High and dry in Franklin County: Will a lack of water leave the governor’s prison plans all wet?

High and dry in Franklin County: Will a lack of water leave the governor’s prison plans all wet?

In the 2015 Hollywood blockbuster “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the film’s villain, Immortan Joe, is a post-apocalyptic warlord who wields power over his followers and the regional economy by controlling the Citadel, a fortress-like structure that contains the last source of fresh water in the wasteland. At one point, after briefly letting water flow to the throng of people begging for it below, Joe shuts off the supply and warns them, “Do not, my frien…