Late yesterday our “lockdown” came to an end…
It lasted three days. All the inmates had been confined to our cells. I am especially happy to now be able to take a shower. I was also able to go to the chapel this morning for our worship service. It was good seeing the brothers as we all missed each other.
My cell got searched just like all the other guys. I had no “contraband” but I did lose about a dozen plastic hangers. These were the outdated kind that I guess someone decided are no longer permitted. It's no big deal. I will just get the newer kind when I go to the commissary.
In prison one learns to make do. A certain item that has been permitted for many years, like ball-point pens with a retractable point, can suddenly become “unauthorized” the moment a prison official decides that inmates should not have these anymore. Again, it's not a big deal. We can still have the standard ball-point Bic and Papermate pens. But if a man happened to own the kind of pens with the top that you can press down to bring the point out or back in, he'll find that he will have to hand over his pens to a guard.
Meanwhile, this lockdown and search resulted in a big commotion. Three .22 caliber bullets were found in another cellblock. It was a major find as far as contraband goes. The discovery was even reported in the newspapers and on the radio.
No one knows who put the bullets inside of a hollow mop handle. But they were found, nonetheless. Thankfully no one got hurt. Now it's back to the normal routine.
D.B.
My cell got searched just like all the other guys. I had no “contraband” but I did lose about a dozen plastic hangers. These were the outdated kind that I guess someone decided are no longer permitted. It's no big deal. I will just get the newer kind when I go to the commissary.
In prison one learns to make do. A certain item that has been permitted for many years, like ball-point pens with a retractable point, can suddenly become “unauthorized” the moment a prison official decides that inmates should not have these anymore. Again, it's not a big deal. We can still have the standard ball-point Bic and Papermate pens. But if a man happened to own the kind of pens with the top that you can press down to bring the point out or back in, he'll find that he will have to hand over his pens to a guard.
Meanwhile, this lockdown and search resulted in a big commotion. Three .22 caliber bullets were found in another cellblock. It was a major find as far as contraband goes. The discovery was even reported in the newspapers and on the radio.
No one knows who put the bullets inside of a hollow mop handle. But they were found, nonetheless. Thankfully no one got hurt. Now it's back to the normal routine.
D.B.