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Texas Prison System Essay by a Prisoner As I sit down to write about the Texas prison system, my mind races in many different directions. But, maybe a better way of putting it is that my emotions start getting the best of me. Just thinking about it, I get frustrated, angry, upset. But most of […]

Going to Prison Early morning and I’m awakend and informed I’m on chain. After what seemed like forever waiting to start a prison sentence experience, up until now, I could only imagine in my head and piece together information given from inmates who have been down before. Even with almost two years of preparation, nothing

Exhausting Administrative Remedies in Prison One of the first things I want to talk about is the grievance procedure. This is a system set up for the prisoners who have a complaint that needs to be dealt with by the administration. It could be that you’re having trouble with the medical or dental departments, like

Commissary Day I wake up early in the morning, and it’s nice to wake up with a sense of anticipation. I used to wake up eager for the day all the time when I was free. Now, I’m not free. But, one of the things an inmate can really look forward
to is commissary day. It

The Best Little Trap House in Texas You may have heard the expression, “Whatever happens in ‘Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Since it’s a place where drugs, gambling, alcohol, and prostitution are the norm, it’s widely accepted in the community that those things are just going to happen there. But, you would probably be surprised to

An objectively Reasonable Level of Care The University of Texas Medical Branch is the healthcare provider for the eastern region of the TDCJ. Out west, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center takes care of those inmates. In my transfer time, I was out in West Texas, and then I moved to my ID unit in

Motor Vehicle Seizures A: There are a couple ways that a cop can take a car or other vehicle from somebody. It can happen if they’re taking the car away from an accident, the car is being towed, the car is stolen (or the cop has enough of a reason to think that it is),

320.1 Motor Vehicle Seizures (Continued) A car can get taken in even if it’s not for a crime. If that happens, a report will have to be filled out, and all the reasons that it got taken in will have to be written down. If a vehicle gets taken in because of a hit and

Arrested Person’s Vehicle Usually, if the driver of a car is arrested, and the car is related to the actual arrest, the car should get impounded so that it’s safe. If the arrested person wants, they can ask for the car to be brought back to where they were arrested, as long as it’s an

Recovered Stolen Vehicles A: When taking a car that the cop is sure is stolen, or there’s enough reason to think it might be, and the car is in good enough shape to be driven, the cop will then call the police info center, and they’ll try to get in touch with the person that