November 16, 2023

The "call" comes back through the vent about 8:18pm. "You have to handle it yo'self." It's starting to look like the muscle those guys have over the phones is not interested in catching tickets. Not on this range or the next. Good behavior goes to other prisons. Many of these guys are here on bad behavior at medium security joints. Prisons are, by and large, just a fraternity of misbehavior on the tax payers expense. It seems to pain people with young children and physical ailments the most, both of which conditions weigh heavily on my own experience. Young guys who don't care about the responsibility of fatherhood and haven't acquired the aches and pains of years of hard work seem to be downright happy. They pass around the information of the same handful of girls willing to put money on the phone and once they have a TV they spend their time watching reruns and hollering to the other inmates what channel to flip to because some girl has "cheeks." They rap their fantasies and tell grossly exaggerated stories in the vent. It's mostly bizarrely childish.

My neighbor whom we ordered the chess set for was left/given a TV by someone who left. He still plays chess, but much less.

​All of my recent back spasm has subsided to its usual blunt ache. I also talked to The Wolf again today. She has a ton of stuff to work on and she has mentioned something I have not known or considered during each phone call since she was retained. I am of the impression that she really is in her element and I look forward to seeing how things get composed and presented in our efforts going forward. She has repeatedly commented on the group's efforts to get information together and identify things that are important. Even some of the things I identify may not make it into our arguments later but she has lists for reprioritization based on what information scan be affiliated to support our position.