The Verdict
“The receptionist tapped away at a keyboard and printed off a label, which she stuck to the side. The bag would be taken over to the inmate’s wing, where its contents would be emptied, searched, scanned and dog-sniffed before being passed on to their intended recipient.
‘Can you take a seat, please?’ the receptionist said.
‘Why?’ She nodded at her computer screen. ‘There’s a note on the system, says you have to wait.’ ‘What for?’ ‘Take a seat and you’ll find out.’ I sat among the lawyers... and listened to courtroom gossip and mumbled smalltalk about holidays.
A prison guard walked in, went to the receptionist’s desk and was pointed in my direction. Short, stocky and strictly no neck.
‘You James’s brief?’ he asked.
‘I work for the firm representing him, yeah.’ ‘He wants to see you.’ ‘Me?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Me specifically?’ ‘You are his brief, right?’ ‘I don’t have a visitor’s order.’ He leaned in closer and lowered his voice.MoreLess
‘Can you take a seat, please?’ the receptionist said.
‘Why?’ She nodded at her computer screen. ‘There’s a note on the system, says you have to wait.’ ‘What for?’ ‘Take a seat and you’ll find out.’ I sat among the lawyers... and listened to courtroom gossip and mumbled smalltalk about holidays.
A prison guard walked in, went to the receptionist’s desk and was pointed in my direction. Short, stocky and strictly no neck.
‘You James’s brief?’ he asked.
‘I work for the firm representing him, yeah.’ ‘He wants to see you.’ ‘Me?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Me specifically?’ ‘You are his brief, right?’ ‘I don’t have a visitor’s order.’ He leaned in closer and lowered his voice.MoreLess
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