Prison Journal: Day 7,916

On April 12, 2009, in Prison Journal, by Michael Santos

I called to wake Carole at six this morning. She was already up and checking for messages on the computer. A google alert had come through with a mention of my name in a New York Times article. The story was on a friend of mine from another prison, Joe Reddick. The reporter had written [...]

Prison Journal: Day 7,886

On March 13, 2009, in Prison Journal, by Michael Santos

This morning I felt heavy with sadness when I woke. After all of the days, weeks, months, and years I have served, I am totally adjusted to prison. If I set my mind to focus exclusively on my writing, exercise, and reading, I easily could coast through the remaining three to four years that I’m [...]

Prison Journal: Day 7,883

On March 10, 2009, in Prison Journal, by Michael Santos

Ten years ago, when I was confined inside the fences of Ft. Dix, New Jersey, I had a friend named Joe Black. Joe’s real name is Joe Reddick, but everyone in the prison knew him as Joe Black. He was several years younger than me, and we had grown up in different types of environments. Whereas [...]

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