The Privileged.

In the world of the penal institution, people who enter the institution are placed in this structure for various reasons relating to committing crimes or any form of wrongdoing they have done against the society. They are placed there as a means of punishment, as a means of reform, so that once they leave the prison, they come out as reformed persons, ready to serve the public for the good, and not for the burden of society. These institutions are there to create a sense of threat and punishment to the offender, through their confinement within the four walls of the prison, devoid of any luxury such ad television, radio, and the likes. Prisoners follow a strict timetable inside the penal institution to show them that they cannot be the one who is in favor all of the time, that they become enlightened once again that there are laws, rules, and regulations existing for the betterment of society, and by defying them, society is placed in danger.

And this are the many significances of the penal institution. They are existing to make the defiant step down and be humbled upon. They exist to correct the mistakes of these offenders. Yet, in the cases of Jason Ivler, the Ampatuans, and recently, Antonio Leviste, the significance of the penal institution has lost its true purpose, as VIP and special treatments do exist within these institutions, signifying biases occurring starting from the institution alone, and goes all the way on how the injustice in our system still prevails.

From Ivler's party life in the jail with the girls, booze, and friends, to the special treatment the Ampatuans receive, complete with luxuries inside their prison cells to boot, to the special treatment given to Leviste, especially when it comes to his dental issues, having preference over his own personal dentist outside of prison rather than the dentist within the prison.

I do believe that the world is an unfair place to begin with, but seeing this form of injustice is just way too much. I do really hope this gets addressed.