The Taft Prison Camp is playing three very good movies this weekend. I will not be watching any, as I must keep my routine of sleeping early and waking early in order to meet my writing goals. I really want to finish the draft of this chapter I’m working on, and that requires sacrifice. I’ll watch the movies with Carole once I’m released.
I have seen news reports of President Obama looking to save taxpayer dollars by eliminating unnecessary spending. Perhaps someone ought to take a look at how we live in federal prison camps. Without fences to hold us, we serve time under the honor system, though I really question the purpose. To think that 20 percent of the federal prison population serves time under such conditions seems a real waste of taxpayer resources. As a former warden told me, prisoners in camps ought to serve their sanctions in community-based programs which do not burden society with wasteful spending.
Carole and I did not visit today, as she continues to accumulate work hours before her move. I miss seeing her, holding her, talking to her. We will not visit until the 22nd of this month, so I still have two weeks to pass.
I ran only five miles today. I wanted to let my body rest a bit, though I expect to complete 64 miles this week. My tally now stands at 1,297 miles over the past 147 days.
Friday, 8 May 2009
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