Charles Manson loves the mobile.

charles manson in prison cartoon
charles manson & his cell phones in prison

About this Charles Manson story cartoon

I love this cartoon! I don’t do multi-panel comic strips like this usually, but I wanted to tell this amusing story. It’s a miniature graphic novel! I talk more about this cartoon, and Charles Manson, and how he affects where I live, in my Opinion Cartoons blog. I also compare my cartoon to Ted Rall’s which is over there, and I won.

At first I just thought it was funny that Charles Manson, of all people has 2 cell phones! He is just that popular! (With the ladies, or the men, too?) And since I’m sure he is under 24/7 guard, how could cell phones, which were kind of big back then, end up in his cell undiscovered?

Then I come to find out (investigated) that over 10,000 cell phones a year are snuck into our prisons…by the guards!! It’s like their secret bonus: they get to fleece the inmates by selling them these contraband devices!

Not any longer: cell phones NO!

Even murderous cult leader Charles Manson, who died in November, obtained phones and used them to communicate with followers outside prison.

Yes, Charles Manson is DEAD. I know why I missed that News: I was fighting my EVICTION by Steven Taylor of Taylor Equities, and LA Property Group Management, my home and studio for 19 years. 🙁 These men all belong in this paragraph together.

From my weekly cartoon feature on California news & politics. Try out this California cartoon for powerpoint, state journals, newsletters, blogs, books, etc. Details here.

ID #110207q         Caption: Corcoran Prison caught Charles Manson with 2 cell phones! State investigations conclude that prison guards bring in over 10,000 cell phones a year! State officials claim unions would charge more if guards are scanned. So they aren’t. Bottom Line: California is more afraid of prison unions than Charles Manson! We’re going to call you Chuck!

(I should reletter that last dialogue – it’s hard to read – but it’s calling Charles “Chuck”!)

Donna Barstow

Donna Barstow

Syndicated cartoonist in the New Yorker, LA Times, Harvard Business Review, Slate, textbooks, papers. Columnist for 10 years in Psychology Today. Set painter in studio Art Depts. Member Scriptwriters Network, script analyst. Author, 2 hardcopy books, Barnes & Noble Calendar.