| There was once an elderly black prison inmate they called "Tunnel Joe." His nickname tells us all we need to know
about his favorite pastime. When he "went down" as they say in the penal system, there were still gas lights on the
streets of Baltimore. After literally dozens of failed attempts, old Joe finally dug his way out of the penitentiary in the
early 1970s. He turned himself in the same day. The world had changed too much, Joe didn't even recognize it. He
missed the order and discipline of his prison routine. His newfound freedom terrified him. He had become
institutionalized. |