It has been a day of pacing back and forth within the confines of my prison cell, and waiting...
It's now 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Yesterday the facility went on a "lockdown" and it may remain this way for a while. There's no way of knowing for certain. But I've been through this before. Lockdowns are a part of prison life.
I did hear, however, that the entire facility is being searched for contraband. This happens periodically. Sometimes such searches occur because of a rumor about a planned escape or a big gang fight in the making. Mostly, though, lockdowns are ordered whenever prison officials feel it is time to clean house, check everyone out, and see if any weapons, maps, drugs, or other illegal items are on the grounds.
Therefore, more than likely, my cell is going to be visited by a team of correctional officers. And if it doesn't happen today, then there's tomorrow. In addition, by the time the lockdown is done every classroom, vocational shop, work station, and the kitchen will have been thoroughly searched. Likewise, the visiting room, recreation yards, Infirmary, chapel and the corridors will have been examined too. No stone remains unturned.
But for now it is a matter of guessing when my area is going to be searched, and of course waiting for it to happen. I've already organized my cell so that the search team could move from one clothing item to another, and then to each plastic storage container. The easier I make it for them, perhaps the less damage they will do.
D.B.
I did hear, however, that the entire facility is being searched for contraband. This happens periodically. Sometimes such searches occur because of a rumor about a planned escape or a big gang fight in the making. Mostly, though, lockdowns are ordered whenever prison officials feel it is time to clean house, check everyone out, and see if any weapons, maps, drugs, or other illegal items are on the grounds.
Therefore, more than likely, my cell is going to be visited by a team of correctional officers. And if it doesn't happen today, then there's tomorrow. In addition, by the time the lockdown is done every classroom, vocational shop, work station, and the kitchen will have been thoroughly searched. Likewise, the visiting room, recreation yards, Infirmary, chapel and the corridors will have been examined too. No stone remains unturned.
But for now it is a matter of guessing when my area is going to be searched, and of course waiting for it to happen. I've already organized my cell so that the search team could move from one clothing item to another, and then to each plastic storage container. The easier I make it for them, perhaps the less damage they will do.
D.B.