Guards Not Brought To Justice

Didn't we all grow up watching movies where cruel prison guards tortured and
tormented defenseless prisoners? In all of them, we had the welcome relief
of seeing the bad guys exposed in the end and punished for their misdeeds.
And the prisoners, guilty or innocent, at least achieved humane treatment
before the credits were shown. And we all felt better for seeing justice at
long last achieved.

Not so in real life, it is sad to say. Apparently Gov.Wilson and Attorney
General Lungren have no interest in bringing to justice the guards who have
perpetrated atrocities upon the unfortunate inmates at Corcoran State
Prison. Apparently their mutual "tough on crime" stance includes carte
blanche to prison guards to inflict whatever suffering on the inmates they
so chose.

Shame, shame on you, Mssrs.Lungren and Wilson. Do you court the "tough on
Crime "votes so intently that you have lost sight of the distinction between
the good guys and the bad guys?

Gilda Witt-Tustin

Checked-by: "Rolf Ernst"