Patrick Irving

Unique Graphic Poem Available for Publishing

This poem first appeared in the August ’22 edition of First Amend This! Originally inserted into an article on prison profiteers, the title graphic, the same view I have when I look outside my window, contains 50 stars, 13 stripes, and was created using the limited formatting options I’m offered on my prison messaging device. … Continue reading “Unique Graphic Poem Available for Publishing”

The Commissary Pricelist for Idaho Prisons and the Revenue Sharing Arrangement That Rewards Setting the Highest Prices Possible

May 2024 pricing update December 2022 pricing update can be found here Jump to 10-22-2022 update The September 2022 Keefe Commissary pricelist can be viewed and downloaded here. Although this list was obtained through a public records request, it appears to be missing at least a few items. A few of the missing notables include: … Continue reading “The Commissary Pricelist for Idaho Prisons and the Revenue Sharing Arrangement That Rewards Setting the Highest Prices Possible”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’22 Welcome to the September edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Friends … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’22”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, July ’22 Welcome to the August issue of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Friends … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’22”

Book Of Irving 82431 Published in NYU’s The Harbinger “Scholarship from Inside” Series

Book Of Irving 82431 is honored to announce that a selection of articles from the FAT! monthly newsletters have been published by The Harbinger, a New York University School Of Law publication, in their series “Scholarship from the Inside”. The Harbinger introduces the selected articles with this statement: The Harbinger is proud to present selected … Continue reading “Book Of Irving 82431 Published in NYU’s The Harbinger “Scholarship from Inside” Series”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, July ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, June ’22 Welcome to the July edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Friends and … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, July ’22”

Mile Marker 6302022: Response to The Harbinger

Hi R., Thank you for your interest in my earlier submission, and for your suggestion with the edits, which, looking at it again, I wholeheartedly agree could pose a bit of a problem. If you are still comfortable using that piece with edits and/or trigger warnings, I would be happy to see it published among … Continue reading “Mile Marker 6302022: Response to The Harbinger”

Mile Marker 6212022: Response to Prison Journalism Project

Hi Prison Journalism Project! Thanks for the awesome compliments on my First Amend This! newsletter. To answer your questions: Of my audience, I am certain the online version (@bookofirving82431.com) is shared between members of the Idaho Inmate Family Support Group on Facebook, which, last I was told had around 500 members. I am also aware … Continue reading “Mile Marker 6212022: Response to Prison Journalism Project”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, June ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, May ’22 Welcome to the June edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Friends and … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, June ’22”

Free Eye Screening and Glasses for Loved Ones Visiting the South Boise Complex June 25 and 26

When: Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26.10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Where: South Boise Correctional Complex (Entrance just off South Pleasant Valley Road) Who: Family and friends of residents living in the South Boise Correctional Complex. Details: Show up to the complex and find the Envolve Vision Van. If a problem is found during … Continue reading “Free Eye Screening and Glasses for Loved Ones Visiting the South Boise Complex June 25 and 26”