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Joseph Richols #21647-075
Fadersl Lock-Box

P10 Box 474701
Dés ‘Hoines, T0WA 50947-0001

The nen who have changed the uptverse
Bavenever ‘gotten thata by wobking.n

leaders, bot rather by moving the
nasses. Working on Teadars 13 the

7efiodof Inteigle ‘and ‘only Lands o
Secondary Cesulte. " Working on the
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Fendus’ cnat ‘Changes” th fae of the

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Money Orders and Checks only. My
nane and # MUST be on both the
Unvelosa and the check/maney order.

Napoleon Bonaparta
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WHAT THIS ZINE IS ABOU]
‘Tnis ZINE 1s made by au inMate to infors and educate the public to the
srass abuses sutfered by prisoners daily.
b promote or éncourage violance. 1 do belleve that 80 to 90

percant "of prisons should be closed, 1 believe that other mesns of

Sortection and punishment con and should be found. 1 belleve that Amarice
has too many laws end not Gnough compassion in the covrts, snd cthat the

Dovers that be forzat that the ones thal they are punishing are sonetipes s
VECHia as”well. T d1so belleva in changa. Mot only do I believe in 1f, 1

s Feel free to copy and distribute this, in paper form or online, as long aij

3he cost s free and renains free.

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It looks like it's another year and amother ine. There has been a ton of
o v n e et el i T Tk o B ot T
upcoming election. I would 1ike £ point out that ve shosld hot confuse wrie
uith prison reform. In fact, we should be focusing Rore on prison reforn sou.
Hhy? Because there 16 no true programming in prison: Everythine they sue dotes
7% under. the guise of programing 15 Just & farce. Only an enpty gesture to
keep the funds coning.

Simply put, people o come to prison ave not being "correctad” as
orvectional facilities would inply, but to the contrary, are only Lessning e
grininal skills to pass on once fre. I myself. dids't oos bt to pick Socks
before coning o prison. T do nov. Fortumataly for humanity 1 do nov plan {11
eods vith my new skill sct. " The point T om trying to nake 13 that Erouh ehile
1 vill ot be using vhat 1 learned for bad things, others wuld have ns qusine
in doing 20 and vill be coatrg back a8 recidivists. This place 1s nething mome
than comvict college the vay 3t 1s nge,

So uhat. hagpens uhen you have more criinals than you have places to put then?
Hhat, more prisons? Get real. They alrady can't Find enough peopta.vo Steft
thea! They have been runing constant tadio sds, vith 7,500 o $10,000 Signeon
bonuses pranised, for the past 10 gonths, with feu takers: Neansbils the soares
Bave tumed this 'Into the ultinate “lazy girl" job. o one vants. to work they
¥ould cather find excuses to keap us. locked doum, behind the cell dooer ubi1s
they rake in tise-and-a-hal pey for doing nothing but showing up.

No, prison fs rot the nsver. The root of the issue is much decper than
Prisons are able, or willing, to akirass, He need nore places that are putfore;
or go-betueens, to courts, ‘that vill focus on the 1ssuts and help correct shet
¥ithout resorting to imcarceration. Prison should alueys be the Tast cesbre:
Dot the status quo. Enough is encugh, He need politicians that are ot soft oh
crine, but uderstanding of it. - We do ot 'need more enpty promises fron
doddering old. fools whohave pade a career of writing and sikning "rough o
crine” bills (except for Hunter) anyshere tear the White House. Wat ve do noud
hovever i3 sameone willing to Listen, Willing to act in-the besr ioreeert og
‘veryone imvolved and not Just the upper class that seem o make ol toe 1oie o-

So when it canes tine to vote, nake sure your yoice 1o hagre
lowd and clear.” Vote like the future depends o 5t becaves Merioion] hrciee
has dam nesr ruined it

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Joseph Michols #21647-075 "

“You know, the fumny thing is, on the street g
T was an honest man, straight as an arrow.

1 had to coae to prison to be & crook.”

- Andy Dufzasme - The Shavshank Redemption

fouth dow't belong] o acrions by guards,
in adult prisons cs skl 10 have reason o i brusaiy s
ha cost apayers bl anct aste s

rators ime. and most tmporian, wel treted]
prisoners uil b s kel o laveprison angrir,
more vicious and more incined to crininal
sehauor than when ey went in.

