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"... And that criminal... adjudged non-rehabilitatable and incorrigible, shall be transferred to Easton I... where he shall continue to live out his life without benefit of parole, appeal or contact with the society he has violated... " Easton I is nearly 790 square miles, split between Idaho and Montana near the Canadian border. Heavily forested with plains, lakes, streams, mountains and fertile valleys, the only construction is the 10-foot boundary wall that extends equally below ground. Its 3-foot thickness holds a network of indestructible steel and spacecraft material and a sophisticated web of laser beams. The beam continues into the earth 85 miles (preventing tunnels) and upward for 25 miles (preventing vaulting or fl ight). Danger to aircraft is controlled with an international code of airway laws and a warning system. Contact with beams is total destruction within seconds. There is no escape. Can this experimental prison alternative actually succeed? Ambition, violence and lust threaten fair-minded intentions for criminal incarceration reform. Lyle A. George served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Columbia CA-74, is a Korean veteran, has been a hair designer, bus driver and salesman with 38 years experience. He currently resides in colorful Colorado.