Dear Reader,

Hey. I hope you're doing well. I'm a bit sick, but it's on it's way out of my system, I had a flue shot about 6 - 8 weeks ago and no one else on my wing has been sick so whatever it is I must have caught it through my food. My symptoms are the same as the flu, so maybe it's just a strain my flu shot doesn't cover??

Well, an event that's taking place in my life right now is an assault grievance I filed. I was being escorted to medical to be treated for an injured shoulder and Officer Cosby (not his real name) slammed/shoved me into the bars on the stairs and spewed a threat at me. I tried to spin and get off the bars but he shoved me back against them and repeated his threat. Keep in mind that 1) He has ahold/control of my right shoulder which is the one that's injured "AND" that I'm on my way to see the doctor for and 2) I'm in full restraint handcuffs that are hooked tight to my waist by a waist chain and leg shackles. So unless I can do some kind of Kung-Fu with my head... I'm completely defenseless and they have me in a blindspot, no camera. Death Row has a lot of blindspots, so... He tweaked my shoulder a bit more than it already was but nothing too serious. The doc put me on methylprednisolone to reduce the inflammation in my shoulder, but I haven't been able to take it yet as I started getting sick when the nurse brought it to me. The pamphlet inside warns of simple illnesses turning into something worse and becoming fatal because the immune system is focused on fighting inflammation and may not attack the virus or foreign bacteria like it should. So I'll wait till I'm not sick anymore before I take it. - Better safe than sorry.- Back to the point. The other guard that was with Cosby was Sgt. Olive (not his real name). He'd previously threatened to "beat my ass" while i am in chains. After he threatened me the first time I tole him if he really wants a piece of me to un-restrain me and let's get it in. No D/R, no grievance, no evident report. Two men settling their differences. He didn't accept it. Just made more threats. I hadn't heard anything from him since then until this particular day. As off. Cosby and two rookie guards were putting the full-restraints on me. Sgt. Olive leaned in through the front door and asked me if I was sure I wanted to put all the chains on with him out there. I didn't realize he was speaking to me as I'd forgotten about his threats the first time.

I've learned to let words roll off my back since I've been here. The best way to keep them from controlling me is to forget about them. A friend recently put it best, "Can you see their words? A word does not have life." Well, he repeated himself and then clarified that he was speaking to me when the guards began looking back and forth at each other trying to figure out what was going on.Sgt. Olive repeated himself a third time I ignored him. That's when Cosby said he'll escort me to medical. On the way Sgt. Olive tagged along and that's when the assault went down.

I wrote a grievance. The one I wrote on Sgt. Olive was sent back to me because I used three grievance forms to tell the whole story. Supposedly I'm not suppose to use additional grievance forms as additional writing paper. So because of that it's warranted I don't deserve relief... Does that make sense to you? Me neither. But the one on off, Cosby made it and the captain interviewed me on it and forwarded it to the inspector generals office. Now I'm waiting to be interviewed by them.

On Friday, Cosby tried to talk me down on it but I don't have many words for him. He acted like him assaulting me was no big deal because I have no serious injuries, I ignore words. I've become fairly good at that. But someone getting physical with me... I would have beat the shit out of his ass if I wasn't in full-restraints at that time. (Excuse me language please, for anyone offended by profanity)

So that's in the works and I'll let you know what comes of it. I never heard from the I.G.'s office when they supposedly investigated me being poisoned in 2015. We'll see if I hear from them this time.
Until next time,

Yours truly,
Doug

Dear Yenzin,
Reply ID: 4w2e

1-19-2020

Hey! It's great to hear from you again. Shawshank Redemption - great movie! Roast chicken and vegetables... I want some! ;P Sounds good. Except it sounds like all you did for the holiday is cool...? Tell me you had some fun too???

So you lived a life something like a nomad? Going wherever the wind wold carry you. I dream of that. Where all have you been? The places you named that you'd like to visit if you ever came to America are nice. The Redwood Forrest is in northern California and is the largest living organism on earth. It's a place I'd like to see as well.

Anytime NFL or NBA is on the TV I'm there. Ha! Ha! :D Why don't they raise the goal? Ha! Ha! All basketball players aren't that tall, most are around 6'3. A bunch are 6'7 and 6'8 and some are much taller. If they raise the rim I don't see too much of a difference being made. Many players can't dunk it so... It'll take away those climactic moments when someone does. The rim is 10'1" from the ground, and in order to dunk, one has to get their whole hand and ball above the rim. Some of... ok, so many of them make it looks easy only because they're in amazing athletic shape.

I know all about the Griffin Brothers. I love the unity they have and yeah, Seattle got a little but of love from me for the too. Just a little though... GO STEELERS! Just for the record. :)

I doubt Tekashi69 is in gen. pop., most famous people don't, but to add he is a snitch. To his reputation, nah- I'm pretty sure he's in p/c (protective custody)

The best dish here is the bologna sandwich. We get it once a week. Some say the chicken... but it's a little to raw sometimes. I'll explain the rest next time.

Yes, i can download music and movies on it. I don't as I can't afford it and have the small cheaper tablet. It's no good for movies. I do have music on it though, from a time I could afford it. Go to Jpay.com and checkout the tablet/kios/s area. Get the email app and "VOILA"! You can send me an email. I hope I get one from you!

I hope all remains well and I hear from you again soon! Take care!

Yours Truly,
Doug

Dear Burakatilgan12,
Reply ID: iv8r

1-19-2020

Thank you for your words of support! They are welcome and encouraging.

Yours Truly,
Doug