Letter to Senetors 02-14-19
02/14/19 Dear Senator, As a member of the Judiciary committee and being responsible for oversight of the Neb. Dept. of Correctional Services I wanted to bring 2 issues to your attention. First, NDCS is miscalculating their overcrowding, concealing the true severity of...
02-14-2019 Thurs TSCI
Happy VDay (Valentine's Day). *chuckle* I gave the 9th, and penultimate, speech necessary for my Competent Communicator certification. The 9th speech is supposed to focus on being persuasive. I had given an early speech trying to persuade the audience to practice...
The Visit
My aunt Pat and I are the only ones in the cold and dimly lit viewing room. Pat had arrived too late to be there and I had been busy at work. At least my dad and uncle, her two sons, had been with her. We cross the empty room and the heavy scent from all the cut...
One Way To Never Be Embarassed Again
I had arrived at Avenal State Prison in the Central Valley of California only months before. I'd been there long enough to start a subscription to the Christian Science Monitor (which was free, at the time, to anyone incarcerated). I was also excited to receive my...
Haikus
We are luminous Words to banish dark places. Poems behind bars Years of pure boredom Then seconds of sheer panic. Time dies behind bars. Dead grass, muddy track, Razor wire fence, blue sky. The yard behind bars Eighty square feet shared. Best friend and worst enemy....
Breaking The Chains
Breaking The Chains in memoriam Terry Berry He was annoying. In that way that someone desperate for social acceptance can be. We've all met (or been) the type. He talked to much and too loudly. He stood outside of my neighbor's door talking and with my door...
01-30-2019 Wed TSCI
In my last entry I mentioned the idea of our social networks as prosthetics for our minds. I gave the example of the boy born without a cerebellum who's family had filled in for his missing capacity, truly becoming a prosthetic cerebellum. I went on to consider how my...
01-15-19 Tues TSCI
I have recently recovered from a cold. For about a week I was wiped out from being sick but one benefit of being in here is that if you're sick you can just rest all day as there are very few scheduled obligations. *chuckle* However, on the down side, it is like being...
Forum Announcement
I am excited to announce a new resource for friends, family, and formerly incarcerated people, anyone interested in the Nebraska prisons, jails and courts to find and share information and to organize for change. With the help of some friends we have created a free,...
01-01-2019 TSCI
Happy New Year! I called McK at the last minute I could last night (8:30 PM) to wish him a happy new year and I watched the ball drop on a rainy Times Square but I couldn't stay up till midnight here. I guess I'm getting old...well, it's not really a guess. Hahaha....