Dispatches from the Inside: Searching for redemption without resources for self-improvement8/14/2012 I am within a few months of completing a thirteen year term of imprisonment. You'd think I would be ecstatic, that I could do the rest of my time "standing on my head", as the saying goes. But each day I find myself becoming more and more frustrated, angry and disillusioned. I've experienced a steady decline of hope since arriving at CMC from San Quentin. It is because here I have no sense of purpose, of forward progress, and the disappointment is that no one in authority seems to care.
Click here to read the complete story, Dispatches from the Inside, by California Men's Colony (CMC) inmate Richard Gilliam
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It's because I don't feel like I'm making progress or having a purpose here, and I'm disappointed that no one in a position of power seems to care. Leave a Reply. |
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