Jane founded on the prison at 81 years old: "It was just me and cockroaches"
The actress and the activist are not afraid of a small prison period on behalf of the backup of the planet.
WhenJane Fonda, 81, was arrested on October 11 in Washington, D.C., as she protestedclimate changeIt was just the beginning of a long-lasting trend. The actress was arrested every Friday since and on November 1, she was finally caught in prison for demonstrating. Now Fonda has opened untilHollywood journalist discuss why she believesgo to jail worth ofsave the planet:
What we protested now is an existential time bomb that surrounds everyone - the life of everyone, the economy, health, the army, national security, everything. We are confronted with a real catastrophe. Science tells us that we are 11 years old to make systemic changes to prevent it from becoming uncontrollable.
I hope the celebrities will read this and want to join me. I mean that I contacted everyone I know, but there are many people I do not know how to reach. And we need you here. It's not scary. You do not necessarily have to be stopped, but even if you do it, it's a crime. It's not a crime. You pay 50 dollars and you go out. Having celebrities, it's a lot of things.
Fonduewas a militant Since the Vietnam War in the 1970s, but after its fourth arrest during the current demonstration in Washington, D.C., which has been nicknamed "Fire Forest Friday, "It was the first time she spent the night in prison.
"I was 20 hours and for seven o'clock, I was in a cell," said FondaTHR. "It was a hold pen. All cells had several people with the exception of mine. In my cell, it was just me and cockroaches."
Needless to say, it was not comfortable. "The conditions are not big, frankly, and you have to sleep on a metal slab," she said. "And I'm almost 82 years old and I hurt myself."
But she knows that, like a "white movie star", she has been treated much better than most other prisoners. After several hours in a holding pen alone, it was moved to a block of cells with four other women, then another block of cells with six other women. Fonda spoke to these women and heard their stories of "Family violence And poverty and despair ", which made her" very sad ".
"The most troubling part was to see people in prison and realize that this country does not choose to put sufficient resources in social security nets and mental health services," said Fonda. "So many people are there because of poverty and racism andmental health problems. "
As far as the future is concerned for Fonda, she said, "I have to be careful not to go to a point where they will keep me for 90 days because I have to start preparingGrace & Frankie in January. So, I will not be stopped every time. They give you three warnings and I will take the third warning. "
