Category: Dispatches
Friends At Left Bank Books — Books to Prisoners Project
Dear Left Bank Books, Thank you for the new round of books. I wasn’t expecting them, and was excited yesterday to see the delivery from you. I always laugh out lout at what you send me, because it’s all so fitting and inspirational for the Book of Irving Project. I hope you can take the … Continue reading “Friends At Left Bank Books — Books to Prisoners Project”
Blame Karl Friston
12-04-19 Dear Karl, Festive Greetings! This year’s uncontrolled Free Energy experiment has produced some inspiring results: From current isolation, I am experiencing an amplified perception of somatosensory stimulation, along with a verifiable level of heightened productivity. The density cluster created last year has transitioned into a more defined state, but still maintains fluidity. The majority … Continue reading “Blame Karl Friston”
Excessive Use Of Tort (Continued)
12-03-19 Dear Chief Page: Thank you for being receptive to my issue regarding the tort. Your inquiry was certainly appreciated. I wish to acknowledge Mr. Shedd for his effort to communicate the USPS issue and his attempt to resend the tort as noted — on or around 11-05-19. However, this very same tort (addressed as … Continue reading “Excessive Use Of Tort (Continued)”
Surfing The Channels Of Oversight
1-24-19 Dear Idaho Personnel Commission: It’s my understanding that you maintain a merit system for state employees. Is this something like an Office of Professional Standards? I represent a group of inmates that have concerns regarding employee conduct within the Idaho Department of Correction, and I’m hoping you can help direct me towards some form … Continue reading “Surfing The Channels Of Oversight”
A Very Geo Group Thanksgiving
Failure to Act: IDOC is Aware of GEO’s Noncompliance
11-24-2019 Re: Jack Fraser’s 8-27-2019 Memo Dear Mr. Fraser: Your statement regarding the Contract Monitor operating by Texas Minimum Jail Standards, as opposed to IDOC Policy 318, alludes to the fact that you failed to provide an adequate review of my group complaints. Additionally, it is suggested that you are still unaware of GEO’s contractual … Continue reading “Failure to Act: IDOC is Aware of GEO’s Noncompliance”
Excessive Use of Tort
11-05-19 Dear Chief Page: Recent tort claims sent to the State were returned “Not Deliverable As Addressed.” I submitted an “Access to Court” request asking to speak with the paralegal in an attempt to understand why. The paralegal refused my request while noting my problem with USPS has been addressed. Because it is my position … Continue reading “Excessive Use of Tort”
Pssst…
Welcome to my uncontrolled science project, bookofirving82431.com! This platform exists as a means for me to present my creative writing, represent inmate concerns and direct requests for legal assistance to materials supporting my claims. All of which together equal a personal plea for human interaction. For whatever reason you’ve arrived, I hope you enjoy this … Continue reading “Pssst…”
The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences
11-05-19 Dear Marc Major and Ashley Nellis, I have been gifted a copy of your book, The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences, from the Durland Alternatives Library and their Prisoner Express program. This is a response to your request for reactions to the book. I hope my feedback can be of … Continue reading “The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences”
(Well, sh#t…)
11-02-19 Dear Reader, It occurred to me while writing an upcoming dispatch that if I want to maintain this site’s authenticity, I have to provide some context for my prison activities that may otherwise be distorted when viewed strictly through public records. Recently, at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution that I was moved to following … Continue reading “(Well, sh#t…)”