Three years ago, I met a man who changed the way I look at the world. It was then that I started visiting Brian Wood in the Davis County Detention Center.Although I knew Brian’s dad, I had only met Brian briefly one time. What drew me to make that first visit was a mix of benevolent ...
The new building in Gunnison was finally opened at the end of January. Since then there has been quite the shuffling of prisoners from one housing unit to another. I was moved to a section called “Shady Acres.” It is sort of like a retirement community.The majority of the inmates here are ...
On average, there are about one or two fights per week here in Gunnison. I’ve seen two in as many weeks, and what I’ve noticed is that when there is a fight in prison, rarely does anyone stop it before it has run its course, even if an officer is close enough to watch it happen.Officers may ...
I can’t ever remember looking forward to the change of season as much as I do right now. Spring can’t get here soon enough.As far as prison life goes, winter is the least enjoyable time of year. There are a number of reasons for this.At the top of my list is the yard. Going to the yard is ...
My cellie and I were watching the evening news report, and the newscaster said he gave the morning commute a D-minus due to a storm rolling in. Without missing a best, my cellie said, “Well that settles it; I’m not driving anywhere tomorrow.”I thought that was pretty funny, but it also ...
I’ve been told religion, politics and college sports are the three most divisive topics. I’ve already made it known that I’m a BYU fan, so I guess it’s about time I mention the recent presidential election.I considered trying to keep my opinion out and just give observations, but I ...
