It was back to work for me on this Monday...
It was uncomfortable having to walk past Charlie Wesson's cell as I made my rounds.
I would look into what was his little living space as a matter of habit, expecting to see Charlie sitting on his bunk smoking one of his hand-rolled cigarettes. Now his prison cell sits with his property all in place, as if he left only for a few hours and was expecting to return at any time.
It will take some getting used to not seeing Charlie around and not being able to talk with him during his lucid periods.
Probably by tomorrow a few corrections officers will come, as per the guidelines and protocol, to pack Charlie's things. Everything he owned, which wasn't much, will be packed into canvass bags and then itemized in the Office of the prison's Personal Property Clerk. These large bags containing Charlie Wesson's personal property will be stored for about thirty days to give his family time to come to the facility to pick up his property. He had a handful of old family photos, too.
If his family doesn't come to claim his things within the specified time, all the items will be discarded in the trash. Who needs a dead man's clothes? Then, probably by tomorrow afternoon or the following day, what was once Charlie's cell will be occupied by another prisoner. There will be no memories of Charlie except in my head.
D.B.
I would look into what was his little living space as a matter of habit, expecting to see Charlie sitting on his bunk smoking one of his hand-rolled cigarettes. Now his prison cell sits with his property all in place, as if he left only for a few hours and was expecting to return at any time.
It will take some getting used to not seeing Charlie around and not being able to talk with him during his lucid periods.
Probably by tomorrow a few corrections officers will come, as per the guidelines and protocol, to pack Charlie's things. Everything he owned, which wasn't much, will be packed into canvass bags and then itemized in the Office of the prison's Personal Property Clerk. These large bags containing Charlie Wesson's personal property will be stored for about thirty days to give his family time to come to the facility to pick up his property. He had a handful of old family photos, too.
If his family doesn't come to claim his things within the specified time, all the items will be discarded in the trash. Who needs a dead man's clothes? Then, probably by tomorrow afternoon or the following day, what was once Charlie's cell will be occupied by another prisoner. There will be no memories of Charlie except in my head.
D.B.
