Friday, December 07, 2007

The cold realities of prison

Dan Christensen has this story about how Ken Jenne is adjusting to prison. Mostly, he's bored and cold:

All Ken Jenne wants for Christmas is a warm sweat shirt.
''He really wants a sweat shirt because it's cold in prison,'' said his son, State Rep. Evan Jenne.

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Jenne, whose prisoner number is 77434-004, observed his 61st birthday in prison in Miami last Saturday. His wife and son saw him Monday.
''We weren't allowed to bring him anything for his birthday,'' Evan Jenne said.
Jenne said his father was ``in good spirits.''
''The guards are treating him well and with respect,'' he said. ``My father doesn't feel in mortal danger. Every time he moves, there is a legion of guards around him.''
Jenne, who once hoped to be governor, now spends his days fighting boredom, his son said.
The former sheriff fills his days by reading a lot. ''Right now, he's reading a biography of Alexander Hamilton. It's a paperback. No hard covers are allowed,'' his son said.

3 comments:

South Florida Lawyers said...

Hey David, you made the big time -- you were quoted approvingly today by Glenn Greenwald:

http://tinyurl.com/38gz7y

Anonymous said...

jenne has a son? he will be indicted next, just wait. what an irony, a sheriff in jail.

Anonymous said...

DAVID YOU ARE A FINE LAWYER AND THE BLOG IS GREAT. HOWEVER, YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG ABOUT JENNE. HE IS NOT "MOSTLY" COLD. HE IS A COLD-HEARTED DISHONEST SERVICES FELON WHO IS "MOSTLY" LUCKY NOT WITHSTANDING BUSH LEAGUE LAWYERING AND HIS OWN POLICITCAL GRANDSTANDING. FORGET ABOUT HIM AND WRITE ABOUT THINGS MORE IMPORTANT TO SD BAR MEMBERS.