I've been in a quasi-honor unit for 18 months. It's insulated from a lot of the bullshit that constitutes life in the joint, like rampant theft, deuce head episodes, gang phones. Here, guys take college classes, learn a trade, train a dog--anything to use their time constructively. Of course, there's always a subset of knuckleheads … Continue reading Dishonorable Thieves
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“Personal Growth Sucks”
I'm in the first weight pit session after dinner. It opens when the yard opens. Since the front door of my unit is closest to the back forty, I'm usually one of the first two people in line for the pit, so I have first choice of which benches and weights to use, minus the … Continue reading “Personal Growth Sucks”
jPay Message #744
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
“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
Easy Trouble 