Word: jails
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...book opens with Hanawa in jail, awaiting transfer to the larger prison. There he ponders the mystery of the dust that accumulates overnight and imagines himself as a fat pig, penned up with nothing to do but eat. Once in prison, Hanawa shares a cell with four others and goes about the regimented routine of a factory prisoner who works on carving wooden tissue boxes. Recreated with a meticulousness rarely found in comix, the book includes floor plans, daily schedules and sartorial options. Food turns into a fascinating preoccupation throughout the book, with frequent asides on the exact menu...
...raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of twelve, and cannot reconcile her painful past with her spiritual quest for God. To Elise’s credit, she does as much as much as possible with such a weak script. On her time in jail: “I was getting raped in the shower and a woman was pulling my leg, just like I’m pulling yours.” This movie should not be released in theatres. It should be overnight Fed-Ex’ed to Lifetime, where they can show...
...Everybody thought the police had a quota of people to catch,” Panasyuk said. “There were so many random people that were arrested for no reason. While we were getting to the jail, it took [the police] 45 minutes to find a not full jail...
...BILL allowing the death penalty for people convicted of so-called honor killings; by the lower house of Pakistan's National Assembly; in Islamabad. Under current law, the maximum penalty for relatives who kill female family members who commit adultery or marry without family permission is seven years in jail. In Pakistan last year, more than 1,200 women were murdered in honor killings...
...raped by her mother’s boyfriend at the age of twelve, and cannot reconcile her painful past with her spiritual quest for God. To Elise’s credit, she does as much as much as possible with such a weak script. On her time in jail: “I was getting raped in the shower and a woman was pulling my leg, just like I’m pulling yours.” This movie should not be released in theatres. It should be overnight Fed-Ex’d to Lifetime, where they can show...