I received an interesting letter this past week from a guy in the “Pre-Trial” or “Pre-Sentencing” stage of this experience. He reached out after being pointed in my direction from someone and wanted to know information about my day to day life in here and what he can expect after he is sentenced… among other […]
I look out the small square window of my quarantine cell in E Unit and see a man doing the same thing across the hall from me. Staring back at me with a smile on his face… he appears to be in his late 50s or early 60s. All of the sudden… his head disappears
“You don’t have friends in here, Zach. You have acquaintances and at some point… you may have 1 or 2 homeboys that are a little more than acquaintances but never forget that you are in prison.” This was the advise that I got my second day out of quarantine when I first got to T.I.
I had an interesting conversation with one of the guys in here on Friday night while walking the track. The track is clearly like therapy time for me lately. I find it surprising how much I am enjoying talking with the guys at night… It’s usually right after sunset and a lot of the campus
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At some point over the last couple of week, I have crossed an interesting, yet invisible, milestone over here at T.I. Something has evolved because I am now noticing many more guys approaching me to walk together and chat around the track… sitting with me at chow… or approaching me at “my table” outside the
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Things are getting crazy over here… I attended a “sweat ceremony” this past week. I almost passed away and I absolutely loved it… well… I loved it when it was over. Some of the guys… most of them Hawaiian and some from other islands asked me if I would like to attend their “sweat” on
I just can’t get over what happened in Texas this past week. The senseless, horrific act of one sick individual that changed the lives of so many families forever. In an instant, caused inconceivable suffering to at least 20 families. Although I will never be able to fully understand this pain and suffering (I hope!)…
Alright… I have been having long conversations with “Dave” (Again – there is no one that I know actually named Dave…if you don’t have any idea who Dave is… go back and read “The Smile” post and then jump back over here) while walking the track together the past few nights. I have found these
Another school shooting. An ELEMENTARY school shooting. Another one! 14 elementary children are dead. An elementary kid is between the age of 5 – 11 years old. What the f*ck are we doing wrong and why is it not our government’s top priority to fix it IMMEDIATELY? We live in the greatest country in the
I have been thinking a lot about the past year, the “pre-trial” year aka 2021 into early 2022… the time between me getting arrested and surrendering to Terminal Island. I have been thinking about all the changes, all the revelations, all the tears, all the truths, all the wreckage and all the lessons. I realized
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