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December 14, 2004
Prison Pete Redux
For those of you unfamiliar with Prison Pete, his link is just to the right of me. I really admire both Pete and Editor, who faithfully converts Pete’s correspondence into online form for the reading pleasure of the Internet. I first mentioned Pete way back in August. His blog was the inspiration for Michael to start writing letters to post.
Prisoners are people too—and any of you are idiots who think that everyone who's in jail belong there, take a look at your own past and see what kind of things you never got in trouble for. Unlike you, however, some people are actually paying their debt to society.
Well, good ol’ Pete has left the custody of the Feds, and has now settled into Suffolk County Jail, where he’s going to await his New York State sentencing (I think this is what’s going on…)
And since the man doesn’t have a typewriter, he’s been faithfully sending handwritten copies to poor Editor-man to post on the blog. Yours truly volunteered to help out with the typing and boy did I get a perfect doozie of a letter today!
It’s all found at Prison Pete.
Posted by Bastique at December 14, 2004 4:35 PM
Comments
Holy cow...thanks for the update C.
I didn't know he was transferred...I haven't been keeping up w/ Prison Pete lately,so much b.s. going on around here,ya know.But you sure hit it right on the nail...people sit around and talk crap about how ppl locked up,and then sometimes get in their car and drive while intoxicated.I can't begin to count the number of ppl in the joint for DWI's,and doing more time than some violent offenders.Of course that's just one example....but yea,I wish more ppl would think like you on that issue.Yet and still,even when you pay your debt to society....sometimes society STILL won't let you live it down.I also admire both Pete,the editor,and you and Michael for doing such a great job enlightening everyone on what prison is REALLY like,and not just what you see on T.V.
Geez,when I had the kitty template,I had a place to add favorite bloggers...but I can't figure out how to get yours and Pete's link on this new template I changed to.Any ideas cutie?
Posted by: tammi at October 1, 2005 4:05 PM