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Bob Ansaldo, June 16, 2012
Noon I arrived at CTF- Soledad 5-31, my property 6-14. Everything I own was in two cardboard boxes. I cant stand to think of all I lost due to my crime: Home, business, family, even my reputation. All Gone. Methamphetamine- maker of fools. 1PM Waiting for my issue of indigent envelopes. I am trying to…
Read MoreRene Joe DeLa Rosa, November 5, 2012
11:00a.m. Been a “so-so” start of a month. 2012 seems to be a blur actually, but it’s a good blur. Been the best, most memorable year to date for me. Too much to re-cap but my reconnection w/ God and my families highlight it all. I’ve made some hard decisions, drawn certain lines in the…
Read MoreJimmie Delgado, January 6, 2013
Hello me, it’s me again. It’s been a while since I last laid a few thoughts down on paper. Well all the holidays are now over. Another year gone. Now it’s time to get back on track with things. I’m off to a good start to the new year. I received a letter from my…
Read MoreMichael Arizpe, November 22, 2012
1st Journal Entry: (lesson) “Stance of a Distinguished Gentleman” Let me begin this mighty inquisition into the abysmal state of the soul. By first relating to the the reader what you are embarking on is an unfathomable journey unto a vast and immeasurable wealth of knowledge that can only exist in the realm of God.…
Read MoreJesus Viramontes, December 30, 2011
Another year gone. Damn I can’t believe I’ve been locked up 12 years now. I hate the idea that I’ve been gone that long. I never seen myself being locked up longer than 10 years and the realization of actually having to serve the whole 20 year sentence is scary. Of course I’ll deal with…
Read MoreLeroy Floyd, October 25, 2011
Excerpt from “The Remembrance Stone” 10/25/2011 I’m a Libra ya’ know! Yep, a full fledged indecisive, thinks he’s intellectual, possibly artistic, hard to decide though kind of guy. October 3rd, 1980, I guess I “began”. I’m doing this journal thing as a sort of letting go. I’ve always written things that somehow or another have…
Read MoreAlan Gamble, December 29, 2011
Dear Journal, I have watched the sky turn gray for 31 winters now. My finite number of breaths are patiently watched over. Death has walked beside me, waiting for only me to nod so he might finally be able to bear my heavy load. Though I know he is there I continue into the unknown. …
Read MoreErik Cathell, July 20, 2012 Excerpt
I have never written a journal/diary before about what’s on my mind or goes on throughout my everyday- I’ve written letters and expressed my thoughts/feelings to others so could that be considered a journal?…If so then I’ve wrote a few of them, not many because I have a problem with trusting or relaying (for a…
Read MoreBob Ansaldo, May 11, 2012
My section does not have dayroom today, so I am in the cell until time to start work. I am a porter in this housing unit. Due to my age (almost 70) I only do light duty, able wiper. I also spend a lot of time running for the men stuck in their cells. A…
Read MoreThis by Nick DeAngelis, November 30, 2011
So young are the memories that fill the well of sorrows I drink from. Those days when far too much shared space in my life with my dedication to fatherhood. Now, this, the end of those moments of self-importance. This. The years, the tears, days of anguish and rage fueled nights tormented by confusion. This,…
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