Reggie MacDonald — A Life Remembered

Three Days in the Hole

Jail Diary — In Reggie's Own Words, 1998–2000

Three Days in the Hole

June 13

The hole

June 14

The hole

June 15

Got back from the hole today.  I went in earlier than expected.  Kevin came in my room Sunday night saying he had orders from Sharkey (?) (I think he was lying – not man enough to stand behind his own decisions) had given him orders to have my blanket removed (this is so silly).  Being as it was so silly, I asked him for an hour to get it done and proceeded to use this hour to shave half my face, smear toothpaste all over myself and stick toilet paper to myself, stuff a lighter and tobacco up my arse take take my four T3’s [T3 is most likely Tylenol 3, which is a mixture of codeine and acetaminophen].

It wasn’t bad there my first night with a buzz on and cigarettes to smoke, but the second day I got bored so I shit on the floor and used it to write ‘[Guard1] is a poop head’ on the window.  All the staff were thoroughly disgusted (I heard that they could smell it in medium) but I was greatly amused.  It cost me another day in the hole but I’m sure that my approval rating amongst the inmates has soared.  At least, I gave everybody something to talk about and remember me by … I almost got kicked out of jail(!) for it, though.

This morning they wanted to ship me to Summerside, but I insisted that it was too far for my family.  They relented and I came back to Max.  but I did have to clean up my room.  I regret nothing though.  Larry was gone when I got back – sent to Medium.  I’m disappointed about that – I guess they wanted to split us up – bastards, infidels.  Alex is here now and a new guy – first time in jail (18 months for impaired driving causing death).

I am thinking about going to Summerside, but I wouldn’t want to be stuck there for five months if I didn’t get my parole.  I hear that the food is bad there, and it is far from home, although I don’t get many visits anyway.  I don’t like it much here in max anymore and I don’t know if I will ever get to medium.  Strangely enough though, I feel good about what happened these past few days.  I suppose it broke up the monotony.

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