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reg's jail journals ... Sleepy Hollow Correctional Centre

Day 20 (November 16)

It’s Monday again.  Another week begins, and, I hope this week brings something good, some progress.

It’s really getting to be a pain in the arse going to breakfast.  They wake me up and yell, “breakfast in five minutes”.  I’d like to have time to wash my hair, brush my teeth, and have a smoke but every morning it’s a rush to the kitchen for soggy toast.

I finally got to speak with Brenda P. [lawyer] today.  She really hasn’t done anything and doesn’t seem to know what to do.  I have the feeling that she has not put much time in on my case.  I asked her to call Freddy and to call Dr. Jones again to see if they can help out.  Surely they would help me out if she would ask them to.  I just hope everything isn’t left to the last minute and we don’t go to court unprepared.  That’s my biggest fear at the moment.

Meals today are the same as they were on Monday two weeks ago.  They suck.

I called Freddy this evening and got through finally.  I asked him if he can help me set up a plan to stay straight on the outside (anything that looks good to the judge!).  He told me he would come out and talk to me on Thursday.  I also asked him if he could get in touch with Dr. Jones to see if she would approve any plan which he setup.  Now I sit and wait, hoping for the best.  My biggest problem will be the prosecutor – asshole is the word I would use to describe him.  It will give me great pleasure if he is unsuccessful in his efforts, again.

We played a few games of Risk today but Andre seems to be getting really upset when he loses.  I think we may have to put this game away for a few days so that we can retain peace on our unit.

We got a new guy in tonight too, older fellow.  He got 3 months for impaired driving.  I’m seeing, since I came in here (and before) how closely addiction and criminal behavior are tied together.  I think society’s approach to this problem is inappropriate.  I think if more money were spent on treating addiction, we would have a lower crime rate.  Interesting, as Doug would say.  If I were in charge things would be different around here … but I’m not.  Acceptance – page 449 of the big book.

Day 21, November 17, 1998.