Fig. 7 Training Work with Young Offenders

Situation: Warden (тюремний наглядач) Thomas Heart brings to a member of the Disciplinary Committee two juvenile offenders on demand of one of them. These young men are serving their term in a juvenile prison in connection with one and the same criminal case. They used to be friends and courted to the same girl. The one has to serve 6 months, the other, 4 months. Now they are on hostile terms (у неприязних відносинах) with each other.

Play participants: Thomas Heart, prison warden

Mrs Elisabeth Magow, member of the Disciplinary Committee, member of the magistrate

17-year-old Winston Brown, prisoner (4 months of imprisonment)

16-year-old Jacob Collins, prisoner (6 months of imprisonment)

Taking part in the play as acting characters, discuss possible versions, in particular:

a) Prison warden Thomas Heart reports to Mrs Elisabeth Magow that 17-year-old Winston fulfills firmly all the requirements set by the discipline routine (тюремний режим), tries to increase his training level and works diligently in a radio electronics laboratory... As a result he was granted extra privileges... At the same time his accessory (подільник) Jacob does not want to study and refuses to do any kind of work, behaves provocatively (зухвало) with some prisoners and tries to cause harm (заподіяти зло) to Winnie...

b) Prisoner Winston Brown confirms the statements and characteristics given to him by the warden and asks Mrs Magow to transfer him to another department and, if possible, to place him on probation (умовно звільнити) (3 months of the imprisonment have already passed)...

c) Prisoner Jacob Collins thinks that the warden is unfair to him and the prison discipline (тюремні правила) is too severe; besides, he is not allowed to phone his girl-friend or home once again (зайвий раз), there are no cultural activities, and he wants to work... As for his relations to Winston, it is only his, Winston's fault, — he is gaining favour (вислужується) and he hates this sort of people. In addition, he is charged a less term of imprisonment... that is why he will be able to be released earlier and to court to his girl-friend, in his opinion...

d) Mrs Magow promises Winnie to solicit for (поклопотатися) his probation immediately, and if it is not solved safely, then to transfer him to another form of serving. She thanks the warden for his detailed report and holds Jacob back (залишає) for further talks...

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