Very early this morning (by bloggers’ standards), Jack Abramoff entered the Federal Prison Camp in Cumberland, Maryland, where he is likely to spend at least the next nine-and-a-half years of his life.
What will he do there? His meetings with investigators and prosecutors won’t stop — the prison was chosen because of its proximity to D.C., so he would be convenient for frequent visits from the Feds. The AP details what he’ll be up to besides those visits:
Stephen Finger, executive assistant at the prison, said all inmates work while there. Incoming inmates such as Abramoff typically are assigned to menial jobs such as food service work. Finer said that inmates can work their way up from low-level jobs paying 12 cents an hour to better positions paying up to 40 cents an hour.
No doubt Abramoff will climb the ladder quickly.