From: ghost_of_morphy@morphyisamongus.com   
      
   What I'd REALLY like in addition to the thoughtful criticism I've   
   recieved are submissions for entries in sections III, IV, and V.  I'm   
   going to try to incorporate nadacomin's suggestions into the   
   introduction.   
      
   On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 17:42:50 GMT, ghost_of_morphy@theghostishere.com   
   (Morphy's ghost) wrote:   
      
   >   
   >The alt.prison FAQ  (Version 1.0)   
   >   
   >   
   >I. Introduction   
   >   
   >Welcome to alt.prison, a newsgroup where we discuss all sorts of   
   >issues pertaining to incarceration.  If you have an interest in   
   >learning about life in prison, conditions there, rules and procedures   
   >of institutions, or the workings of a corrctional institution, this is   
   >the right place to ask those questions.  Similarly, if you have facts   
   >or news articles pertaining to correctional facilities, inmates, or   
   >staff, feel free to share them with us.  Finally, if  you have ideas   
   >on what should be corrected or changed or eliminated in the prison   
   >system, do share your opinions with us.   
   >   
   >II. Posting Suggestions   
   >   
   >A. What should I know before I post?   
   >   
   >Before you post, we suggest that you get to know us a little bit by   
   >LOOKING, LISTENING and LURKING.  By this, we mean that we first   
   >suggest that you look at the message headers to see what topics we   
   >discuss here and which of those might interest you.  Then we suggest   
   >that you listen by exploring what is said in those topics.  Finally,   
   >we suggest that you lurk in the newsgroup for a while and watch as   
   >some of these discussions unfold.  By following these three L's you   
   >will be up to speed with the rest of us on the issues we are currently   
   >discussing.   
   >   
   >B. What can I post here?   
   >   
   >Any posts that contain views, opinions, facts, or criticism of a   
   >correctional system are wanted and welcome as long as they are   
   >factually accurate.  However, we have a quite diverse audience here,   
   >and you must therefore realize that there will be some that will   
   >question what you say.  Therefore, we suggest that you be prepared to   
   >back up the things that you say.  For example, if you post a statement   
   >saying that housing an inmate costs this state so many dollars a day,   
   >I'm sure that someone would want to know where that fact came from.   
   >If you post a news article, it would be nice to know who the author   
   >was and where (if anywhere) it was previously published.  If you make   
   >a statement saying that inmates in a certain faciity are routinely   
   >treated in such and such a way, it'd be nice to know the authority   
   >that you have for making that statement.   
   >   
   >C. What about off topic posts?   
   >   
   >Many people make posts that are not strictly about incarceration and   
   >institutions, because they would like feedback from the other people   
   >here or because they feel that we ought to know about what they are   
   >posting.  It would be polite to preface the header message with the   
   >initials "OT" to let others know that this post is off topic.   
   >   
   >D. What can't I post here?   
   >   
   >Advertisments, spam, and scams have no place in alt.prison.   
   >   
   >E. Is it safe to post here?   
   >   
   >We have a very diverse audience that ranges from law enforcement   
   >officials to convicted felons.  I would not want all of the people who   
   >visit this newsgroup to know personal information about me or to have   
   >access to my e-mail address.  I would suggest that you not post   
   >anything about yourself that you would not want publicly available.   
   >   
   >III.  Frequently Asked Questions.   
   >	   
   >A. Is prison a safe environment?   
   >   
   >B. I have a friend who was just incarcerated.  How do I get him   
   >stamps, money, food, etc.?   
   >   
   >IV.  Definitions   
   >   
   >A. Kite: A note that a prisoner tries with varying degrees of success   
   >to get from his   
   >confined position to anyone else.   (Contributed by Stewart Connor.)   
   >B. The Hole   
   >C. Supermax   
   >D. Custody Levels   
   >   
   >V. Recommended Links   
   >   
   >A.  Angel Tree  --  A charity that enables inmates to send Christmas   
   >gifts to their children.   
   >http://www.pfm.org/AngelTemplate.cfm   
   >   
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