Hoedown at the hoosegow
How prisoners at the Cebu provincial jail pass the time.
My sister did her university “immersion” thing at the Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa. She was assigned to teach inmates at the medium-security facility. I said, “What do you teach them, their legal rights?” She said, “No, reading and writing.” After one session, she asked an inmate to write an example of a sentence. “Sentence ko?” he asked. She said, “Alright.” So he wrote: “Ang sentensya ko ay murder.” (I was sentenced to jail for murder.)
On the last day of the program, the inmates prepared a variety show for the volunteers. Many prison dance groups performed, including one called “Dangerous Moves”. Philippine prisons: like West Side Story, but overpopulated.
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July 25th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
ah, the bisdak version of “prison break”.
July 25th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
We held special seminars too in the different prisons back in the days. Their very amusing with their stories and all, but I can’t help but feel sorry too.
July 26th, 2007 at 1:07 am
its nice to hear that your sister teaches them to read and write.proud of her
July 26th, 2007 at 11:52 am
There’s more of those actually:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cpdrc&search_type=tag
I liked Sister Act the best.
July 26th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
“Dangerous moves”
HAHAHA… I cannot get over that.
July 26th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Ha,ha,ha! that was a good one…