September 8, 2005

  • I asked my son to describe a jail cell for me. He said:


    "There are four bunks, a desk, and a toilet in a space that is about 10x10.


    Everything is bolted down and stainless steel."


    His voice sounded far away, like his eyes were closed, like he was back there again.


    "Everyone tries to get a bottom bunk.


    Heat rises, you know."


    I did know, but I didn't say so. I didn't want to rearrange the picture with my words. 


    "The pipe runs up the middle.................


    We wrap everything we can around it so some of the heat will stay away from us, but it's like it is mad and wants us to suffer. It wraps around you at night till you can't breathe, and the room is too small to get away.


    When one of us goes to the bathroom, he has to flush constantly. The smell mixes with the heat.


    I never want to be that hot again. I never want to smell the anger of the heat and the men again. I never want to know what it is like to be the heat and the men again .................


    Never. 

Comments (14)

  • The horrors that poor boy has lived.

  • I guess that's what we all want prison to be like, just not when it houses someone we know and love.  *sigh*

  • It must be so hard even to remember.

  • prison is difficult - it's supposed to be a place for punishment and yet you wouldn't necessarily want your enemy to live in such appalling condtitions.

    bless him :heartbeat:.

  • Wow that is such scary stuff - He should write a book when he gets out you are such  a wonderful writer you could help - or write your own - cos you write greeeat

  • soon.

    but in light of what is going on, it certainly lends new meaning to the word criminal, doesn't it. Why is he there for a bag of pot and the director of FEMA is still walking the streets?  :oops:

  • That is horrible. Poor thing.

  • It certainly makes me never want to be there.
    I hope he never is again either.

  • wow.

    thats horrible what hes going through..

    i hope everything gets better.

    keep your head up, and same with him.

    <3 EM

  • Hugs to him.  

  • :cry:   I'm glad he's out of there. I shared your site today with my daughter, the one with the problem. She was sooo angry that your son is doing such hard time, and that her perpetrator got next to nothing. What are these people thinking anyhow??? Rape a child get 3 years...with time served, sell some pot (first offense) and suffer the way you, your son, and your entire family have??? Something is just so very wrong with the system.

  • Hello, I dont blkame him, bless his heart.

    Peace and Love :)

    When is he getting out?

  • I am so upset ... I went out for a couple of hours this evening (not something I do often, as you know) and when I got home there was a message on my answering machine, a recorded voice saying that I had a call from an inmate, asking if I would accept the charges.  I was heartbroken to hear Robert say his name and realize that I had missed his call.  I hope he does not get discouraged and give up trying to call me.  I wish I'd been here!

  • Just to keep you up to date - he did call me back the next day, and I had a wonderful (but all too short) conversation with him.  It was great to hear his voice!  I think I must have said "I love you" about a dozen times.  :hearts:

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