And finally… Szechuan redemption
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Prison guards allowed a prisoner who helped them with their taxes to eat Chinese take-away and sit in a guard station after hours.
The alleged secret deal between five guards and their ward in a Florida jail was uncovered by an internal investigation, Kare 11 reports.
Robert Potchen, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for threatening his wife with a gun but was in the jail to await a hearing for a probation violation, is said to have given the guards advice on taxes, student loans and mortgages.
In exchange, he received food and access to the Internet; according to another prisoner, he also had a romantic relationship with a woman working as a guard.
All of the guards alleged to be involved have since resigned or retired from their posts.
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