The following is an excerpt from a recent letter of Chris' to me. The names have been changed.
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Steve has one month to go before he spends the final sixth measure of his sentence in a halfway house. Already he served 17 months here in echo-Charlie. Once he moved to room 26, now to the corner room, otherwise only out to his work detail or down for a visit, but never once outdoors. "I'm losing it, man," he confessed. He has seen some men leave and later come back. Yes, "for a violation," he said, pausing for effect. "Now we've got some real looneys in here."
He recounted that he had self-surrendered, giving me a hint of the minor weight of his crime, at least an indication that the judge respected his character enough to allow Steve to report to prison of his own volition. In fact, the judge said he wanted to send Steve to Sheridan, OR for participation in a program that would subtract a year from his sentence pursuant completion of 500 hours worked. Unfortunately when he opened his letter of destination, Mike read Seattle Federal Detention Center.
"Hey man, I'm in room 36 if you ever need to blow smoke." That goes without saying for y'all, anne.
love
Chris
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