by Steven Dybvad | Sep 3, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
September 3, 2014 Practicing my guitar has been very difficult for me lately. After breaking all three sets of my E-strings, I had to improvise by using the next string up, which is a B-string and tuning it to the key of E. Having to do this means…
by Steven Dybvad | Sep 1, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
September 1, 2014 As a result of my unblemished prison record, my security level has been lowered once again. Being convicted of a first degree felony classified me to a level 3, high security prison in the state of Ohio. Through the grace of God…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 31, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 31, 2014 My friend, Kurt is educated and cultured in the musical arts, he listens to a broad range of music on his JP4 player. It seems like every time I ask him about a group, or band, or song, he not only knows exactly who and what I'm…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 30, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 30, 2014 Part of being in prison is paying an inmate with access to your laundry to ensure that your clothes aren't stolen and their washed with the proper amounts of soap, folded correctly so that they don't get all wrinkled up, etc. A…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 29, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 29, 2014 The wildest thing happened today, my first urine screen for drugs. But that's not the crazy part, what's crazy is the entire prison was urine screened this morning, that's right, every single inmate in this prison. I woke up at my…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 28, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 28, 2014 I just spent the last 45 min. or longer on writing a blog entry for today and somehow this screwed up, faulty Jpay tablet of mine erased the entire thing. I'm just so frustrated right now, I need to take some deep breaths and calm…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 27, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 27, 2014 On the 22nd of September the juveniles convicted as adults are all being shipped out of here to another prison somewhere in Ohio. Many of the inmates and even a couple of guards are saying that this is probably why they decided to…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 26, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 26, 2014 I just received a packet of information from the Siddha Yoga program that I was inquiring about. The program is very interesting and yes I do intend to start working on the monthly workbooks. However the classes and certifications…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 25, 2014 Guards and prison staff members are angry. Just a few short days after a prison wide drug testing and they're finding bags of hooch brewing in inmates cells. This is not long after finding a pound of marijuana stashed in the shower…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 24, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
August 24, 2014 The first time I heard about the annual Yard Day here at Madison I was told that there would be three separate racing events, a 1 mile, 2 mile and a 3 mile race. Now the rumor around the compound is that there will be only one race…