Bob 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…
Gerald Proper, January 3rd, 2012
7:56 pm Another day in the “Big House.” It’s really not a big house, although the Clements Unit is the largest in Texas with 5,000 inmates in attendance, compared to New York prisons which average about 1,300 – 2,000 inmates. I ran into an old copy of maximum pc magazine (Nov. issue) which had a…
This 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,…
Robert Melzer #2
11/9/11 Excerpt from Robert Melzer … It all comes down to the prison concept of respect. On the street you’re respected for your job, or community service, or even by your family. In here, we have none of that, all we have is our word. A lot of guys ride on the coattails of their…
E. J. Henstenberg – Summer 2012
Excerpt from Summer 2012 E.J. Henstenberg Summer “behind the fences.” Another three months of being slow-cooked in concrete ovens as the “heat monitors” come and declare 109 degrees acceptable with a cup of cold water! And yet, still blessed even in this. Trying to think “cool thoughts” is harder than it sounds when all…