I would imagine that makes things a lot more difficult.
[ not just for everyone else, but for sookie as well. she's known telepaths before and the strain they endure at times can be unimaginable. the memory of the telepathic criminal she'd baited and trapped flashes through her mind, but she stamps down on it.
despite being in a prison themselves, that wasn't aimed at sookie and she doesn't need to feel as though she's being judged by someone who doesn't know her. ]