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day following her escape bid, Bullock's case was reviewed as a priority
by the Alaskan State authorities. The Reporter has learned that they are
recommending an extension to the actress's sentence of one year, meaning
that Sandi Bullock will serve a total of two-and-a-half years in the State
Penitentiary. Of more immediate concern to the her, however, is the change
in her status from a category 1A to a category 1 prisoner. The increase
in security that this change implies, means that Bullock will find herself
wearing security irons for up to twenty hours a day. In a move that
is bound to generate controversy, Joe Peckham, Governor of the Penitentiary,
has insisted that Bullock wears a ball and chain. This means of restraint
has not been used in a US prison for over a hundred years, let alone on
a woman. Asked to comment, Peckham said, "Hell, she's gotta learn
that nobody escapes from my prison - famous or not." Pressed on the consequences
of shackling a woman, he added, "This is an equal opportunity prison. Women
get treated just like the men. Isn't that what they argued for all
these years?" |
