by Steven Dybvad | Nov 18, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 18, 2014 The guards here in the isolation unit shake our cells down every single day, usually while we're at the chow hall so they can search through many of the cells quickly and efficiently. Due to the overwhelming number of isolation…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 17, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 17, 2014 Madison has an area of the prison that houses blind inmates. Every blind inmate is assigned a blind-aid worker; these workers escort the blind inmates to and from places in the compound, like the chow hall, recreation, the doctor,…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 16, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 16, 2014 On Sunday mornings I enjoy watching Joel Osteen on the television; his words are always uplifting and motivational, rejuvenating, giving me the strength to fight another week in prison. Somehow it always sounds like his words are…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 15, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 15, 2014 This prison and its officials continue to give me the run a round and treat me like I'm some kind of fool. As I said before, I've been trying to get a pass down to the law library to learn more about the rules and policies set in…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 14, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 14, 2014 As the temperature continues to drop outside, we inmates in here on cell isolation suffer even greater. As I said before, this unit which was once for the juveniles convicted as adults was destroyed by the juveniles before they…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 13, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 13, 2014 The more I continue to read books and magazines about finances, annual earnings, the difficulties of preparing for a stable retirement in America, the more I worry about my future. I've thrown away so many precious years, so much…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 12, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 12, 2014 With many of the drug users all piled into one unit it's not surprising to see how often people are getting caught with drugs and/or using them. When I was living in my previous unit, every once in a while I would smell pot smoke…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 11, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 11, 2014 Over the past couple years I've accumulated several different subscriptions to various magazines from family and friends, quite a few of them are business and financial magazines like Money, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, etc. Often…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 8, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 08, 2014 Okay, so here's the new scoop. After seeing the warden last week I knew the investigator wasn't going to come and talk to me like she said would happen. So I took it upon myself to fill out multiple kites and requests, using my…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 7, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 07, 2014 Madison "Correctional" Facility continues to break rules and policies of their own choosing in an attempt to maintain order within the prison. Ever since the recent influx of inmates on cell isolation due to the prison wide drug…