https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/prison/ Recent content in Prison on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:14:29 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/07/09/i-went-to-jail-for-beer/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:14:29 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/07/09/i-went-to-jail-for-beer/ <p><a href="http://www.intravino.com/wp-content/uploads/1-gallery1.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.intravino.com/wp-content/uploads/1-gallery1.jpg" alt="" width="460" height="345" /></a></p> <p>A cackling rooster call pierced the silence, followed by the sound of quiet laughter. We stood in a courtyard ringed by oppressively institutional gray buildings, and I swiveled my head nervously as a stiff breeze blew through Saluzzo. The giggly presence of two dozen young students had attracted some attention from the residents of this <em>casa di reclusione</em>. In less euphemistic, non-Italian terms, that would be a prison.</p>