by Barry | Nov 12, 2015 | Inside Out
Drug Reaction – Pretzelitice A lot of inmates didn’t get much mail. Those who did usually got less and less as time went on. Writing letters became difficult after a while. There was really nothing to talk about from our side. How many times can you write how...
by Barry | Nov 17, 2015 | Inside Out
Earning a Nickname: Slash I don’t remember what my official sentence was for my incident with Mr. Jones. I know the first time I appeared before Mr. Saunders in Disciplinary Court he read my changes out to me, which included “Attempting to assault warder X.X. Jones.”...
by Barry | Nov 14, 2015 | Inside Out
When you are sentenced to provincial jail time, you automatically get one third of your sentence knocked off. You serve two thirds of your actual total sentence. The only way that changes is if you get into trouble, and even then, you only usually lose a few days of...
by Barry | Nov 29, 2015 | Inside Out
My classification officer was delusional. That is the only explanation I can come up with for his irrational belief that I was going to get parole. I knew better – No one who was in as much trouble as me would ever get an early release. However, he insisted that I...
by Barry | Dec 21, 2015 | Inside Out
I had left home in March of 1984. I turned fifteen in Pleasantville Detention Center. I turned sixteen in Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. I was determined to spend my seventeenth birthday on the street. I spent the last few weeks of my sentence on East Wing Bottom, and...
by Barry | Dec 22, 2015 | Inside Out
I left Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in a haze. I made sure as the van pulled away that I didn’t look back at the jail. I wanted to – and was surprised at how hard it was not to turn around. But I didn’t. I was not superstitious, but might was well play it safe anyway. I...
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