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Friday, November 15, 2013

From Dragonfly: Changes

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I just wrote an email to a good friend. I wish I could call it back, but I can't - once it's sent through Trulincs, it is out of my ...
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From Dragonfly: GED Countdown

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So, as you know, I work as a GED tutor. What that means is that I spend my days working with students on the 5 subject areas: math, science,...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

From Dragonfly: Cold Shower

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Every so often, you get into the shower here and there's only cold water. Our water has been exclusively freezing since last night. I st...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

From Dragonfly: Three Foot Locker

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What would you hold precious if all your belongings had to fit in a locker that was 3' tall by 1.5' wide? Imagine looking at all you...

From Dragonfly: A Horror Story

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Last night, while my room was waiting for 9:30pm count (which occurred after 10pm), we were all telling stories about our first days incarce...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

From Dragonfly: Reader's Digest

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I grew up in a home, where my mom got Reader's Digest monthly. After reading it, she would put it on a shelf in the den. We had a shelf ...

From Dragonfly: Inmate.com

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Inmate.com is the rumor mill. The first time I heard an inmate say that they heard something on inmate.com, I asked, "where do I access...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

From Dragonfly: Team 2

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Today was my second team meeting. Team, again, is when inmates meet with their case worker, unit manager, and unit counselor all together. S...

From Dragonfly: No Matter

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No matter how bad I think I have it, there's always people who have it worse. Here, in prison, I see people fighting cancer, with bald h...
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From Draglonfly: Education

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If you walked through the education department in this prison (and probably other prisons), it would not be like most educational facilities...

From Dragonfly: Beep, Beep, Beep

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At least twice per month, the sound of the fire alarm fills our ears in our housing units. It is one of those sounds that stays within your ...
Friday, November 1, 2013

From Dragonfly: Names

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Many books/shows state that all inmates go by their last names in prison. This is certainly true when we interact with staff of the prison. ...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween

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It's not a federal holiday, so nothing special for Halloween. Although, I have heard there may be cupcakes during lunch. You may notice ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

From Dragonfly: Hambuger Day

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Wednesdays are always hamburgers for lunch. It is also the only meal we get a dessert. Today was chocolate pudding. I guess some prisons giv...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

From Dragonfly: Insight

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People in prison can see themselves in many different identities. Some see themselves as crooks. Some as hustlers. Some work hard to see the...
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Monday, October 28, 2013

From Freckles: Bruised but not Broken...

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For those of us who were not locked up during our pretrial and/or after sentencing, we were fortunate enough to have the time to mentally pr...

From Dragonfly: Two Realities

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My mom has been good at sending me a couple books to read to help the time go by... unfortunately, I read the books in a couple of days and ...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

From Dragonfly: Entitlements

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There's a lot of people who feel they are entitled here in prison. There are the women who think they OWN the table they always sit at. ...

From Dragonfly: Making 100

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I've mentioned before that we have inspection weekly in our unit. Every unit does. It is done by someone who works in psychology (from w...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

From Dragonfly: The Great Outdoors

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I've had several people ask me about what happens on the outside of the prison buildings. We are based on a compound with a good amount ...
Monday, October 21, 2013

From Dragonfly: Making Bracelets

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I'm a hustler. I've never been a hustler, but it appears I am one. The other day I was making some "friendship style" brac...
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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...