Author: Patrick Irving
About “The Book”
Sections 1-4 of the Book of Irving were mostly compiled using what materials I had available in solitary confinement. My goal was to offer a thoughtful, introspective presentation of self while guiding you through the fight for basic rights with a private prison company holding Idaho residents on the Mexican border. Whether I succeeded, I … Continue reading “About “The Book””
This Haiku Was Censored
The following offering of thanks for a surprise breakfast was censored from reaching the kitchen boss at Idaho Maximum Security Institution: Iced buns in tummies Paid for with a strange haiku Makes me want to stay 6-20-19 82431 My Stockholm Syndrome A product of your brownies Use me for backup 11-8-19 82431
Following My Retaliatory Transfer to Idaho
Followup to Retaliatory Transfer Back To Idaho My inmate property arrived with the most expensive items missing, as well as legal work that was in progress at Eagle Pass Correctional Facility. The property wasn’t compensated for following an exhaustion of the grievance process. The legal work was sent from EPCF a month after my transfer … Continue reading “Following My Retaliatory Transfer to Idaho”
Brandelion
Once upon a time, in a perfect valley of perfect trees, an ugly, clumsy creature crawled out from a cave to be under a perfectly shining sun. He saw the sun and wondered why it shined so bright. He saw the flowers and trees and wondered how they could be made to look so nice. … Continue reading “Brandelion”
Ol’ Boy Networking
7/5/19 Dear Governor Little, I have taken the time to copy this memo from the Idaho Department of Correction’s Mr. Jack Fraser that concedes Contract Monitor Monte Hansen did, indeed, single me out for reclassification. More concerning than staff retaliation on inmates is the Department’s failure to recognize it is now operating under the authority … Continue reading “Ol’ Boy Networking”
Eagle Pass Correctional Facility Inmate Handbook
This is the handbook I was given in January of 2019; the year EPCF was used as a contract facility to relieve prison overcrowding in Idaho; the year I was retaliated against, as a resident of this facility, for holding the Idaho Department of Correction and the GEO Group to both Texas State and federal … Continue reading “Eagle Pass Correctional Facility Inmate Handbook”
Violations of Texas Minimum Jail Standards at Eagle Pass Correctional Facility
Dear Viewer, Thank you for the time you are taking to view these materials. I am formally submitting the following complaints to the Texas Commission On Jail Standards and seeking interest in litigating through Texas state, Idaho state, and/or the 9th Circuit. I have included additional supporting materials for context. Check back for new additions … Continue reading “Violations of Texas Minimum Jail Standards at Eagle Pass Correctional Facility”
Dear Idaho,
A preface is necessary. I am a bad person. An arsonist. I have terrorized innocent people. Prisons were built for people like me. I deserve every minute of my sentence. I’m not seeking sympathy or lenient considerations. I would simply like to suggest taxpayers recognize the dichotomy I wish to bring to your attention. In … Continue reading “Dear Idaho,”
Retaliatory Transfer Back To Idaho
Having recently organized several concerns within the Idaho inmate population at Eagle Pass Correctional Facility on the Mexican border in Texas, I faced swift acts of retaliation by the Idaho Department of Corrections and employees of The Geo Group, Inc. On approximately February 22, 2019, I made multiple submissions of three formal complaints, with one … Continue reading “Retaliatory Transfer Back To Idaho”