Martin. Q. Public
Fiction
WARDEN
(An Interview)
How do I feel about them? (He suppresses a smirk) Well, first let me tell you about who I am. I graduated from the academy in the early 70's, where they taught us how to deal with these nigg…criminals. Don't trust 'em. If they get out of line, swing your baton and crack a few ribs or teeth.
Whatever. They're the worst society had given birth to. See, the academy taught same of us how to think. For me, it only reaffirmed what I already thought of…them. I moved through the ranks fairly fast, aspiring to become Superintendent because I had a plan, a vision, and now that I've reached my goal, no one can stop me. Not these prisoners. Not their stupid families. Not Senator O'Donnell or little Andy Cuomo. That letter from O'Donnell, dated January 22 of this year, which was addressed to my old buddy, who was then the acting Commissioner, Anthony Annucci. It fell on deaf ears. So what he mentioned to buddy that "human rights violations" are taking place inside here. This is a prison. No one gives a f*** about people in prison.
Ummm -- excuse me? Do black lives matter? (chuckles) Do roaches matter? You can burn them, drown them, you can stomp them into the dirt. But they'll keep coming. And just like roaches need a motel. They'll always need prisons. They tell you that in criminal Justice 101. Black lives matter only in the mind of other blacks who don't realize that they're expendable. They are chattel -- cattle. To be slaughtered. Hearded. Lorded over by someone like me! That's how we keep people, our good ole boys honest and hardworking. Modern Day Slavery? America was built on slavery! That's what once made this country great. Like Slave Master General Garrett Storm, the man that Stormville, New York is named after. Same place Green Haven Prison is located. I'm just carrying on a long tradition of slave handlers. Huh? Yes. I'm sure there have been complaints about the severity of my methods; about how I run the facility. Thanks to my connections at the local Post Office, and my... anonymous relatives working in Albany, I've been able to keep a tight lid on them.
And I can't believe you even asked me about Deincarceration. This is my bread and butter! So do you really think I give a damn if my ideals, and how I run this plantat--prison conflict with the Governor's agenda? I don't believe these prisoners should have anything. Recreation? Visits with their family? Re-entry programs? If it was up to me I'd lock 'em in their cells 24 hours a day! Do you think I give a shit whether they can console their baby's mama? or talk to their nappy n**** kids? or hug their poor mothers? (makes a mock sad-face) This is why the Department of Corrections has began a pilot program of video visits. Because it's easier for their families to "visit" their loved one on video. And once enough prisoners' families get fooled into agreeing to them -- we can stop contact visits, permanently. Their families are lazy, ghetto idiots.
I only want criminals reentering society if they're going to come back. That's why I've told my Deputy of Programs to shut down programs. That's why I've socially engineered the violence in the recreation yards. Tear gas flying everywhere. Sergeant Terigglio stomping the back of a nig- inmate's head in. I love that guy! He has a tattoo of a black baby getting hung by a noose. He's just as passionate about what he does as I am.
Besides, roaches don't need recreation -- or programs. I don't want them to socialize with each other. I want to keep them anti-social. I am a mythical creature. A god. I oppress them because I can. I keep the enlightened public-eye out because I can. I don't need them whining like O'Donnell about civil and human rights? Or writing an expose, the way Janet Reitman did for Rolling Stone magazine about Guantanamo Bay. We like being able to use the mass media as our puppet masters to tell the mindless public whatever we want.
Human Rights violations? Ha! They'd have to be human for me. to violate their Human Rights. They're not human. Like transexuals or gay people. Best thing about it is: we don't even get hate-crimes for killing them. I don't worry about anyone's rights. Every single one of these... they're a race of prostitutes. They need a real man like me, to treat 'em like a lady; slap 'em around when they get out of line. Show whose...Masa... to tell 'em to get back in the corral, and keep making us good ole boys rich.