The Incommunicado Wants to Borrow Books
Fountain Pen 2016.12.17.
The convict, on his way out, places the books he’s finished atop the bookcase, who then continues fumbling trying to find books he likes. The laborer looks through the returned books and rips the pages with any marks or writings. He hands the pages to us and tug the checked books back to the case.
The con asks “These are all old books. Any new ones? They are either Buddhist or psychological books.”
The laborer answers without raising his head “Don’t blame me. The incommunicado are allowed to read religious and self-help titles only!”
The con sighs “These kinds of books are dull and make one feel duller. And why even the Bible has so many pages missing? How can I read this way!”
The laborer answers him while he’s tugging the books back into the case “First time in jail? Bible paper is ideal for making prison rolls - perfect for smooth burning.”
雜役推著巡迴書箱，趁著禁見被告出房吸菸的片刻讓他們借書和還書，對禁見被告們來說，這是除了吸菸與同房聊天之外的寄託，在與家人失聯、前途渺茫、官司未有著落時，書中的世界讓他們得以暫時忘卻身在牢籠⋯⋯
被告出房後將讀完的書堆疊在書箱上，接著往箱裡找有興趣的書，雜役則幫著把還來書做檢查，一遇到有劃記或寫字的部份就整頁撕下來，交給我們處理，檢查完的就塞回書箱裡⋯⋯
「都這麼舊，怎麼都沒新書啊？」被告甲忍不住抱怨。
「嘿美，看來看不是佛書就是心理學。」被告乙附和說。
雜役翻著書頭也沒抬地回：「怪我咧？禁見照規定就只能讀宗教、勵志類的嘛！」
甲沒嘆了口氣：「這種書本來就悶了，讀了更悶。」
乙問：「怎麼連聖經都缺這麼多頁？這要怎麼讀啊！」
雜役邊把書塞回書箱邊說：「你沒關過對吧？聖經紙拿來捲老鼠尾巴最好用了，這樣菸絲燒起來最順了。」
照法務部所屬矯正機關收容人分類處遇要點的規定，隔離犯閱讀書報以宗教、勵志類為限，雖然禁被告並不屬其中該受隔離加強考核者，但對待方式卻頗為類似⋯⋯
另外，法務部所屬矯正機關收容人分類處遇要點，雖然已於2010年停止適用，但雖死猶生⋯⋯
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