Lock down status, what does it mean to us, and what does it mean to them? I can only speak for my family and relay the words that I read through the letters that my husband sends me.
Lock down for my husband is a tough one. He isnt in a dorm where it is open space. No he sits in a two man cell. To be locked away like a caged animal is alredy hard enough then to be confined 23 hours a day make him remember his ag seg days.
Though he says that during this time he has time to reflect on what he did to get there the frustrations of the isolation are hard. It is during this time when inmates hurt themselves because the silence of what surrounds them is too loud!
This is a time od shackdown, where they go through the private things of your loved ones, and mind you they dont place things in a neat pile. No, they go in like animals themselvs and purposly ransack all the special cards and letters and pictures that you loved one is so proud of. God forbid they find a fan that another cellie left you, that isnt on your property list. No doubt they will take it and them more than likey give you a case. (over a fan) Im the last shak down they destroyed pictures of me, they tore of cards, things that my husband holds dear. Items that cant hurt anyone, but keep the moral up for my man. They take them, destroy them to tear down my husband. To strip him of his outside life. To destroy the images in his mind of the free world. Thats why it is so important to constantly remind them of our love. You would be surprised of the many men who have no one anymore. AThe road gets too tough for many loved ones. The years seem too long, and sometimes alot of loved ones just dont want to be part of that journey.
For me lock down scares me. I worry that my husbnad will lose his composure and allow the rage in him to come to the surface, causing him to catch a case. THe CO's simply abuse thier power, some are younger than my husband. 18 years old straight out of hughschool and in charge of my husbands every move.
I dont wish to CO bash here as they aer not all bad, but those few evil minded ones make it hard for those that are trying to do good.
Lets just pray for all inmates, no matter thier crime, the bible says to love the sinner and hate the sin, so stop thinking about this one or that one did. God is in control now.
Mine is where he is for a reaso, but i think that he is finally ready to come home. The only shake down hell be getting then is in the bedroom. :-)
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