Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

Paperwork lost, no-one knows where, lied to, mixed up, shaken and
stirred and no reaction.
On that note Mr T I’ll sign off. Do write back as you know I will answer.
Hoist the flag and be good my friend.
So, until next time, do say hello to those who count out there for me. You
know this world I live in and I’ll continue rowing on my own.
Your 5/8 Jimmy Earley – 40633.
When Earley’s sister died the CTC management was prepared to take him
to the funeral service, but head office vetoed it. On reflection the reason for
this decision was indeed anticipatory. Of the 100-odd attendees a large
segment was made up of Jim’s former friends and colleagues. I can imagine
a nasty bureaucratic mind deciding on those spurious ‘tough-on-crime’
grounds to deny him that final farewell.
This attitude has nothing to do with compassion and mercy for someone
who has done his time and has shown remorse and has participated in all
available programs. It is a political decision that he remains in prison. This
contradicts the original program’s aims for rehabilitation to be taken
seriously at the Cadell Training Centre. There certainly is justice but too
many individuals pervert its course, for whatever reason, and this is
certainly the case with James Patrick Earley.
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