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So, the conversation in the chapel library/psychology department went something like this:

Inmate C to other inmates (including me) who were watching shows on the different televisions.

Inmate C: "I'm trying to explain to medical on this cop-out about the pain in my neck, but I can't remember the right word...can you all help me?"

A brief discussion follows regarding exactly what she was trying to say.

Staff member whose office happens to be located in that room: "If you guys want to talk, go outside or back to your unit."

Inmates: Silence and looks passed around like....ummm...no one is really surprised that this particular staff member had nothing helpful to say...then shrugs and we each resume watching our various programs.

Inmate C: "Ummm..excuse me Ms. Staff Member...is there a dictionary in this library or could you please tell me how to spell the word...excruciating."

Staff member: "If you want to know how, go to the education department and they will teach you how to spell it."

Huh!?!

Yes, my friends that would be the love, patience and understanding that is oozing out of the psychology department here at Camp Marianna. You know...the people that hold the "Recovering from Trauma" workshop. The one with four book shelves of self-help books and videos.

Ok.....since my last post where I was discussing the amazing medical/health care here....no... don't get me wrong...for "prison" the dental team is really competent and some of the medical staff are too...actually the sad thing is ALL of them, including the "mental health team" would be great...if they just didn't have that....piss off ya botherin' me attitude!

You know the one that unfortunately too many people have.....that is more of a screw you and your cry for help.

I know...I know...

But Kelly...aren't you being a little melodramatic...well maybe I am and maybe I'm not...let's look at it this way.

As you've read from previous posts I'm here on a felony theft charge. I've often wondered(in the past...not recently because I believe there's some closure happening there) if John Alford and the various Board members at my former employer NOLA 180 aka Langston Hughes Academy had answered my requests/cries for help with the overwhelming situation that was thrust on me.....

would I be here in prison?

To be continued

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