Or, in some instances, jail guards use their
position to court the girlfriends or wives of inmates.
Livelihood workers also find it unreasonable that they are still
asked to give jail guards matik (bribe money) whenever they bring
in materials for their projects. As a result, workers say their production
cost now includes grease money. Jail guards, however,
claim that some of the livelihood materials like rugby, which is
necessary for paper crafts, fall under the category of contraband
articles.
It is an accepted practice in the Jail that when the nanunungkulan
collects money from a “fund-raising activity,” say a commitment
fee, the nanunungkulan must share the collection with