Death Murder Gore Garden

RantWoman expects there really is nothing to be done about the following except pray; RantWoman is trusting that her readers will be rightly led as to which angles of the story they are most able to pray about.

RantWoman has been thinking this week of her stint as a member of the Monroe Worship group, a worship group that included offenders and Friends from several Meetings and met regularly for several years inside the Monroe Reformatory, part of the WA prison system.

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Among other things, RantWoman is thinking that RantWoman's stint in the Monroe Worship group means she has probably passed through the scene of a brutal murder which occurred last weekend. Jayme Biendl, a prison guard who grew up in a community near the prison was strangled while on duty in the chapel. RantWoman recommends her readers use the search engine of their choice for unfolding details. RantWoman makes this recommendation with caution: some of the details are too piquant even for RantWoman's frankness preferences.

RantWoman is not particularly charmed to read and hear new details every day. The suspect is a sex offender serving a life term after multiple previous offenses, but as a result of good behavior, he was classified as a medium security inmate. The suspect had a routine visit in the visiting room as opposed to a trailer for conjugal visits with his wife a few hours before the murder.

When found, the suspect mentioned that he had been thinking about escape; RantWoman notes that in conjunction with the thought that now there will amost certainly be a death penalty trial. The suspect long refused to participate in sex offender treatment; as a result of his actions, other inmates who are motivated may lose access to some activities such as an ad-hoc gardening opportunity that the staff regards as highly valuable. The prison may still be on lockdown while the investigation is conducted, and RantWoman is reminded of a sense that many there are there for undeniable good reason.

The murdered guard apparently fought vigorously. The murdered guard apparently had previously complained about being the only person on duty in the chapel. An inquiry will of course look at questions of adequate staffing, but all this will occur while the legislature is busy trying at every turn to bust public employee unions, cut prison budgets, and generally produce public services out of fiscal thin air.

In other words, there is much to be prayed about. RantWoman figures to start with the family of the murdered guard but also feels called not to stop there.

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