It's the first time I've been out of my cell in four days...
I've already put all my property back in order. I cleaned my sink and toilet and washed my floor several times over with a wet sponge. I then took a much-needed shower. The hot water seemed to be heaven-sent. It felt good to wash my body as well as shampoo my naturally oily scalp and hair.
Virtually all the sixty-seven men who live in the same housing area with me headed for the showers when our doors opened. I had some garbage to throw out first. Then it was a matter of getting on the shower line to await my turn.
But as for the contraband search, the entire facility was checked out. And in addition to all one's possession being inspected, what I've always found difficult about prison life is the "strip search." It's uncomfortable and humiliating having to take my clothes off while gloved guards check my body for hidden contraband. Yet it is a part of most lockdowns. And although a strip-search is usually over in five minutes or less, it's still a weird thing to experience. In my thirty years of incarceration, I've never gotten used to it. But I'm glad the lockdown is over!
D.B.
Virtually all the sixty-seven men who live in the same housing area with me headed for the showers when our doors opened. I had some garbage to throw out first. Then it was a matter of getting on the shower line to await my turn.
But as for the contraband search, the entire facility was checked out. And in addition to all one's possession being inspected, what I've always found difficult about prison life is the "strip search." It's uncomfortable and humiliating having to take my clothes off while gloved guards check my body for hidden contraband. Yet it is a part of most lockdowns. And although a strip-search is usually over in five minutes or less, it's still a weird thing to experience. In my thirty years of incarceration, I've never gotten used to it. But I'm glad the lockdown is over!
D.B.
