Posted on 08/14/2006 7:08:26 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
Sara Jane Olson, a former Symbionese Liberation Army member serving a 13-year sentence for the attempted bombings of Los Angeles police cars, says she survives time behind bars by writing letters, working on the prison yard and hiding her past from other inmates. She was discovered living in St. Paul, Minn., in 1999.
In letters and interviews with the Los Angeles Times, Olson said living in what she called "enforced idleness'' at the Central California Women's Facility has altered her in many ways.
"I'm older — oh, who am I kidding, I'm old — and I've become really paranoid,'' said Olson, 59. "I've also become very good at masking my emotions. It scares my daughters, when they see my face, but in here, it's just what you do to survive.''
While awaiting her release in 2009, Olson said she also does not discuss her past, and few inmates are aware of it.
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Before she arrived in prison, Olson thought the experience would be educational. She recalled that Father Philip Berrigan, an activist priest from Baltimore, once suggested that all middle-class people should spend time in jail to "know what goes on.''
Today, Olson said, "I can still see his point, but I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone.''
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He showed up at the Support Israel really sunday and got booed
Just because you feel paranoid doesn't mean people are not out to get you. Kinda like what some people felt about the SLA.
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