Pl being releasea tron petson sn

Join the stamp protest. This is a
simple act to show your support for
Prison reforn. Any time that you
mail s letcer, post card, or
Packege, and you use stamps, just
locate the USA on it and pl
upside down. vsn

| increases. The Foderal Reserve's efforts

WY {ors v ot e inieion s ety 3t

.31 occording to reports by the Uil
Stroet Journals

High inflation and supply chatn
disruption is a comvenient excuss for the
50P to charge ‘more on commissary Scens:
Tnmates across the cowntry are paying. £at
ereater “than_ever bofore, . The® 50

/| policy s a 302 mrlup on a1l comissary
Ttens] " Despite inflation goine. does,
itens on_comissary continue 1o go. up.
Some_comissery supervisors in the BOP
§lain pricas ave up due to inflaticn s
sopmmertation o 1t oy

fort. by BOP comiscary supervisors ‘v
Eind v’ vendors, ubo tan ffer better
prices, better valle, or s there a hidden

| apenda” for 50P camisaary supervisors. b

| stick vith extsting suppllere? Ts the hop
@ploiting the tens of millions of dollars

[ { exch year’ that " the “fanilics and friends

| are_sending 'to thetr ncarcerated loved
owea? The K0P is boing a prodator and pot
4 good financial stevard For the federal

£, Something 1s sniss and the
inspector General should investigate.

Govid 15 declared over, inflation 1s

down’ach month and the supply chaln
B ottt e e ol ety
Inflation ercuse Goss ot ok seaoee:
Open'up the secoumting books}

- G. 5. (mate triter)

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tory, instinct who has
' Corporation ~ Hovard Scott

Of the date of this article an
gocording o the consumer price fndes st
in The WLl Street Journal, inflation 12 gy

] the ‘Free World'. " Itans that you
could get For $9.99 wiT] now cost you i07ee
or bein a smller sise st the oripims

People in prison are pot only’
that ncrease, but it s
BOP's nanciatory” 307 mark-up and atbisery

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1 COFPEE, cousmIAY $2.70
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This is nothing more than the continued
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BEASENIE; The 200 election camaign
prontse, by Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to abolish
The death penalty vas NOT kept! 1!

L1 exccutions should bo televised on all
networks and over current. programirg. See
hen s has the stomeh to comait mirder for
irder.

- soonymous

‘America is the only nation in history uhich miraculousy has gone

M divectly fron barbarien
% interval of civilization."

to degenacation without the ususl
" Gaorges Clemenceay
In this age of technology, keeping p vith it
s sl Pyt ety
st "Hig thing" cones sl evecyone munt

Fve, 10 the post
Up-tondite sofeuere, conmuers. ad Busincases
ekl soo0p 1t up ad errorate 1t toes
theic 'Livee: Sty then Gousohe Amciosn
Prison Systen resise it 30 soamantly? - Tings
thatcould_assit tmates” with skaying n
touch vith the worl, fastly and (riendsy are
prohibiced, - even " ety oo ‘me
Collular devicas: Soaathing 5o simpte. to 3o
o ick up oo the curside s vee 58, tann
in prises Decaee” they are ot abie to
sonifor theat " Utter noniase:

The ability exists to censor, menitor and
ceatrict what 1s But on, o1 Vil o, these
ioice. Ty culy ieleta o oy ot
texting pre-approved tunbers Just. ae

vith SBT3 TRLIRC e-omil systen " H1so
crists the abililty to Fully monitor ail calls
o activities, "as the’ ‘Tomer ‘atiom
Security Goneractor Edard Srovden shoned o
iorld in 2013, when ho stole. and disituted
“itate secrets Sefoce Cloeing to Museta. 5o
hy then are they ot allmdt because
cioeos foir us guting out the deniable

e camera footage of the murder of George
loyd justly “sparked a wildfive of palice

oirin fovage in the v, "ol
very pull of ‘4 trigger, ever ticn
asic husan rights, & every Beutal beating,

avage 'treatnants and monent of g
runthe siss-handling of the Uvalde school
hooting to the beating to death Of Tyree
ichols. Thy then do ve never sce iat goos
o baird these valls:

A sanitized media tor of o prisan.

