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that a Federal Bureau of Prisons
had been created by an act of Congress.
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Director: AJ MacLeod.
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The new warden who came to
Leavenworth was Albert Comstock.
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One of the first prisoners
he asked to see was Robert Stroud.
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- Sit down, please.
- Thank you.
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You've heard about the formation
of the new Bureau of Prisons, of course.
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I have several directives from Washington
that will affect you personally.
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I wanted to read them to you myself.
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Go ahead, Warden.
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The first one states
that no pets of any kind
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will be allowed
in federal penitentiaries.
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The second directive forbids any inmate
to engage in any commercial enterprise.
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Do you know what that means?
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That means my birds.
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I'm sorry, Stroud.
I know how important they are to you.
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Nobody looks at my record, huh?
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15 years without a mark against me.
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- That don't mean billy-be-damned.
- You're exaggerating your importance.
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These directives weren't made just
for you. It applies to the entire system.
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Prisoners now have dogs, cats,
parrots, canary birds, even monkeys.
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It's bad sanitation.
Feeding becomes a big problem.
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It creates feuds among inmates.
Other prisoners complain of lice and fleas.
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The situation simply has to be cleaned up.
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You have 60 days to get rid of your aviary.
That's all, Stroud.
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I never thought Uncle Sam
would go back on his word.
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Meaning what?
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There's been an understanding between
the government and me, for 11 years,