Speaking of prison...

It was a joy to read this one this morning:

Because of the length of his 292-month sentence [Enron scumbag Jeff] Skilling is almost certainly eligible for no less than a medium-security institution, typically surrounded by a double-fenced perimeter and armed guards. Only those with 10 years or less to serve get assigned to the minimum-security "camps" affording the least restrictions.

In medium security, inmates generally share two-person or three-person cells rather than the dorms or cubicles more common in lower-security settings. Every movement is closely controlled by corrections officers. Work and treatment programs take a back seat to the goal of maintaining compliance in a noisy, crowded environment laced with violent offenders....

For federal inmates, structure rules the day. They generally wake at 6 a.m., eat cafeteria-style at 6:30, then start their seven-hour work days around 7:30. Duties range from groundskeeping and maintenance to food service, spokeswoman Billingsley said. Pay ranges from 12 to 40 cents an hour.

There is a god.