Day 83 - 9/13/21 - Mon

My education in the legal and corrupt practices of US Government law enforcement continues on Day 83, starting with the counter-attack against the proposed DHS Debarment.

Journal Entry:

“Did not sleep, stupid brain. None of my slumber tricks worked. Not even returning to Null. Laid in bed till nine and I didn’t want to get up then. H/L/R drink, Meds. Going to do a Cop-Out for medical/psych about my meds. Will submit it Wednesday. Still dry on Barbell. In the common area, going to work on this Journal, then Null. Probably type Walking Distance later. I feel like I should re-type the motion with ineffectual counsel added to it, just keep it in reserve. See if he does anything with what I sent or anything happens with the appeal.

Another beautiful day, not wasting it, get things done.

LUNCH: Chili-Cheese Fries. Recycled Chili. I disliked it the first couple of times, but it wasn’t that bad in this generation.

Worked on Walking Distance—email type up, a little on Null, and wrote a Cop-Out for Meds which I’ll submit Wed/Thur, mail home copy. Got a response from DHS, a very informative one. I’ll give a polite response and still file an appeal in 20 days. Why not?

My Email back to DHS: Thank you for your quick response and information concerning the proposal of my debarment. I look forward to receiving the document you are sending and will get it back to you as soon as possible. Just one more question: As you may or may not know, I currently have a direct appeal pending to the verdict and sentence. Would a successful appeal affect the debarment, or would it remain in effect three years from the end of my incarceration regardless? Thank you for all your help. I appreciate it.

SUPPER: Chicken fried rice. Wasn’t bad. Ate outside for the first time since I’ve been here. I’m going to keep doing it; better for scoring food for reserve.

Went outside for rec.

‘You’re in My Seat’ – I think it was Revenge with Kevin Costner and Anthony Quinn, maybe or not.”

Notes for Day 83 (Four Years Later)

Pretty standard entry. Though, in re-reading it, I noticed I repeated myself several times concerning what I was working on. So the mixed-up psych meds were definitely still affecting me. But when you're incarcerated, you kind of live in a mental haze anyway. There is not a lot to think about, or be responsible for. In a lot of ways, you can see why people get used to that life, and when released, they do something (commit a crime) just to go back. Once you know the rules and system, it’s really a pretty easy life. True Facts.

Couple other points: The dining room had a door to the outside, where there were many picnic tables, and it was really a nice area (for a prison). Fenced in, but still, it was nice to eat outside, and for the most part, you could not be seen by the guards.

The other thing: the Debarment email. Everyone I talked to about this proposal from the agency that put me in prison said, “don’t fight it. Not important, make you more of a target.” So at this point, I was still on the fence about fighting it. Ultimately, I did. All the way, including suing the government to attempt to stop the debarment. I am so glad I did. I learned so much about the system, legal matters, and human nature. Because I did, they shortened the debarment time to match my supervised release. And now because of my RDAP and First Step release, it should be ending the debarment in May of 2026. I will be sending them an email soon to find out if that is the case. Because if not, guess what? Well, you know, back to court we go.