Blackstone Code

In a public prison, Joanna sat across from the parole officer with an expressionless face.

Her attorney stood next to her parole officer, discussing possible issues with the paperwork.

Joanna's eyes quickly shifted from the two of them to the blue sky outside the window.

The sky you see here is different from the sky you see in prison.

If someone had told her before that the sky and the sky were different, she would have laughed at them in her heart and laughed at their artificiality.

But at this moment, she understood this, the sky and the sky were different.

Without those iron bars and the vigilant eyes of the prison guards, even her mood became calmer.

There is still a slight pain from the red and swollen wound on the cheekbone, which was left from lunch the day before yesterday.

Someone didn't want her to go out so early. During lunch, someone knocked over her plate and punched her several times.

Those people asked her to fight back, but she did not do so and responded silently.

The prison guards were standing less than ten meters away from her, batons in hand, but they seemed uninterested in what was happening not far away.

It wasn't until the person who provoked her couldn't feel her feedback at all and understood that she wouldn't fight back that she stopped.

The other party spat in her face and then left calmly.

The spit smells bad.

People in the Commonwealth care very much about oral health. Regardless of class, most people have their own dentist.

But in prison, people don't care so much.

There are actually dentists in prisons, but the dentists here are more expensive and their work is more confusing, so not many people can afford to see a dentist.

If you have money for a dentist, it would be better to find a way to move to a private prison.

Criminals serving sentences in public prisons are either serious offenders, and the federal government does not agree with private prisons intervening in the operations of serious offenders.

The main contradiction comes from public opinion, which believes that felons should confess all their wrongdoings in prison and use physical and mental pain to atone for their sins.

Instead of going to a private prison and enjoying steak pizza and sunshine.

Or, they are political prisoners.

The special nature of political prisoners puts them under a high degree of surveillance, and there are special prisons where they basically have no chance of leaving official sight.

As for the poor... some of the worst poor people are also imprisoned in public prisons. There have been reports that the federal prison system is a very large slave trading and use group.

Ordinary prisoners are slaves. Private prisons will spend a sum of money to take away those who are easy to manage, and then squeeze their labor force and make them work crazy for themselves for almost free.

Those who are disobedient and require extra time and effort to become obedient remain in public prisons.

Joanna belongs to a very special class of criminals. She is not a complete political prisoner, but because of her identity and the wrong things she has done, she is restricted from being transferred to a private prison.

When a once proud white swan falls into the quagmire, you can imagine that her situation will be very difficult.

She was attacked in various ways during her first month in prison.

Someone spit in her food, someone beat her hard with a towel soaked in water while she was taking a shower, and her roommate would punch her in the middle of the night from time to time.

She protested.

She protested to the warden and the prison administration, but to no avail.

The prison authorities temporarily set up an investigation team, and on the grounds that "Ms. Joanna reported the existence of violence in the prison", they severely dealt with several thorns.

Then her life becomes even more difficult!

But fortunately, Joanna came from the army. Although she is only a nurse, she still has some military qualities.

She started to exercise, started to resist, and fought back. She also realized that those people would embarrass herself, but they would not let herself die, so she became very fierce.

In this kind of environment, people who are not cruel will eventually be eaten up to the point where nothing is left.

All this is finally coming to an end.

The bad breath that still lingered on her face made her a little nauseous, but more of it was her desire to usher in a new life.

She has been here for too long and is too eager to leave here and go out and see something.

After more than ten minutes, the parole officer and the lawyer had fully negotiated, and then the parole officer temporarily left.

Joanna turned back to look at the parole officer. Not all criminals could be released immediately when it was time for release.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons will evaluate the status of prisoners on temporary release and will only sign if they believe that these prisoners have met the basic requirements for returning to society.

Otherwise they can continue to drag it out for a while.

But not all criminals will enjoy this, Joanna is an exception.

"You are an exception, Joanna. They need you to apologize to all the victims, promise not to break any laws again after you leave here, and promise to serve at least two hundred hours as a volunteer in the arranged community before you can sign for release. you."

