Corner Cell with Loft
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The corner cell with a loft is referenced when Toby asks if he can be placed there; it serves as a tangible image of confinement Toby gingerly inquires about, turning a personal humiliation into a pragmatic preference.
Imagined as cramped and punitive; Toby treats it with wry acceptance rather than alarm.
Potential short-term detention space; Toby requests it as a modest comfort within custody.
Represents the stripping away of institutional status—Toby's curiosity about a 'loft' highlights the absurdity of applying managerial thinking to incarceration.
Restricted to detainees; subject to assignment by station staff.
The corner cell with a loft is invoked when Toby asks for it while being booked — it exists as a prospective holding space that Toby tries to negotiate for modest comfort, only to be told cells are solitary; the loft becomes an emblem of small comforts denied.
Claustrophobic and punitive in potential; described as sparse and isolating.
Potential temporary detention location for Toby; a site where privacy and security are enforced.
Represents the stripping away of status — a senior aide reduced to asking for a corner bunk.
Restricted to detainees; controlled by station staff; not open to visitors.
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