Twelve Life Sentences

Twelve. That's what they gave him. Twelve life sentences, all to be served consecutively. They'd tried for the death penalty. But you can't put someone to death when they're criminally insane, can you? They said that he didn't know what he was doing. That he didn't even know the difference between right and wrong. So instead they just locked him up and hoped that the world would forget about him. They hoped that he'd rot in his cage till there was nothing left but a shell of the Clown Prince of Crime. But they were so wrong.

They called him The Joker, but truth was, he was a man with no name. A man with no identity. He was more like a force of nature. A being that could bend the world to his whim. Shape it to his imagination. And oh what an imagination it was. …show more content…
But they didn't realize that the cage would not hold him. It would be his new playground. And everyone within it his new playthings. The guards. The prisoners. The warden. Everyone was his. There was nothing that went on within these walls that HE did not hear about. No, not a thing. So when he heard that Doctor Quinzel was bringing his dear, sweet Harleen to evaluate Mr. Jones, how could he not have a little fun?

He'd met Casey Jones in the mess hall and confronted him. He asked nicely if Mr. Jones wouldn't mind giving up his appointment with the young girl. But poor Mr. Jones, he wasn't much in the way of brains. He thought it was a good idea to deny the Joker his request. And so, that night, Mr. Jones found himself with a permanent smile carved on his face, as well as a new opening in his throat for him to breathe through. Such a happy guy didn't need a therapy session, did