Jomatise foce o v imprwetle ok ot
trying Lo got an wrestricted look inte. the
Anceici el Systen: s shen they do sanage
0 get inside, they ace umaly only Eivena
closely monitored tour . Others e Siiiwed to
ntervier immates in 8 menitored. secving:
Brenthan, they axe ot llowed o choose whe
et o Sl ey el
andcan b “dropped' ot any i« guards
Histening in. Letters never o o vithoot 3
guard reading then. Tomates dho try end.talk
oty o Eeortrs a”otn “eialsiod

inst by prison staff, tncluding solitary
it Tkt et kg Yevi 23
Violence. Haquests for Pblic retords vsually
Cone haavily Sodacted o can't b foud:

Despite the difficulties in exposing the going
on "behind these walls, stories of insane
g oL gt ity Bt e nox gt ‘wy
ttmein by malor news outlets, o 4
cover it 1t is quickly forgotien shout by the
next fsote. 2 7

Operating behind o thick veil of secrucy.
isthe" nommal business practice: fol
American prisons, but Ceiminal Justice,
R e
one mass shooting afrer anot )
of great importance and an lssue with
i e T T 3ty et
So “too should vhat goes. on “bebind i
closed dooes' of prisn since SO ‘ef
imates will be re-emtering soctaty ot
some ‘point. & huga concetn should b
shoun over "how irmates are being treates
before they are released.

Priaon docs not.Just. ep prisoners
ook R te b

Bi-partisan offort is meed to enforce o
hange that. will address the. Losves. 4
heough and “honest assesament of the
urrent prison systens. failings noeds to
e openly ‘done. and. plans enacted. 1o
ddress end fix the problems. The first
ction beyond that neads to be a systeic
leansing. of repeat problematic. peison
taff. This action alone vill solve many
€ the rights violations that go o dail)
» peison.

e Dext. step vould be to bring in cutside
il workess to work. vith immates to
3039 and address ‘their sress of need
«d to help set and accomplish goals such
obtaining {dentification and other
st vete mch ¢ el haciny:
transportation and £

The third and mst essential step vould be
enforcing the ‘earine of bodyeise e at)
peson statf and visiting offisiers o ol
prison grounds, Soth poblic s peimme..
Ihe. video”and sl Shoulg ba iy s
and be mado available o vaichog el
a0d govertment. oversight ageneiet & iy
toes, " as" vell 33 “uhen Tovestipntiey
allegations of abuses

Séne groups may bl at vhat they pescetve
P o e e
eve e Gr o st ion ey
covcept i ‘e swbect b steepratin
Beoperty nd oty senrche. ant mapet 173,
[ et i T ko T
o the"enly ove it sl PP
woutd e e prieon staed el

Uith these peasuces in place, the ntiraty
OF the prison systen would’be. Foreed )
improve \hen SEaff are me longermas &3

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just by being in plain sight.
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refit ‘accusations ‘of misconduct, sbuse
and corruption. Tnmates will have the
peace of mind in knowing that people can
See the evidence ramotaly and 4t will pat
Just be destroyed.

The néeds of the nany vill alusys cutueigh
the needs of the fes, and the few are
Prison staff. The any are the people o
W11 have prisoners releasing, possibly to
be theix " co-vorkers, neighbors, DR
drivers, “repair ben, or Just the’ randan
Person Jou peet while out on your day 0
day excursions into the world, Hou they
come out can be decided by you, and your
elcted offictals. Mo nore hiding & the
shedows for prison staff, True education
endprogramaing for irmates. . Actual
bereflcial work dotails snd not - just
"ghostjobs" that anly ook good on paper:
It s "tine for this medieval fom of
punishment to catch up with the moder

. The ‘ageof thmolog T To 1o
inately te'vighe decioin:

Youe dectston.

- Joseph Shannon Nicols
21607075

" Jradio, television and

Devepapars have' bes
ity almost non-stop ads- for Job opening:
o prisons nation vide. Yo ok
ke to know 8 fos Facts that. thay dida’t
el you. Did you koow.

Corvectional officers comit suicide at ¢
Fate of tho and & half tines more. than the
pomilace.

Prison_guards also have shorter 1ife spanc
than the average person and those that don't
K1 thenselves die roushly o decade befoce
Othacs of the same sex, age o Facer

Horking in peisons has been shown to fncress:
instances of ‘donastic vioieme and el
abuse compared to other jobes

Boughly ane-thind of prison guards_sutfer
frod st Toia ‘ts 'a- miorer pate than
Soildecs et return from active var sones:

Hundreds of prison staff are arvested each
yo o charges st fron kg beibes;
smuggling contraband, drvg possession, sexua
abuse, assaul, corription and even mirder.

