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Monday, September 9, 2013

From Dragonfly: Weekends

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Weekends are especially low key here. There are no call-outs, so unless someone has a job that includes weekend hours, our time is very open...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

From Dragonfly: And Then We Are Back to 7

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We have a new roommate again, Danbury, she was recently transferred here from a closing women's prison. She only has a couple months lef...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

From Dragonfly: Wardrobe Selection

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I barely remember the days of looking in my closets (yes, two closets to hold my clothes) and select which outfit I would wear for the day. ...

From Dragonfly: Demographics

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I knew that coming to prison would be an experience in facing an identity crisis. Here, we are all the same - inmates/criminals. We are know...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

From Dragonfly: When Heroes Fall

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A difficult day yesterday. Although, I will start with the positive. I started my job "trying out" at Education to be a GED tutor....
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Monday, September 2, 2013

From Dragonfly: Finding Community

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I just had lunch with several women - all here for the same reason as me --- meaning camp eligible, but at Carswell for medical reasons. We ...
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From Dragonfly: And Then There Were 5?

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Well, not exactly, at least not yet. Although, in a couple days we will know for sure. Another one of my roommates is in trouble. This is an...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

From Dragonfly: And Then There Were 6

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The roommates continue to not get along... verbal fights constantly between them. South and I just stay on our beds and look at one another....
Saturday, August 31, 2013

From Dragonfly: Survival of the Fittest

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Being in prison has a brand new meaning to me of "survival of the fittest" - a good ole Darwinian explanation of how people and an...
Friday, August 30, 2013

From Dragonfly: Kosher Fare Not So Fair

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While I had done all that work in advance of my coming here to ensure my kosher meals, they had no record of it when I arrived. However, sin...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

A Letter on Sex and Gender in Prison

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I wrote the following letter to Cache 10 days into my incarceration. This was based on observation and thoughts of what I was witnessing. It...

From Dragonfly: Inspection!

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Every week, each housing unit is inspected for cleanliness and following the rules. Are the beds made correctly? Is there dust on the window...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

From Dragonfly: Bananas!!!

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Wednesday is a very important day at Carswell. It is banana day. Inmates set their alarms for early - 5:30, 5:45, wake up, get dressed, and ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

From Dragonfly: When People Are Untamed

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A clearer head later in the day and I can look at the behaviors of those around me earlier today. So many broken people, but they are not ge...
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From Dragonfly: My First Tears

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My roommates set up a cleaning schedule. It's simple. There are seven of us. Each of us has a day. Mine is Sunday. Cleaning includes swe...
Monday, August 26, 2013

I AM OKAY!

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On 8-26-2013 I wrote a one page note with the large words "I AM OKAY" with small statements surrounding the words and mailed it of...