Monday, January 19, 2015
In 1967 into '68 I lived near Schwenksville, Pa. I was living with and trying to leave Ex#1, and temporarily teaching at the high school in Lansdale. (There's a whole story around that period of my life. Maybe someday....)
The apartment was part of a large old house surrounded by fields. I had heard that there was a prison just over the fields, but there were trees between, and you couldn't see it from the house.
One day there was an escape. Lots of excitement, police everywhere, "lock your doors", and so on.
I was thinking about the prison the other day, wondering exactly where it was in relation to the house, what kind of prison it was (high or low security) and so on, so I went to Google maps and looked for it.
With Google maps, sometimes if you click on a labelled spot, like a hotel or resort, you get all kinds of information, including reviews. So I clicked on it.
I got reviews. They are funny. Note the "impromptu activities".
Yikes!
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The minute you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.
--Peter Pan--
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In 1967 into '68 I lived near Schwenksville, Pa. I was living with and trying to leave Ex#1, and temporarily teaching at the high school in Lansdale. (There's a whole story around that period of my life. Maybe someday....)
The apartment was part of a large old house surrounded by fields. I had heard that there was a prison just over the fields, but there were trees between, and you couldn't see it from the house.
One day there was an escape. Lots of excitement, police everywhere, "lock your doors", and so on.
I was thinking about the prison the other day, wondering exactly where it was in relation to the house, what kind of prison it was (high or low security) and so on, so I went to Google maps and looked for it.
With Google maps, sometimes if you click on a labelled spot, like a hotel or resort, you get all kinds of information, including reviews. So I clicked on it.
I got reviews. They are funny. Note the "impromptu activities".
State Correctional Institution at Graterford
3 stars - Set in the rolling hills of the Perkiomen countryside, Graterford stands out with this prominent industrialized complex. It is a diversified self-contained facility with many activities to keep guests entertained. Scheduled activities include ping pong, weight lifting, exercise class and book club. Special impromptu activities include hide and seek, man hunt and “you’re getting hotter/colder”. . Short-term and long-term visits can be scheduled through the department of corrections.
5 stars - It's an all inclusive resort for some of the states finest criminals. The experience is second to none, that is why many return multiple times.Later edit - it's a maximum security prison. They even have a death row, although executions are not carried out there. A proportion of the prisoners are under 23-hour lockdown, one hour a day out for exercise, only one visitor allowed per month.
Yikes!
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1 comment:
The writer has a grat sense of humor!!
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