27 Apr. 75 G. It’s official. I’m a student. Or soon will be. McKenny said he found a college that does correspondence courses. He said at first they were a little hesitant about taking on a prisoner since there’s obviously a huge practical component to any apprenticeship course, but McKenny convinced him I could be trusted. He has to get permission from the Prisons Department first. I understand that. He also said that if permission was granted, then I’d be in a position not many prisoners, if any at all, had been in before. He said if the apprenticeship programme worked out well, then other prisoners might be able to participate. He also said if I f****d up, then not only would I ruin it for all the other inmates, but I’d be severely reprimanded and, if necessary, charged. There is NO W

