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Friday, October 18, 2013

From Dragonfly: Time Management

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There is no such thing as time management in prison. If I have to be at two places at the same time, I have to be there, there is no waiting...

From Dragonfly: The Neighborhood

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Living in the unit is just like living in any neighborhood - except it's all women (minus a few boi's here and there). There are the...

From Dragonfly: Looking Out for South

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I've mentioned the medical care and South before, but I have to write about this morning's reality. South has continued to have brea...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

From Dragonfly: Some Days Will Be Lonely

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Yesterday was a tough day for me. It was a federal holiday, so I didn't work. I also didn't feel too well. But mostly, I was just pl...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

From Dragonfly: Sexuality and Gender

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I wrote something about sexuality and gender early in my stay here and sent it to Cache. Maybe, if she has time, she will share it with ever...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

From Dragonfly: It Takes Two Months

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I guess you could say that I'm acclimated to the prison life now. I know what I'm doing, where I'm going, who to avoid, who to t...

From Dragonfly: 101 Uses of a Maxi-Pad in Prison

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There are just a handful of items provided for free in prison. One of those items is basic maxi-pad. Obviously, this is because at a woman...

From Dragonfly: Don't Have a Medical Emergency

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This morning I woke to news that South had been brought into the Clinic first thing in the morning. She was having difficulty breathing. She...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

From Dragonfly: The Finer Things in Life

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For just one hour this morning, I almost felt normal - like I was not sitting in prison. It was my first haircut since I arrived. Carswell h...

From Dragonfly: Nothing is Permanent in Prison

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The reality of living in prison, is to know that things change all the time. One minute, you are getting used to your roommate, the next the...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

From Dragonfly: Food Creativity

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I've talked a lot about creativity in prison, but I have not talked much about the food creativity. This is where commissary and other m...

From Dragonfly: ...and a Wake Up

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There's a saying here in prison. It goes, "____ days and a wake up." Some will say, "100 days and a wake up." Others...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

From Dragonfly: Letter On My Behalf

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I just finished typing the letter I wrote to respond to the accusations against me by my university. I am still slightly in denial that it h...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

From Dragonfly: Creativity

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I am smiling. A real smile! I just got notice that the funds to pay for my SPO purchases are being held against my account. This may sound b...
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Thursday, October 3, 2013

From Dragonfly: Cinderblock Walls

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Every morning I wake up and face a cinder block wall. Due to the size of the rooms, each bunk bed is up against a side wall. I usually wake ...

From Dragonfly: A New Teacher

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Yesterday, a new teacher, Ms. W., was assigned to my classes until Ms. N. returns. Ms. W. is brand new to education, but has worked for many...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

From Sporty: Addendum to my visit with Dragonfly

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I forgot to mention a few things in my recent post. When visiting an inmate at Carswell it is highly recommended that you find the location ...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

From Dragonfly: Only an Inmate

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Throughout the day, there are many times we are reminded that we are "only an inmate." There's when we stand count (and we are...

From Dragonfly: Another Wonderful Visit

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Sporty just left. We spent 5 hours together yesterday and about 5 1/2 hours together today. We never ran out of things to talk about, althou...

From Dragonfly: Sporty In Town

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Today, Sporty came to visit me. It was a great visitation and she's coming back tomorrow. I asked her to write up her experience to shar...

From Sporty: My Two Visits with Dragonfly Hazel

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Arrived FMC Carswell at 7:45 am and had about 30 cars in line in front of me. Gates open at 8am but didn't until 8:10 . Had to show g...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

From Dragonfy: Pomp and Circumstance

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I have to admit my mistake from yesterday. It is not 150 graduating, it is 55 (well, there are more, but they do not want to participate in ...

From Dragonfly: Graduation

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Tomorrow is graduation day for all the students who have received their GED, cosmetology, ESL, or apprenticeship degrees over the past year....
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

From Dragonfly: Aproval!!

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I have several friends that want to visit me - including Sporty and Survival. Both required the paperwork going to the Warden for approval b...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

From Dragonfly: New Morning Routine

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Now that I am working in education every weekday, I have a new morning routine. I awake around 5:50am. I am usually awake even earlier, but ...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

From Dragonfly: Showers

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This week, for the first time since my arrival, we had real rain showers. Many people ran through the rain to get to whatever building they ...

From Dragonfly: Squat and Spread 'Em

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A room about 10'x10' with a small wall dividing part of it down the middle. Four inmates and one officer. Strip, squat and spread yo...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

From Dragonfly: Creative Projects

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I mentioned in an earlier post about things we can do to keep ourselves occupied. One of those items are creative projects. The most popular...