What Joanna offended was the federal military. The military led the federation to the top of the world more than six years ago, so she offended a group of people who should not be offended.

She didn't think about it for too long before agreeing, "What else?"

The lawyer was stunned for a moment. He had known Joanna for a long time. Joanna was actually...a somewhat difficult person to get in touch with.

Sensitive, cautious, and with a hard shell, she looks completely different now than she did in the past.

"No, the media may come to interview you. You know what I mean. They want to use these methods to make things difficult for you."

Joanna took the pen on the table and said, "Where do I need to sign?"

The lawyer reacted and pointed to several locations. He was thinking about Joanna's personal dignity, but Joanna just wanted to get out.

The parole officer came back soon. He chatted with the lawyer for a while, and shook Joanna's hand with a smile on his face. "Your lawyer has made it clear to me. I'm glad you can understand this."

"We've done what we need to do, and all that's left is your time, Joanna."

Under the arrangement of the parole officer, Joanna made a "report" in prison, and people from the Prison Service were responsible for taking photos and keeping files, which would later be sent to some official media in the form of press releases.

Joanna confessed all the stupid things she had done, apologized to all the soldiers and military families who did not receive help in time, and stood up and bowed very sincerely for more than ten seconds.

She also cried bitterly and expressed her inner regret. She believed that she was a "demon-like woman". She talked about how every day in prison was atonement and suffering.

She also said that even if she leaves, she will continue her path of repentance and do as much as possible for families in need.

It worked out perfectly, and her lawyer came to pick her up and leave the next day.

When she was imprisoned, a watch worth about 12,000 yuan, jewelry worth about 7,000 yuan, and a dress worth more than 10,000 yuan were taken away from her.

But now they only gave her a set of cheap T-shirts and jeans worth less than ten yuan, and there were no watches or accessories.

But she didn't care, she just said "thank you" very gently and left under the stunned eyes of the two prison guards.

Joanna, who was riding in the car, opened the window. The wind blowing in her face was full of summer enthusiasm, and her face was naturally filled with laughter from the heart.

Although Mr. Trueman is dead, the family is still there.

Even money is still there.

This is the excellence of the federal system. People and money in the upper class are always separated. Many people seem to be rich, but if they really want to implement their wealth, they will find that they have little wealth.

Private wealth and disposable wealth are completely different things.

Private wealth is your personal property and enjoys the protection of the law, while disposable wealth is not necessarily your private wealth. It may also belong to a company or foundation?

You can use it, such as spending money to buy something, but this thing does not belong to you. You only have the right to use it, such as buying a car.

When the court needs to enforce your assets, it will find that you have no additional assets other than your monthly salary that can be enforced.

As for the money from companies or foundations?

Please!

Although Joanna is in jail, the money in the foundation has not been touched much.

This money is enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

"How is she doing recently?" The outline of the city became clearer and clearer. Joanna seemed to have remembered something and asked about her daughter's situation.

The lawyer didn't answer immediately, which made Joanna frown.

Although she looked miserable while serving her sentence in prison, at least she was once the First Lady of the Federation, and with the years of "tempering", she also gained a bit of momentum of her own.

"Don't tell me she's involved too." This was probably the worst case scenario she could think of, but she thought it was unlikely.

After all, the daughter is innocent, and she is also half of Trueman's blood.

No matter how dissatisfied those people were with her, they would not touch their daughter.

Only then did the lawyer tell the girl's true situation, "She... is in a bit of a bad situation now, very decadent."

"What happened to you was a huge blow to her. After you went to jail, she needed the help of a psychiatrist to sleep."

"Her situation was already very bad, and then Mr. Trueman was assassinated."

"She was depressed for a long time after Mr. Trueman was assassinated and her boyfriend provided her with alcohol and some drugs that she could use to escape reality."

"She doesn't know about the money in your fund account and can't touch it, so..."

Joanna was vaguely aware of the meaning behind the lawyer's words, but she still couldn't believe that it was all true, and her voice became a little harsher, "So what?"