Relentless Gratitude

There is this apartment complex at 44th St and McDowell (just down the street from TERROS) called Ocotillo Village. This is the first...

Due to the aggressive and "not give a flock about hurting people that cross us" nature of a particular biker organization, I've chosen to...

I've spent a lot of time in Starbucks bathrooms, not actually going number 1 or number 2. They are great for drug addicts and homeless...

At Durango, access to nail clippers is very limited. The DOs bring out a water glass with 3 pairs and sit it outside the pods, one on...

I have a permanent scar on my left hand. It's an indent and discoloration of the skin. This was from smoking meth out of a broken pipe...

In MCSO, phone calls are very expensive. There are two ways to pay for it. You can either purchase a phone card on commissary ($20 for...

Years ago, "sheriff Joe" Arpio decided it would be a great idea to change to an all vegetarian diet for the inmates of the MCSO jails....

I had a truly amazing experience this morning, for which (guess what?) I am very grateful for. I've been talking to this dude who comes...

So just after one of the times I was page 2'd (the time I lost my working privileges and was moved back to an unsentenced pod) I was...

There's a scam I used to do where I would get a cash receipt for an item, go jack the item, then return it with the receipt for cash. I...

When I was homeless, I used to eat trash out of dumpsters and trashcans. Yeah, its kinda gross, but when I was hungry and it was 3am and...

Waiting for transport in jail was one of the worst things ever. This is the setup when you have a court appearance to make when you are...

REC time in jail came twice a week. It was up to the discretion of the DO's on *when* but the days were static. It was optional for...

In Maricopa County jail, there is a group called SRT. They are the Specialized Response Team, and they are basically a SWAT team for...

I'm definitely not proud of it, but I did quite a bit of shoplifting to get meth. I don't care how good a shoplifter is, the law of...

Today I'm grateful for bicycles, the freedom to go running outside not bound by a razor wire fence , and the ability to listen to any...

Wow. I'm grateful to be able to use a full size toothbrush, brand name toothpaste, and write with an actual gel pen!