Sy then do_they continue to york in peisens?
Basy money ad low risc of legal
repercussions for thetx brutality, corruption
and endless greed. Compound that with the
fact “that may of tham can ot work in the
public sector due to preccisting mental
Lssues, “attitude probless, fossional
behaviér and general unlikeability. Mt to

rention ineptitie,
SHANE BAUER

& WARNING

deep look into the greed and

not only fueling mass
is actually famming the
the author, Shane Bauer,
undercover as a prison guard, to
expose American Prisons for what they are.
This is a Fine example of advocacy in action.

T begin with, Jet ne st say that brevity is ot o of strong Suits, bt T
il ot 13 e s 8s cain a7 0 stmlgh. v 25 T pasibly oy
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it epe, i e o 1ef e o all, hich L ny 1Lty 1 ove s the
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e of the most isportant things to people incarcerated in
prisons are books. It i how ve pass the tise. It s bow we

Teaim now things. Tt opens yee and doors. that othervise

vould renain closed. Sadly, most prison 1ibraries are mot

Vel stocked. *Sadder still, famy e vall can not

afford to pucchase books. * Thankfully there are many great

£roa book progeans availablo to prisoners. that collect ook

donations, ‘process ineate zaquest latters and mail packages

of books 'fres of charge. You can help by Finding @ place

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T am no_longer doing the Prison Journal. It has boep repleced by this section. I have b
Lomucs.einding placts to hoat this ZINE because they do not carry Journala". nat said,

hat the PRISON CHRONICLES £111s the void as 1¢ atterpts to address the issues goire
here at this BOP prison.

EDCATION; _ere 1ies the problen with nost of the lack of proraming in the BOP. he

staff are slloued to get lasy, nothing gots dove. 1 teach an A.C-E. cla

(bt Contming

Bhcation) called Mo Joy of Raading' It is @ ane houe par veek, ten weck class. T
vould think that 1 should ba doing three classes, ~ amually, what vith 53 veoks per year
Boen two classes a year? Nope. ' Class has been an avetege of GNE por. year, s 1 hiv

T o stay on then constantly to kaep that up. ~Well folke, 1 got tired of 1t and s0 1 gol
munipulative, T spoke with the staff over the B.R.A.V.E. (bureau Rehabilitation and Valoa:
Trbancenent )about. doing # class for thelr tnit since everyone in the unit has to 1ive ther
apart from the rest of the comound. T piiched the idea to thetr unit team, hed then tuy
Hhelx oum books, got then excited sbout Lt,... then asked my "boss's He. HeClary, “Hay.
um... vhen 15 the B R.AV.E. class gotng to, bei". The look on her face was priceless. Sha
inew nothing Sbout 1t 10 just goes to shoi that uhn a gy shovs up with & clipioard, 1t
oot sk hin an ofticial” Sy thy e o'ep 4, St got i 93 pe clase,
Ehat should b a bit rore $8§ to do this ZINE vith, (It iro't cheap) The big problem non
ia'to nake sure they gat the clase credit.

frother thi have bon Lazy an s the “Tmer Libxary Toam . i progran
Tt o o ehack ook oo 40m e, ookt Neay (e of ) s o 10
Sack ' for e books' afver e veoks, This 15 ussful o fnescearated people in s vays
i 15'a VAEal résourea for many, aspecisily those shat dontt have funds' s porchase b,
ile many places cxist thet sund books (see the article "Pagirg ALL Sooks”) this allove you
0 gat the Gxact book you vish to resd and rok have to hope that the prison book o
" Ve times they Vill rot. Understamdably, this progee was stopped amidat. the Gorid-15
pdenic) bt yith that declaced over, L6 Ly past Gue to Testars. £ have boen cn thais
Effes ' gat. this progras started back up for ove a yeat. T have even gone oo fat &5 to
Copy. thelt Fequeat Tomm 30" timss and sskd imetes to FLLL then oot and pive than back to
22 1 tumed In over 20 at once. Yo should ave seen the Look on ry "nsses” face uhen T
Gid... Priceless. It seams Tiks tho only vey to get. things done here 18 to manipalate 1t
" etog " That i Vi of thing e Bre i galnt Bace, Tt Tt tha ey do ot
have i3, TE's fust that o one fhas bean utting & foot up thelc hind cnds to get. then £o do
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fhem, then edcation would have rom to actually be effective and a useful kool for
panatee. do it stands, ny class, "ihe foy of reating", has basn alloves b Lepans o5
heg not been restarted. That 15 the Job of c/o Williams, s go Haure Ao 1o oes o
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RCREATION; | Exercise is ane thing for {mates that we can do prtty mch shere and vhen
ever v vish, xy ocgnised group ectivities such as soccer, sortboll and puning
frack take W & lot of room that fs Just ot avallahle o ue in’ the wite. T ®
plenty of room on the outside recreation yard (rec yard) though: In - sdliiies Tetie
ot1th berafits, nental balance and being sble to blo off steas and alisviste strics, 1t
2 2130 ome of fhe places imates can go-for space From other amates. . gur saiiiceoatiLs

