Otis Gyrie
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231 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Jul
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Then the door would slide shut behind me.
The compartment was a triangular room with three doors, all similar, and a window set into the slide.
The guards in control of the doors sat behind the window and would control the doors, opening only one at a time.
I came to call them door number one, two, and three.
Sort of like the game show Let's Make a Deal.
I always entered through door number one and then was allowed to pass through door number two into the prison's general population.
From the start, I would always gaze at door number three and wonder what was behind it, as it was the only door with darkened glass.
Since no more than one door was ever open at one time, I never got a peek inside.
During my orientation, I was told that the prison infirmary was back there.
When door number two opened, the stench was overpowering.
No matter how many times you would enter the block, you never did get used to it.
Mostly it was the reek of urine, but was accompanied by the underlying sweet citrus smell as the result of the cleaning fluid that they ineffectively used to mop down the halls.
Inmates ambled up and down the halls, always giving you the once-over with their eyes.
Occasionally they'd lock eyes with you and try to stare you down,
During orientation, we were never told to look away, to stare them down as you would a stray dog.
Looking away would be a sign of weakness.
It may seem cruel, but you had to keep them beat down.
You had to constantly remind them that you were in charge, that they were nothing.
Anything less could lead to unrest and rebellion, and you couldn't have that.
The mentals were up on the ninth floor.
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