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Cheese Index
In times of war, famine and other straightened circumstances there seems to be a premium on butter. The same applies in prison, although what is served as “butter” is stretching the term beyond reason.
Small square catering tubs about an inch square, filled with some vegetable derived spread of unknown constituents; these are portioned out as if they were sprinkled with some precious metal. Hence the perpetual call on the landings, “Has anyone got any butter…?” For being a hungry bunch and not fed well, buttered bread or crackers fill a gap for the night.
All of this came to me as a potent mark in my change of status as I stood in the kitchen making toast. With a full butter-dish I realised that I no longer had to spread the butter micrometers thick.
The daily life of the free man is comprised of a thousand unnoticed instances such as this.
Ben Gunn is “one of Britain’s best known
prisoners…he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility
of the system” The Times. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when
he was 14 years old, Ben has since renounced violence and consistently
fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings.
As a result of speaking truth to power, Ben has served far longer than
the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to
argue that Ben “has been punished excessively for a crime committed as a
child”, and Lord Ramsbotham to state that “It is expensive and
unnecessary to keep Ben Gunn in prison”.
2012-10-08 19:40:59
Source: http://prisonerben.blogspot.com/2012/10/cheese-index.html
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