As we all probably know, our esteemed ex-Governer Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to prison for 14 years today. He was convicted with 18 counts of corruption including trying to sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat for money or favors. He was originally arrested 3 years ago. As I was skimming the news to fact check, I read that 3 Illinois governors since 1970 have convicted of crimes and sentenced to prison. Go Illinois! (click here for more.)
Anyway, upon hearing that Blago had finally been convicted all I could really think about was.... I wonder if he has to get his hair cut in prison. I know, I know, the guy is going to prison for at least 12 years, I shouldn't be making jokes. But this humorous (to me anyway) thought lead me to another question.
How will the former governor hold up in prison?
In a HuffPost Chicago article, I learned that he will work an eight-hour day, will have to share a cell with another cellmate, and visits from his family will be limited. I was actually surprised when I heard this. Somehow, I had pictured that he would get special treatment. I had pictured that he would get catered meals and a nice, spacious cell.
But that isn't the case. In prison, a person doesn't get treated based on who he is (for the most part), but rather what he did. It's one system in American where just because he's Rod Blagojevich, it doesn't mean he gets special treatment. All I can say is, I hope they let him bring in his special brush. But he probably won't need it after all.
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