by Steven Dybvad | Oct 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 24, 2014 Every month the order in which every unit goes to chow changes with the exception of the cell isolation unit in which I currently reside, we are always the last unit to eat in the chow hall. Fortunately for me, this month the unit I…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 25, 2014 Every Sunday morning I watch Joel Osteen on television, it's about the only gospel I can watch with interest and without getting bored or sleepy. Today his sermon spoke to me more than usual, as if he was speaking directly to me.…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 25, 2014 Dealing with severe back pain has just been another helpful test in preparation for the success of my future after release. When I first learned that my severe back pain was in fact a slipped disc, I became very concerned, not just…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 23, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 23, 2014 After all that's happened to me over this last month, I'm left with only one conclusion. God strategically placed a problem in my path as a true test, a test to see how I would deal with unexpected occurrences in life that is beyond…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 22, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 22, 2014 In the last three years of my stay in prison I've never been harassed by guards so much until now. Ever since I was placed in this cell isolation unit and made to wear this jumpsuit, guards stare at me more, make rude disrespectful…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 21, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 21, 2014 Nearly three weeks ago my lawyer told my parents that he convinced the warden to retest my original urine specimen. I'm not sure how much good it's going to do if they're running the same simple dipstick test that they ran before,…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 20, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 20, 2014 Knowing that I haven't used a substance in years means one of only two, or three things: 1. either the prison got my urine specimen mixed up with another inmate's specimen, which I don't think is likely to happen because I…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 19, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 19, 2014 I've been trying so hard to hold on to hope and faith that justice will prevail over the false accusations of an incorrect drug screening on my behalf, but each day that passes feels less likely. I'm trapped in the clutches of a one…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 18, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 18, 2014 It’s been very hard to talk to my parents about this because they keep assuming that I'm making my own assumptions, jumping to conclusions, believing too many rumors being passed around by other inmates, when that couldn't be any…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 17, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 17, 2014 So here I sit, on cell isolations punishment, a three months' sentence for a urine screen that supposedly tested positive for T.H.C... This wouldn't be such a hard pill for me to swallow if I had actually smoked pot recently, I…