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Column: The benefits and amenities of one prison housing unit over another

<em>Brian Wood, formerly of Layton, is an inmate at the Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. He pleaded guilty to nine felony charges for offenses from 2011 to 2014, including counts of burglary, drug possession and prescription fraud. He could spend up to 35 years in prison, ...

Column: In prison, you control what you can and not worry about the rest

<em>Brian Wood, formerly of Layton, is an inmate at the Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. He pleaded guilty to nine felony charges for offenses from 2011 to 2014, including counts of burglary, drug possession and prescription fraud. He could spend up to 35 years in prison, ...

Experiences using drugs aren’t pleasant stories, but should be told

Yesterday, I was in a class called LIFE offered here at Central Utah Correctional Facility. The instructor came into the room and said, “Everyone into my office, right now!” In his office he played a saved voicemail that was only minutes old. It was from a father of a very recent inmate ...

Sport events in prison, including kickball, can get competitive

<em>Brian Wood, formerly of Layton, is an inmate at the Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. He pleaded guilty to nine felony charges for offenses from 2011 to 2014, including counts of burglary, drug</em> possession <em>and prescription fraud. He ...

Drug addiction is like being in a constant state of panic

If someone asks me if I’m a drug addict, I will tell them no. Many people are of the mind; once an addict, always an addict. If by this, they mean it would be a very poor idea for me to use opiates recreationally, then yes, I agree I have a disposition towards abuse. But to me the word ...

It’s not impossible to find positive role models in prison

I’ve mentioned many times all the bad influences that surround me in prison; there are many, but I’ve also found good ones.The more time I’ve spent around certain individuals, the more I have found my admiration for them.If it wasn’t for my incarceration, I never would have met ...

Behind Bars: Not a lot of options for frequent flyer inmates

There’s a saying: In the spoon by noon and back in the pen by ten.“In the spoon” is referring to the use of drugs, intravenously. That is because the most common utensil used to mix IV drugs in with water before being drawn into a syringe is a spoon. I imagine the general public would ...