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OF droves to deliver conteaband Into the ccapound, Their responce - pac.™® poy! Vi1
Hiectively pundsh all of us instead of the guity person. " So new we have bece mithors

2o, thing you have to understand is that the recreation departmant i directly under the
flucation Department. That seid, the saff are Just as Lazy. Corvostiomms SELLm he il
1n e rocy §73 Betting hin to sctually do ‘anyihing there, suh es spbcia e
e (5P 80 0, v domates o purchase hobly craft tens Ls next to bsaenbl e
joms aze allowed by policy and ace a great way for imates £ o prdietes o
e civsvery he hes made it inposelble with iy comulsive Lyt ssmmmetiig
s sactics, like destroring tumed in order forms.” Tn addition 55 g iing) 3
ithout ovecaight and nothing Ls reslly leamed here, This 16 snother hestr oo ot
Fogreming is dead and the day o day motians are Jusk thats dey e o pouher™

Gt issue involving recreation is the ability to play the TIRF ganes s0 comon 1n
Cloons. | For those that do not ko, Table-Tp Roberblay Gt (on Y &
e e g othar. gaes plaved using papee and dica have hai Shany kireses
2o o Msbelier that it pronotes devil vorshiping and can deive mayers oo emioie

%% "ore e soan, the ovie UNazes Monsters' with Ton arks 1o S st S
ey et T taling about. " scation bamed o fron ot Lo gLl

pectamnt 2% £l us o play af recrestion, yet esreation hos haomed S, el
9ka 5o et dopartmens, ooy ain's

"t shortages nationeide, orlg anly tn pact to Covid~19, and the rest. to the fact
el sone peccon wants the fob of "'prison gud it ie inderssanmaite” o "o
oot et ould be, pressed oc”extta ity,”Furthr atrsasing to o el
ore 150y g B orer receention have soeingly found 3 vy o s el )
SoEicanLL the,have to do L clain that they have seu a deene et copereered on
200 G and they can ol back s rslax th test of the ae oL eecess

iz the recreation yard closad for roushly 0401 of ‘i yerr, “iver i otle
ot oS L th difference becwean o igh-rlying sixplane” and s oortiomer
ne. Yot Stacf hare can't, Anything to net out of .

MR 1ALy Toeates do not have mch o look forvard o fn preison. Mail 1= one of the
Ee RIS St ve charioh, Lavbers and photos (ron hass, books that fctends 30 o You
o cend o 11t your spirite, - Baattena] soucses ia the US nail systen L3 aiso comon.
Noveompers, mavinee nd other medin sz Wil Liviness and Lock of oveEstiN: heve
. taionso marie. o dewalop Deve 1 the aat ssom thom am) I affasts i1
Eeciptents of mil at this faeilisy: SEaEf have taken o bwleting policy sny vy they o2
55 T Telest i votum natl s0. Sat ey do pot have o take ha b ko prosess 15, a3
sive 1t ¥ the copeact dmate, in the corcect unit, on the corret Floor, in the catcet
Goll fn o tinaly fashion. T il that we do sef 13 usually Late, scactines by weeke.
Thia 12 umally vorse. send foladaye and i o noticesble and Oious teend. Sama of the
b s ke T of G 1 o T o oA thar. sy ary
ot ationd b il books o shis Fectitty whin in foct they are flowed to. The OXY
Person silaumd to ban s place 18 the ‘natifotione vacdan, NOT the sail coon. Fven in the
Soeat Gt actunl an, the place elne bamed 13 siven 5 seane of recoucse vith the ten
orier.” o St papart vas e, ey do this becase they ko the harite ve wiil foce
i Trying to rctily 1t Will be soumintel L€ ot ixpossible. Host sapsvines will canel
Slbactiptions 11 they £et ons Eomummed, intermupting you service. . They also rejact
PITTRE booe packases 5. packe of photds. instess of polling out the offending cne.
5iving you the rest, If e try and gor 11 fixed here At Shis levl, o sot. the o
Sceams, Mad 'to o retaliated sgpinet, To mae matiess vorse, for 1f sy vesaeds o
Togs 2 ket o vha. 15 7edected o sen bock, an arely, s povie of rejection fiven 1o
effhar, o both the. sending, and intended sicipient, Just snother tactic waed by the
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In addition to the above, hen incarcerated pacple do get books, nmsely from the
ofganizations that e then for free, we are not allowd to knos o sent then.
Inioices, sconpanytne, papers, lettess s other (dmetfylng sources sce renoved, tom
sy e e Tt S e oy e el oF e e sy faelE

