On my fifth day of prison, I hear my bunk number announced over the loudspeaker. I'm informed someone's here to see me, and told to change into my blues and head to the control center. My mind races with guesses of who my visitors were, making me nearly giddy with anticipation. My stomach plummets when … Continue reading “A Cautionary Tale”
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“Rocky III”
For a excruciating day and a half last week, the power was out, so no TVs or fans worked and ever, except in the CO's office. There was nothing to do, the unit was a sweat box, and everyone was at each other's throat. Three fights erupted over that brief period. I was one of … Continue reading “Rocky III”
jPay Message #145
it's been two months since I've moved to h-unit and it's a vast improvement over C. along with d, those two units were known as the jungle. They were so bad that it wasn't uncommon for someone coming from another unit to lock up* instead of bunk down in those units. moreover I'm in the … Continue reading jPay Message #145
jPay message #131
I jus drank two cups of that mexican espresso and I am ZOOMING! My new routine, since the pits are closed, is to make a cup and then try to do 150 push ups right after waking up. One positive of this quarantine is that there's no ride-ins so you already know who everybody is, … Continue reading jPay message #131
jPay message #112
Family and friends tell me the world is completely different because of coronavirus. You can't go anywhere, have to stay in one place, can't socialize in big groups. The stay-at-home order is like a lock down. "yeah, that sucks," I joke, "I wonder what that's like." Nothing much has changed here except that we have … Continue reading jPay message #112
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