by Mark Bernstein | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Over the course of the past several days, five in fact I have been face to face with the institution and how the people who exercise the power within use the rules or ignore the rules to suit their fancy. These are the people who are hear to ensure the safety if the...
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
While walking around the track before sunrise I was reminded of Billy Pilgrim of Slaughterhouse Nine, or was it Five, Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel. His ability to leave the unsettling reality he was trapped in and go to different times and different places and...
by Charles Jones | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
My first introduction to solitude was driving a tractor when I was in high school. While my primary gift was destroying farm equipment, quiet hours did become days, which became weeks in detached and precise pasture shredding. There was something Zen-like in spending...
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 25, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
While showering this morning my mind wandered to this thought, why aren’t there more good looking men in this lace and what is the overall ratio of good looking to plain looking people in prison? What is the ratio of good looking to ugly people in prison? If...
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 25, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Welcome to my world. Actual conversation I overheard while on the track in the Rec Yard last week. Prisoner # 1; Man, that is crazy. I did not use that Meth S_ _ _! It will destroy your body. Your teeth fall out….It will burn out your lungs! Prisoner # 2; I...
by Inside Out | Oct 24, 2015 | Blog, Inside Out
Dated 10/23/15 The First Visit Friday was finally here. After being able to make the first call to my wife the previous day, she planned to come visit the following day. The excitement this morning was none like I have ever felt. True butterflies to the point of...
