Jonah shuddered in fear when he heard the word "Father" and snapped, "No! Don't call me Father! I'm no longer a priest!"
In the past, Jonah enjoyed being addressed as ‘Father’.
Many prisoners had religious beliefs although they had committed countless crimes. They would respect a priest when they saw one in prison even though they knew that the priest might have done something wrong to be convicted and imprisoned.
However, Jonah knew that Charlie was upset with him because of his past identity as a priest. He could see his bleak future when he thought of the punishment of 100 slaps per day.
Therefore, he gathered his courage, went to the guard, and whispered, "Can you do me a favor and transfer me to another cell? I don't like this one..."
Except for Charlie, all the prisoners gasped and glanced at Jonah in shock as soon as Jonah spoke.
The rule of Brooklyn Prison was that internal affairs would be handled internally. Whoever went to the guards for help was breaking the rules of the prison.
They couldn't comprehend why Jonah would suddenly ask the guard for help. Did he think that he could escape from Charlie's threat by going to the guards?
The guard was equally aghast and said, perplexed, "Father, I can transfer you to another cell, but prisoners who ask us to transfer their cell are not welcome in other cells. This has happened before. A guy asked to transfer cells, but no one wanted him. After having his ass kicked in the other cells, he had to return to his original cell. So, I suggest you not do it."
The dining room at Brooklyn Prison was very large and could accommodate about two thousand prisoners at the same time.
After bringing the prisoners to the dining room, the guards immediately retreated outside the iron gate. The place was then left to the prisoners to manage themselves.
Everyone in the dining room was a prisoner, including the people who were responsible for serving the meals.
While standing in line, Dean leaned over to Charlie and whispered, "You can't sit anywhere you like here. Almost every area has a designated occupant. The seats by the window on the south side belong to the bosses and their underlings. We can only sit at the window on the north side. Although there is no sunlight, the view is nice."

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