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But sooner or later their tough PVC gear becomes part of their very being

Northfield does not believe in drugging and sedating their prisoners. The super-max institution keeps their inmates heavily restrained, giving them a chance to roll around, to struggle, to fight, to exhaust themselves. Helplessly tied up, lying on soft padded floors, they have all the time in the world to think about what got them to where they are. But, - getting used to the tough uniform is only the bginning for the rookie guards. They are going to be restraining prisoners, - some even permanently. Every new guard has to experience what it is like to be an inmate. Every new guard has to go through an initiation process, -something he never forgets.

Only then is a guard ready to deal with the most dangerous and crafty of prisoners, in an environment where straitjackets are the norm and where walls are padded.

We’re two hours in walking the show like this, and i mentioned that it was time…. he laughed and told me to come back at the end of the show around 8pm. I looked at my watch, another 4 hours, i’d manage, i DID like it at the end a lot. But 3 hours in then people had almost all left and the booths were packing up, so i went back to his, just to find him already gone, just a note on the table: