Category: Dispatches
Confidential: Attorney-Client Communication 1-5-21
1-5-21 Dear Ritchie, Good morning. Here, anyway. Not to engage in casual correspondence; adjusting with coffee, cue music for Business… “L.A. Woman” –The Doors I share first with you a Little Man’s victory: This morning they offered us daily use of the outdoor cages again. Shame to celebrate such a thing, isn’t it? But celebrate … Continue reading “Confidential: Attorney-Client Communication 1-5-21”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Jan. 2021
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. 2020 WELCOME to the January 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, Jan. 2021”
Thank You For Another Round of Books!
I’m pretty excited about this: A Kurt Vonnegut, four-book, hardback, bible paper, ribbon marker, Library of America series that spans from 1950 to 1997. I just read a chapter from “Player Piano,” which I found at the very beginning of the series. The man is good. And weird. And his materials were actually suggested this … Continue reading “Thank You For Another Round of Books!”
Missive: 12-06-20
12-06-20 Dear Pen Pal, What am I doing today? To begin with, I’m celebrating your good time and your feeling better and your message coming through so fast. It’s good to experience the reminders of alcohol abuse once in awhile, as far as I’m concerned. I’m sorry your friends are struggling. It seems that everyone … Continue reading “Missive: 12-06-20”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. 2020
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. 2020 WELCOME to December’s issue of First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter. 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. Offender friends and families interested in networking concerns … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. 2020”
Pen Pal Funnies #4
11/11/20 Dear Pen Pal, The good news is: You’re still young enough to muster the ambition needed for a poetical worldly conquest. And you’ll not be alone–with myself as your mentor and Chronicler in Arms, the fruit from our deeds will be food for your loins. The opposition’s only hope is to evolve with a … Continue reading “Pen Pal Funnies #4”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. 2020
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. 2020 Welcome to the November issue of First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter that addresses Idaho Corrections concerns. 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’s community. If you … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. 2020”
Pen Pal Funnies #3
9-27-20 Dear Pen Pal, Sunday here. I’m not sure what kind of protocol we’re working with but I kind of felt like writing a letter, so, even though I haven’t heard back from you yet–what the hell? I hope that’s not too bothersome. Without sounding like an asshole, I find your name intriguing. Maybe it’s … Continue reading “Pen Pal Funnies #3”
Civil Support Networks: Advocate Conversion Model 1
Author’s Note: The following notes of mine were presented to members of an inmate support group on Facebook. They’re offered here for critique, with the hope that other collectives might share observations from similar outreach models. I’m still searching for volunteer opportunities. Feel free to help me make use of my time. Supplemental materials: “Exhausted … Continue reading “Civil Support Networks: Advocate Conversion Model 1”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. 2020
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sep. 2020 Welcome to the October edition of First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter that addresses Idaho Corrections concerns. 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’s community. If you … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. 2020”