Author: jimletko_lbq1o1

My first holiday in prison camp was Thanksgiving and it was tough, especially with the four day weekend. Patti visited me the Saturday and Sunday before Thanksgiving, but by Thanksgiving afternoon I was dragging and missing everyone a ton. We did get a decent lunch around noon, after waiting for over an hour for my section…

The rules vary slightly between facilities. Here at Lewisburg they are currently allowing 3 visits per calendar month. They can occur on weekends and Federal holidays between 8am and 3pm. You’re allowed a maximum of 5 visitors per visit. All visitors over 18 need to be approved in advance and a background check is required. The…

I’ve been in prison camp for just over 2 1/2 months, which is about 10% of my expected stay. My daily routine is still similar. During the week I get up around 6am, grab breakfast, lift weights at the gym, then get to a van for work at 7am. With my new Unicor job, I take…

It’s about 11:30 am Wednesday November 5th, 2 weeks in so far. My routine will be changing a little as I start working in the garage tomorrow. I’m not sure how much work they will have, but it seems like the best fit for my skills. If that doesn’t work out I can apply for…

I’m starting to get into a routine. Breakfast at 6am, workout, practice pool, interview again for job, wrote a letter to Patti, checked email, watched more random cube and locker searches. Seems like the warden does weekly walkthroughs. I heard the warden was in our unit just now. Many waited outside avoiding her, so I…

I slept from about 10:15-12:15, 1-4am, 5-6:25 am. Think I get woken mostly by loud toilets. During the night I was wondering if the clocks went back. I did not discuss that with anyone yesterday. Sure enough I am wide awake at 5:30am, so I figured I would write. Several other inmates made the same…

Was able to get my first piece of mail out last night. A neighbor a few cubes down lent me some stamps and had a friend in the library get me some envelopes. My neighbor works in the kitchen 20 hours a week for breakfast and lunch. I saw him leaving for work at 5:25…

Yesterday my wife and 3 older children left our house around 8:15am. That long drive was not as depressing as expected. I read several email responses from our pool customers where they expressed their support and prayers of me and my family. The previous day I sent an update to all active customers telling them…