Category: Dispatches
Dear Bonner County Deputy Clerk Crystal S. (4-20-21)
4-20-21 Dear Crystal S., I sent you a letter that wasn’t very nice. I was upset because I was attempting to communicate with the judge as an elected member of the judiciary, not as an adjudicator of any case that I’m involved with, and I felt that you prevented me from doing so in a … Continue reading “Dear Bonner County Deputy Clerk Crystal S. (4-20-21)”
My Thoughtful Anonymous
I’m of the impression that I’ve received some assistance, and I’m sorry to do this here but I’m unsure from who. The name that was given happened to be my own, and while I’ve always trusted Future Me’s ability to manipulate time, that’s not the signal we’ve agreed to exchange. So please accept the sincerest … Continue reading “My Thoughtful Anonymous”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Apr. 2021
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Mar. 2021 WELCOME to the April edition of First Amend This! Brought to you by The Captive Perspective and made available at bookofirving82431.com. This publication provides an insider’s look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Apr. 2021”
Dear Karl J. Friston 3-24-21
Greetings, sir! And wishes of health. I hope yours have fared through the year with minimal sorrow. While attempting to be sensitive to all the unknown, I’d like to brief you on the newest results: In a natural progression, the project that in part resulted from our correspondence has been finding nooks and crannies from … Continue reading “Dear Karl J. Friston 3-24-21”
Missing Stimulus Payments For the Incarcerated? Questions and Answers
UPDATE 2-14-22 It may be the case that the “How To” handouts offered to large populations of prisoners filing tax returns in 2021 didn’t take into account the fact that many had yet to receive the 2020 EIP. For months I assumed I was waiting for the IRS to confirm my identity, but upon finally … Continue reading “Missing Stimulus Payments For the Incarcerated? Questions and Answers”
Well, shit…, No. 3
I suppose I’m more of a writer than I am a symposium speaker..
Invitation to U of Idaho Video Law Symposium
[Post symposium update – the session video can be viewed here] Incarcerating The Masses: A Critical Examination of America’s Prison Problem. Presented by by the Idaho Law Review Discussions are free to attend, begin Tuesday Mar. 23 and continue through Mar. 25. Patrick is scheduled to speak during the Wednesday 3PM MDT discussion “Perspectives from … Continue reading “Invitation to U of Idaho Video Law Symposium”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Mar. 2021
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. 2021 WELCOME to the March issue of First Amend This! Brought to you by The Captive Perspective and made available at bookofirving82431.com. This publication provides an insider’s look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Mar. 2021”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. 2021
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Jan 2021 WELCOME to the February issue of First Amend This! Brought to you by The Captive Perspective and made available at bookofirving82431.com. This publication provides an insider’s look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. 2021”
Pen Pal Not-So-Funnies, No. 1
1-26-21 Dear Pen Pals, I suspect I owe you an apology. Sometimes, the people and materials I’m exposed to rub off on me inappropriately, and inspire me to offend the few still kind enough to talk to me by assaulting their audience with inappropriate letters. I believe it was November that I was overindulging in … Continue reading “Pen Pal Not-So-Funnies, No. 1”