"run of the mill of the prisons"

[Mark A. Mandel]

> Date:    Mon, 15 May 2006 19:47:13 -0400
> From:    sagehen <sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM>
> Subject: "run of the mill of the prisons"
>
> A report from Alan Clendenning, AP reporter on (BBC/WGBH radio news
> magazine) "The World," on a prison uprising in Sao Paolo, said that the
> prisoners had pretty much "'the run of the mill' of the prison," meaning
> they had control over many aspects of its operation.
> A. Murie

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