Post by ScottP_is_InnoCent! on Aug 25, 2005 20:35:54 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300][/shadow]thought you all might like to read this if you haven't 
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People Magazine: Scott Peterson's Life In Prison
New Edition Says Inmate 'Lights Up' When He Sees Women
POSTED: 7:46 am PDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 10:15 am PDT August 25, 2005
Larry Hackett, deputy managing editor of People Magazine, appeared on the "Today" show Thursday to discuss a new article about convicted killer Scott Peterson's life on San Quention Prison's Death Row.
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Images: Prison Life
Images: New Peterson Case Details Revealed By Author
Images: Peterson Transferred To Death Row
Images: Home Video Of Laci Peterson
Images: Police Search Inside Peterson Home
Images: Many Faces Of Scott Peterson and Amber Frey
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Hackett told NBC's Matt Lauer that Peterson spends most of his time in a tiny cell. He is in the East Block of the prison, along with 65 to 80 other inmates. There are about 600 people, in total, on Death Row.
"He has a small 13-inch TV, eight CDs, six books," Hackett said. He said Peterson most recently was reading a book by author Raoul Dahl.
Because of his notoriety, Hackett said, Peterson chooses to spend his time alone and has only gone outside into the prison yard a couple of times, to walk alone. The yard has a spartan exercise area, with just a chin bar and a basketball hoop.
Corrections officers told the magazine that Peterson is polite and says "good morning" and "thank you."
"The warden says he's flirtatious with the women and lights up when he sees female corectional officers," Hackett told Lauer. About a quarter of the prison's officers are women.
Lauer asked about "fan mail" to Peterson, who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife. Hackett said that when Peterson was first transferred to death row, he got as many as 85 letters a week. The mail slowed down, but Peterson then posted a letter on an anti-death-penalty site in Canada and began again to get dozens of letters a week.
Hackett said Peterson has a nickname that he seems proud of -- "Scottie True Hottie" -- that was given to him by one of the poeple who wrote him.
"He lets people (in the prison) know what he is called," Hackett said about the nickname.
Peterson is allowed visitors four times a week for up to three hours. There are 20 people on his "approved list," including family, friends and lawyers. His parents visit as much as much as once a week, driving the 500 miles or so from their San Diego home, Hackett said, and they still believe their son is not guilty and will have his name cleared on appeal.
Meanwhile, Peterson's former girlfriend, Amber Frey, says she has forgiven Scott and does not think about him -- even though she still speaks publicly about the case.
Hackett said it's his impression that Frey is taking advantage of her temporary notoriety to "get her family together." He said Frey has bought land near Fresno and is building a spa or massage center there and has broken up with the father of her second child.
More Peterson Slideshows
Images: Lauer Interviews Peterson's Sister
Images: Jury Recommends Death Penalty
Images: Amber Frey Talks To Matt Lauer
Images: Peterson Jurrors Ask To See Boat
Images: Defense Attorney Tries To Discount Frey As Motive
Images: Ex-Mistress Testified About Peterson Affair
www.nbc4.tv/news/4895108/detail.html?rss=la&psp=news
People Magazine: Scott Peterson's Life In Prison
New Edition Says Inmate 'Lights Up' When He Sees Women
POSTED: 7:46 am PDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 10:15 am PDT August 25, 2005
Larry Hackett, deputy managing editor of People Magazine, appeared on the "Today" show Thursday to discuss a new article about convicted killer Scott Peterson's life on San Quention Prison's Death Row.
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Images: Prison Life
Images: New Peterson Case Details Revealed By Author
Images: Peterson Transferred To Death Row
Images: Home Video Of Laci Peterson
Images: Police Search Inside Peterson Home
Images: Many Faces Of Scott Peterson and Amber Frey
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Hackett told NBC's Matt Lauer that Peterson spends most of his time in a tiny cell. He is in the East Block of the prison, along with 65 to 80 other inmates. There are about 600 people, in total, on Death Row.
"He has a small 13-inch TV, eight CDs, six books," Hackett said. He said Peterson most recently was reading a book by author Raoul Dahl.
Because of his notoriety, Hackett said, Peterson chooses to spend his time alone and has only gone outside into the prison yard a couple of times, to walk alone. The yard has a spartan exercise area, with just a chin bar and a basketball hoop.
Corrections officers told the magazine that Peterson is polite and says "good morning" and "thank you."
"The warden says he's flirtatious with the women and lights up when he sees female corectional officers," Hackett told Lauer. About a quarter of the prison's officers are women.
Lauer asked about "fan mail" to Peterson, who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife. Hackett said that when Peterson was first transferred to death row, he got as many as 85 letters a week. The mail slowed down, but Peterson then posted a letter on an anti-death-penalty site in Canada and began again to get dozens of letters a week.
Hackett said Peterson has a nickname that he seems proud of -- "Scottie True Hottie" -- that was given to him by one of the poeple who wrote him.
"He lets people (in the prison) know what he is called," Hackett said about the nickname.
Peterson is allowed visitors four times a week for up to three hours. There are 20 people on his "approved list," including family, friends and lawyers. His parents visit as much as much as once a week, driving the 500 miles or so from their San Diego home, Hackett said, and they still believe their son is not guilty and will have his name cleared on appeal.
Meanwhile, Peterson's former girlfriend, Amber Frey, says she has forgiven Scott and does not think about him -- even though she still speaks publicly about the case.
Hackett said it's his impression that Frey is taking advantage of her temporary notoriety to "get her family together." He said Frey has bought land near Fresno and is building a spa or massage center there and has broken up with the father of her second child.
More Peterson Slideshows
Images: Lauer Interviews Peterson's Sister
Images: Jury Recommends Death Penalty
Images: Amber Frey Talks To Matt Lauer
Images: Peterson Jurrors Ask To See Boat
Images: Defense Attorney Tries To Discount Frey As Motive
Images: Ex-Mistress Testified About Peterson Affair
