jPay message #154

The hearings officer gave me 30 days of sanctions for my fight last week: 10 days of top-lock, 20 days of LOP (loss of privileges). They're basically the same except top-lock keeps you glued to your bunk...you have to ask for permission to go to the restroom. Otherwise, they're identical--I can't go outside, I had … Continue reading jPay message #154 →

jPay message #153

Today was store day, and this store was the polar opposite of the last one: calm, predictable, lazy. I've been reading a lot more because of LOP. My new obsessive interest is books about books, currently alternating between a compilation of Nick Hornby's columns in which he lists the books bought and books read over … Continue reading jPay message #153 →

“Great Expectations”

With this corona shit going on, MDOC has prioritized the release of any inmate eligible for a parole. This has been misconstrued as if prisons are being emptied out, but the truth is that the only ones going home should have already been there. The parole board notoriously uses any pretext to extend a sentence, … Continue reading “Great Expectations” →

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 #144

Most of the time, the days and weeks pass by in a blur with nary a thought for the outside world. But damn, the first few nice days of the year do it to me every time. Walking the yard in a T-shirt and shorts I can't get my mind off my family and friends … Continue reading jPay Message #144 →