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Charles Douglas Owens, II Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
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Megan1994 Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Hi troy my name is Megan can you tell me more about yourself

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tenzintenzin Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Hello Kelly
Another darkly humourous missive from PlanetJail inc USA. Do You know how much the Government make from each incarceration the information below. From the Guardian newspaper

Over the past five years Corizon has been sued more than 1,300 times, according to analysis by financial research firm PrivCo. Alongside several wrongful death lawsuits, Corizon has also faced legal action over sexual misconduct of its doctors and nurses, including a female employee who paid inmates for sex.
Lawsuits haven’t stopped CMCG and Corizon from steadily increasing earnings for their private equity owners over the past few years. Corizon’s revenue has grown by 15.6% over the past three years to $1.55bn in 2015, according to analysis for the Guardian by PrivCo.
PrivCo estimates that CMCG, which is rapidly acquiring rival companies to expand beyond its California stronghold, made revenues of about $110m to $120m last year.
Corizon is owned by Chicago-based private equity firm Beecken, Petty, O’Keefe & Co. CMCG is owned by HIG Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm with $19bn of capital under management.

I live on another universe where the supergroup BABA have recently release their new single , I Don’t I Don’t I Don’t I Don’t I Don’t
I’ve recently been given an iPhone, my first one, at nearly 60 years old I’m very proud I’ve held out for so long. So I downloaded Spotify. Completely free music, you can build playlists choices of millions of tunes from around the world, it really is a magnificent thing. If only I could operate it properly. Also has the Joe Rogan podcasts on it. I can’t abide his stand up comedy’s shows, but his talks are first class. Quite a few astrophysicists on there, very interesting.
I wonder if COVID will change prisons forever? They seem to have gotten away with mass lockdowns. In Florida a CO was caught spraying bleach on an inmates food tray, had it been for hygiene I could understand it, but she went too far. Almost hygeniened him to death! Another death row unit has a CO who is grossly overweight giving out nocturnal handjobs in an attempt to create order. Wild. She has quite an audience too.
As far as Sally Fields and her buttocks go I think I can die happy without ever seeing those. But these are America’s sweetheart, and those buttock probably don’t look like the firm peaches they once were in her days of dating Burt Reynolds, (my aunties favourite
Always great to hear from you. You need to write a biography of your jail experience, as a gay man.A good title would be, “The odds are good, but the goods are odd”.
T
Ps. Although designed for cough suppression, its active ingredients (camphor and eucalyptus oil) may help treat toenail fungus. A 2011 study found that Vicks VapoRub had a “positive clinical effect” in the treatment of toenail fungus. To use, apply a small amount of Vicks VapoRub to the affected area at least once a day.

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Drea_Malec Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Thank you so much for your post. I will include this information in my letters to government officials as well as share it on other platforms. I am an inmate advocate fighting for justice and change in hopes of ending mass incarceration and unjust sentencing. Good luck to you.

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Kathrin2036 Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Hello Calvin. My name is Kathrin from Germany. My english is not the best 😁 so sorry. I read your story. With translate 👍 and I had this feeling to sent you greeting from Germany.
I am 42 years old and have two kids. We live in a small town.
To read what you wrote. It goes deep. You are so strong. All this years. It can't come in my mind. I hope that you have a chance for a new future, can come home. God protect you. Stay healthy.
Nice greeting from Kathrin

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Thank you for sharing,you are a good writer

Rponce6 Posted 4 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
February 15, 2021 @ OSCI

Hello all!

Another day here and it seems that hell has finally frozen over. The average temperature around here is in the negatives. So, outdoor recreation is reopened but it was too cold to go out. So yes, hell has officially frozen over.

It's been hard for me to get motivated. Although I know I've got just a few more months in here to go, it seems like release is a long time away. I'm still trying to get myself in the best position I can for it. My enrollment for the Blackstone paralegal course went out so I'm broke for now. I'm not really worried as I'll have taxes and a small settlement coming.

For those of you that might not have seen my earlier posts, I sued my tribe for a fall at their grocery store around December of 2016. I filed suit in December of 2019 and signed a settlement agreement last May. The tribe is reopening so it looks like I'll finally get paid.

It sets my mind at ease as it ensure that I'll leave prison this time with more cash on hand than last time. It gives me a bit of wiggle room and a chance to open my business. Anything I do will be difficult but at least it will be for myself and for purposes that I care about.

Of primary importance to me is altering the criminal justice system to one that can actually produce good results consistently. Some individuals have and will continue to succeed not because of the system, but in spite of it. Against all odds and "conventional" wisdom. It's a tall order but a very worthy cause.

I figure that I can sulk and be bitter. Lashing out blindly against a system that doesn't care. Blaming my failures on the faceless monster. But what good does that do? Nothing will change or get better if I conduct myself as the animal the system labels me. I have to label my own life and make a better future.

Some days I can't wait for release. However, this is a false hope that destroys my present usefulness. Days like today, I realize my time of freedom is any day I can get up and be content to be me.

Stay safe and sane my friends!

Solidarity,
Tony

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