Patrick Irving

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’23

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, July ’23 Welcome to the August 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. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’23”

Request for Accord: IMSI Residents to IMSI Leadership

[Shared here in the interest of diplomacy. Those with loved ones at IMSI are encouraged to voice their support through all the usual channels. I’ll do my best to continue reporting on efforts as they unfold.] Date: 7.31.23 To: IMSI Leadership From: A-Block Representatives Re: Parole-Required Programming, Religious Services, Education and Incentives WE, the residents … Continue reading “Request for Accord: IMSI Residents to IMSI Leadership”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, July ’23

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, June ’23 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. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, July ’23”

Notes From 6.19.23 Discussion With Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg Students

[See also: IDOC Facilitates Session Between IMSI Resident and Students of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg] Hi everyone! Thanks again for including me in your studies. [Narrating now in third-person.] Patrick Irving: 43-years old. 11.5 years spent incarcerated, 7 years on supervision. Currently residing at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, a roughly 535-bed facility that opened in … Continue reading “Notes From 6.19.23 Discussion With Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg Students”

IDOC Facilitates Session Between IMSI Resident and Students of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg

It’s not often that residents of the Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI) are invited to participate in discussions with classrooms abroad. But when instructor Henny Hearn with Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg invited me to present to her Prison and Punishment class my experiences with Idaho’s criminal justice system, the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) kindly made … Continue reading “IDOC Facilitates Session Between IMSI Resident and Students of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg”

First Amend This! Newsletter Published In Academic Archives

“Forlorn Hope” was the title of the first American newspaper published by an incarcerated person. Since that day on March 24, 1800, over 700 periodicals have been published by U.S. prisoners, providing a unique look behind the abounding ominous walls that we’ve erected across the nation. Thanks to an amazing collaboration facilitated by Reveal Digital … Continue reading “First Amend This! Newsletter Published In Academic Archives”

My Thanks to New York Focus and John J. Lennon

The ability to speak plainly and directly to make a hard point. The ability to openly admit one has been wrong. Empathy. Humongous New York Balls. All qualities that I admire in mentors and intellectuals. Thank you John J. Lennon and New York Focus, for your level of devotion and for your civic excellence! The … Continue reading “My Thanks to New York Focus and John J. Lennon”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, June ’23

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, May ’23 Welcome to the June 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. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, June ’23”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, May ’23

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Apr. ’23 Welcome to the May 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. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, May ’23”

IMSI Cancels Hugs From Loved Ones Indefinitely

DATE: April 10, 2023 To: IMSI A-Block Resident Population From: Warden Richardson RE: CCGP Contact Visiting Suspension IMSI Close Custody General Population, Effective today, April 10th, 2023, IMSI is suspending contact visiting privileges for the Close Custody General Population (CCGP). This comes as a hard decision but action must be taken immediately to ensure the … Continue reading “IMSI Cancels Hugs From Loved Ones Indefinitely”