This action will surely curb prison violence

[Zuck]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290883,00.html

Yeah, a sexually repressed criminal locked up in jail won't be harder to deal with. :doh:

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida jail inmate was convicted of indecent exposure after a guard complained that he had masturbated in his cell.

A jury took 45 minutes to convict Terry Lee Alexander, 20, of the misdemeanor on Wednesday. The judge sentenced him to 60 days in the county jail. He had faced up to a year.

In November, Broward County Deputy Coryus Veal, who was monitoring Alexander's cell from a centrally located control room, saw him masturbating while he was sitting on his bunk, alone in his cell. She testified that she brought the charge against him the third time he masturbated in view of her.

Veal has brought similar charges against seven other inmates in six months.

The sheriff's office encourages deputies to file criminal charges to discourage masturbating in the county's jails, said Elliot Cohen, an agency spokesman. He said privacy is one of the rights inmate give up in jail.

Kathleen McHugh, Alexander's attorney, said her client did nothing wrong. She said he was alone in his cell, which was not open to the public.

"I think the government's gone awry," McHugh said. "Has it been a slow year in crime that they've got to go prosecute masturbation in the Broward County Jail?"

During jury selection, McHugh looked at 17 prospective jurors and asked how many among them had never masturbated. No hands were raised.

Alexander was originally brought to jail on an armed robbery case, for which he received a10-year prison sentence.

[ChampSkinsFanatic]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290883,00.html

During jury selection, McHugh looked at 17 prospective jurors and asked how many among them had never masturbated. No hands were raised.

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[Gary Clark Fan]

:laugh:

:silly:

i dont think anything else needs to be said

[PeterMP]

It really does seem like they could use their time better.

[ACW]

Why is the re a female guard in a men's prison anyway??

[Zuck]

It really does seem like they could use their time better.

Sitting in a prison cell?

Like counting the bars on the cell and checking 10 minutes later to see if it's the same amount?

[The Sisko]

In November, Broward County Deputy Coryus Veal, who was monitoring Alexander's cell from a centrally located control room, saw him masturbating while he was sitting on his bunk, alone in his cell. She testified that she brought the charge against him the third time he masturbated in view of her.

Veal has brought similar charges against seven other inmates in six months.

The sheriff's office encourages deputies to file criminal charges to discourage masturbating in the county's jails, said Elliot Cohen, an agency spokesman. He said privacy is one of the rights inmate give up in jail.

I think the Broward County sheriff's office has been taken over by Portisizzle.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

I think the Broward County sheriff's office has been taken over by Portisizzle.

Penis - hand - tissue is definitely immoral. Do you think Jesus beat off? Do you ****ing think? Hell no. Lock em all up.

[Cdowwe]

Penis - hand - tissue is definitely immoral. Do you think Jesus beat off? Do you ****ing think? Hell no. Lock em all up.

Was this really necessary

[th869]

I work in a state correctional facility and and I have never seen charges placed on an inmate for this but I am glad they did. Most of the time when this happens it is premeditated, the imate knows a female Ofc. is working the tier and he waits for her to make a round before he does it. Would you feel any different if this guy was sitting in his apartment in front of an open window masturbating when he knew women would be walking by the window and see him?

[Zuck]

I work in a state correctional facility and and I have never seen charges placed on an inmate for this but I am glad they did. Most of the time when this happens it is premeditated, the imate knows a female Ofc. is working the tier and he waits for her to make a round before he does it. Would you feel any different if this guy was sitting in his apartment in front of an open window masturbating when he knew women would be walking by the window and see him?

It said she was watching from a control room, not passing by his cell.