Don't know about your private hell -- remember orwell's "room 101"? -- but mine is to be locked in a room and made to listen to barry manilow croon "i write the songs..." turns out it actually happens, in at least one town in colorado -- strikes me as a new chapter of the "scared straight" franchise. the story was buried a bit in today's LATimes, but it's an interesting and cautionary read about … [Read more...]