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  • Thank you Harlan for your wonderful wordsmithing. My husband is also at Stanley and I print out your posts and mail them to him. I was getting worried about you as there had not been posts for several months.
    on It's Time to Cut the Prison Population In Wisconsin by Harlan Richards Dec. 9, 2018
  • Oopps....I'm hopeful I accidentally sent my message to you rather than erasing it. To finish what I hopefully included in my message--your talents as a writer are valuable to affecting change. You can be very productive just writing about your experiences at Stanley and suggesting changes in the Wisconsin prison ...
    on It's Time to Cut the Prison Population In Wisconsin by Harlan Richards Jan. 6, 2019
  • Hello Harlan, Thank you so much for starting to write again. Your insight is invaluable and hopefully Governor Evers will make good (or at least try) on his prison reform initiatives. I visited my husband at Stanley last week and he said that he'd heard encouraging news. The wife of ...
    on The Siren Song - Tablet Update by Harlan Richards March 10, 2019
  • Hi Harlan, Thank you for writing back Harlan. Yes....I chose to stay supportive of my husband during his journey thru the criminal justice and corrections systems. I'm a cancer survivor...he stood with me during my diagnosis and treatment. I'm standing by him during his porn addiction diagnosis and hopefully his ...
    on The Siren Song - Tablet Update by Harlan Richards April 8, 2019
  • Hello Harlan, Thank you for writing about current happenings at Stanley and sharing your insight on topics like the economic inequality in prison. I'm printing out some of your blogs to give to my Assemblyman when I meet with him on Monday to share my observations and John's recommendations about ...
    on Old People In Prison by Harlan Richards May 10, 2019
  • Hello Harlan, I talked with my State Senator Patty Schnachtner (she was the surprise Democratic winner last year who got Sheila Harsdorf's seat when she left to be Secretary of Agriculture)last week about what I thought she might champion as prison reform issues. Even tho she's a Democrat with a ...
    on Comment response by Harlan Richards May 28, 2019
  • Good morning Harlan, You're totally right....as usual. My husband's incarceration was tied to many mental health issues including depression and anxiety. In my research about pornography addiction, once you've started down the trail--you lose all decision making control. I've said that if he was going to get addicted to the ...
    on Comment response by Harlan Richards June 30, 2019
  • Hello Harlan, Sorry I've been behind on reading your blogs. Thanks for keeping us informed on the changes that have been happening inside the walls at Stanley. I'm not too happy about the new phone vendor either....another jump in pricing for those wanting to keep in touch with family and ...
    on Prison Canteen - Wisconsin is Open for Business by Harlan Richards Aug. 4, 2019
  • Hi Harlan, The new phone system sounded good...but when I tried to set up an account...I was told that the 6 cents per minute would only go into affect once all the prisons in the state were set up...not before...and they had no idea when it might drop from 12 ...
    on A New Phone System Comes To Wisconsin by Harlan Richards Aug. 4, 2019
  • Hello Harlan, Hope you've been well--settling in for another winter at Stanley. Sending a note complimenting you on your phone service blog. I printed it out and will send to both Warden Reed Richardson and Kevin Carr....if that's ok with you? You spelled out the facts...and I want to reiterate ...
    on Phone Access in Stanley by Harlan Richards Nov. 29, 2019
  • Thank you Harlan for writing this piece and thanks to those who made it possible for us outside to see your blog. I've sent copies to WI DOC officials, the Governor and Lt. Governor, many legislators and St. Croix County District Attorney and Judge. I've also forwarded news stories of ...
    on What Happens when COVID-19 Comes to Stanley? by Harlan Richards March 25, 2020
  • Good morning Harlan, Thank you for continuing to write blogs about COVID 19 potential at Stanley. John verifies what you're saying--and especially the lack of staff initiatives to sanitize and lessen the chances of spread. I'm forwarding your blogs to legislators and using your observations in my nearly daily emails ...
    on COVID-19 - Like Trying to Stop a Plague of Locusts With a Flyswatter by Harlan Richards April 4, 2020
  • Good morning Harlan, In case you haven't heard, the judge in St. Croix County granted early release for John to come home. Your last blog talked about silver linings and this was one for him. He was eligible for early release back on March 9 and he immediately submitted a ...
    on COVID-19 Preparedness In Stanley Prison by Harlan Richards April 22, 2020