Thate'Ta o vay 2o keep track of shich placas respond o, Tequest letters or don't. e are
Forced to waate postage uriting then 1Ll n the hapes there 13 @ Fesponse. This i aiso
dosiened £ Glscoueese trmates from even trying 1n an eFFoFt o lesoen thelr work load:

EACILITIES; The departaent. that is supposed to perform routine smintenance and repairs
ECvecely Tacking to the polint of crimimality. They have allowd the ‘ASida: of
butlding 2to g0 without these cast saving repolrs HIL the coof 15 nos pouring In vater
to.both the’ dipar nd lows floocs, - Neadiess to say, Sy kept dbmates” in thase
Conditions For 55 long 88 possible. Thanfully they have pw cleared out th. top Bt have
eft about 15 irmates in . lovr floors to st 4o 8 cleanp crow vomn St relos, This
s5us of the ccopound 1 alzo know £ Flood then it raine, uater pooling up to Shout 7
fnchee, or more, dasp. Tnmates that 1va(ad) in that bolatng have/bad to valk theough Lt

o the chow Tall, 3w other areas of the comound. This being South Caroline, 1t
caifa'a Tot, 1t L ot that GLEFIAWLE o be pro-sctive and get. this Fixed, especially
Vithue fmates doiog. the bt of the ok, 'But o, they ld rather be.lary and b
Dothing bt alloving Sold o geow and the foulation 10 crumble. o yer ve're the. oves
Tt are calied ceininals?

MEDIGAL; When they handed out bedside mammers, comon courtesy and husan decercy they
Deerisied this pool of ralent. This is the one depertment here that should alveys be 'on
Feints o i1 tires. “he heslin of hmn betrgs 15 robhing o play vith yet mical statt
Bore" o nothing Tut play ghoes with our Lives: Not only do they Feek of ineptitude, they
Loow 40 and treat us bed Secause of thaic failings. These are pecple that would not make
Lo the public ssctor. They would be sued for alpractice in a haartbest cut there, yot

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the protection of the Prison Littgation Refors Act, which
Segtacs, ‘g eren Brosecution andafforde thn a e to- 11ty whirT S 18
SRS b, medical peacice or fusk plain igrarance to besie metent bessiig AL,
Cversigns e Goctle, tha, treat diabetes it peprobtamats ~ hos cm orisiisy (0%
e e v e Jegal, protections ey oEe alTone 1 i ent”ies 07
oo By et I fox e nfection in B g e, vhich resuiens o, g e, ALY
5 e ey e ok o threat of e entire Foc, o Lag G o Smdchl gt ek
o oulF EoATS o gat treted for ove o mnth for 34, and By b R LEacts e
TR " Soeth pulld,” bt after my Sast smurter it ey i 1
ot e it ooy Inetea 1 peck sy Covlt wi et ool s B e 28

Go'fupiace ith & Vet paper packine. T would Fatner Bide m cime hom eoreloCely B el
Go figure.

VIO, (Tie P b the visitioe tformstion on thete sebeizn g0 outdated that
O, e 22 b umy. Some evan after spending. hoscar

Tinaals; and Lodglng fees, and after travel (o 1obepind Of niles. The BOP hes, several

tinas, been nade avare of this issee. Ter disregard for the friend and families of
thoseincarcerated ‘spesks. voliass.

Further evidence of the crininality of the seceirce Prison System.

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