I passed the two year mark at the end of the January. Around then, the Career Scope worked called me out, and asked which, if any, trade I wanted to take. The idea of going home and freedom were fast becoming realities. For about a day, my heart jumped in jubilation. Then, my instinct for … Continue reading jPay Message #744
Month: March 2025
“Chomo Infamy”
When the day room first opens in the morning, there are only a few of us in there. Mike, an old white guy, always bitches about the news and whatever else in he can think of. B, the other typist in the unit, prints out the skins for the day. I sit across the room, … Continue reading “Chomo Infamy”
jPay Message #739
I'll go two weeks thinking how unfair the system is. There's peace and comity in the unit; everyone's trying their best. Then I watch an inmate do something so stupid and know why it is the way it is. Dawg was about to go home in 10 days. He bragged how his brother deposited $200 … Continue reading jPay Message #739
“Ghetto Robespierre”
I'm taking attendance for the creative writing class I'm teaching. I notice we're a person short. "Where's Preacher?" I ask Cliff. They lock in the same unit, and are always seen together. "Ehh, he had to lock up." "What happened? He didn't strike me as a dope fiend." "He wasn't. These..." I can tell he … Continue reading “Ghetto Robespierre”
Easy Trouble 