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I was a H#,J# and a V# and was just up at old folsom on my last bit. I will say this, you have to have a strong mind and spirit not to let that place get to you. with over 22 years in behind the walls, I walked into that place feeling uneasy. not from fear of the inmates or guards, but from the evil energy that permeates those walls. I have three years+ clean now and will discharge parole in a year. WE CAN OVERCOME.we do not have to let that world define who we are. its not where we've been but where we are going that matters. for the loved ones of long term convicts love them for the person they are but do not enable the whole "i cant help it im institutionalized" excuse to be introverted or mean or keep doing the same things. thats B.S. Im a validated member of a white prison gang with an indeterminate shu now and i uswed the same excuses to keep doing what i wanted for many years. tough love your convicts and they will do the right thing. peace to all.
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My father has been in Old Folsom State Prison for about 3 years now. I don't know how long he will be in there. I am 20 years old now and haven't seen my father since I was 15. He spent a year in OCJ and some time at Wasco State Prison which is where they evaluate where you belong. He's a loving man and never harmed anyone but himself, but still is a Level 4 prisoner, in there with the lifers and 20+ year inmates.
I hope he gets out soon, and I haven't gone to visit him since I have so much going on in my life. He managed to get his hands on a cell phone twice but was caught both times over a 2 year period and sent to ADSEG both times, the first for a month and the second for I don't know how long.
He turned 57 this month, and I can't believe the man who stayed out of trouble for 40 years of his life is now doing who knows how long in one of the most infamous state prisons in California. It's so old and dilapidated. I would talk with him everyday when he had his illegal cell phone, but now I just don't know if I can take what he's become. Being white in the prison system isn't exactly the easiest thing to do. I don't know what he's done to survive but I'm scared to find out, but at the same time I'm dying to know. For all you who have family in the CDC, stay off drugs and make sure you lead your family in the right direction, if I didn't have my mom to take care of me when I was younger I know I'd be sitting in some prison in California.
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TO: Loveing Sister,
My uncle went to folsom for a few years and before he went in there he was so funny and fun to be around. aside from all the drug using and everything else he was doing on the side. he never treated me bad or anything even while he was gang bangin and doin drugs. when he got out he was a completly different person. i couldnt believe it. he was so searious all the time and would even look at me weird and give me weird looks. its kinda hard to explain i guess. but he was so different when he came out. its hard to really be around him anymore. it tears me apart!
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Hi am Mrs. E. I drive from los angeles every weekend to see my husband but now he is in the hole for something he didn't do, but his celly did. I am writing the warden and trying to find a lawyer to fight for my baby's justice. I just visited him last sunday behind the window and he said he got a paper and they are taking all his visits. I feel stressed because his cell mate admitted to the officers he did what he did all along and my husband had nothing to do with it. But they didn't care. They are cellmates to them and they are the same.
My husband can't control another man, tell him what to do what's right and wrong. His cellmate apolgizes but I can't accept it because my husband is suffering locked down 23 hrs daily inside a cage to work out. While he is in a library our family visit had being canceled. I just need help to get my baby out. He is strong, he being down for 4 yrs. 3 yrs at old folsom but I just want my baby out of the hole, and it is the hardest being away from him and not being able to touch him or hug him. We have less then 2 yrs to go I just hope I can help him fix the wrong situation.
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I was @ old Folsom from 1983 to 1988.A time before all these new prisons where built.Back in the day it was Folsom and S.Q.Twenty some odd years later I find myself thinking about my years @ Folsom State Prison.I've spent 35 yrs. of my 50 yrs. on Gods earth in the custody of the Calif.Dept.of Corrections.3 terms C.Y.A and 9 terms C.D.C.
I just finished a year violation at Wasco State Prison.I've been out for over a year and clean for 2 years.I am so done with that lifestyle. In '07 I was tasered by the P.D. had a heart attack and spent 3 months in a coma.
A little over a year to recooperate.For those of you who about to be released stay strong and I suggest look strongly into A.A. or N.A. For those of you without a release date stay strong and if your facility has A.A. or N.A. programs attend, please.
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My brother is in Folsom. I went to go visit him for the first time just last month and he has totally changed! My once happy loving to joke is all of a sudden quite and mumbles? I told him to keep his head up and we all love him and can't wait until he comes home in 2012. Will he come out different?
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my father just got transfered to old Folsom prison he dose not seem happy being there he will spend 5 years there and hopefully come home he tells me that this place can turn from calm to a battle zone is seconds he is afraid to have to fight and get more time I hope he dose not have to I want him to come home I am pregnant and he will not get to be there for the birth or the first years of my baby's life i hope he dose not have to stay in this place for his safety I hope he can make it there without getting more time!!! i miss you dad and i love you see you at visiting on Sunday!!!!
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My number was j-0****. I touched down for the last time in 1998.
I came out of Oakland, which is messed up, and I came out worse than I went in, left California because of a drug habit and three strikes. If you got a date stay focused on your goals when you parole and stay positive, if you don't have a date, then God bless you and whoever you have loving and supporting you from the streets. Second, help the young cats in there with their own dates, and help them to see things clearly. Power to the people!
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My number was D-12***. For those of you who know, you know I have an old number. As much as I hate to admit it, I've been there, done that. I spent 6+ years in Folley, and have been out since the end of 1992. It seem that I'm still paying for my crimes, mostly because of my tacs. My father, unfortunatly, ran with the TS and had done 28 years behind the walls, both state and fed. After his passing I felt as though I no longer had to live under his approval. My relationships have been many, five wives, and still don't seem to be able to hold on to one. Allow me to lay my pen down and hear from you, I've even moved out of state because of the 3 strike laws, a story for another time but I just got out from a 25 to life case.
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I have one soul left in Folsom State Prison. He is the father of my child and he was recently transferred there. He was accused of murder, attempted murder, and felon w/ gun. He is sentenced to 107 years. I just received the very first letter from him addressed from Folsom. I must say his tone in the letter was strange, angry, and empty. I feel there is something very unsettling about that place. If you have any stories you could share please do so. I need to paint the picture for myself of his surroundings. Thank you.
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you need to be approved before visiting any inmate in a california state prison
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Hi my name is Bonnie Martin or soon will be. My fiance is in Folsom has been for 13 years. He has finally asked me to marry him and i said yes on 11/10/07. Myself and one of our sons went to visit within less than two hours we were asked to leave. Our son had not seen his dad for 13 years. MY fiance is in for LIFE plus one year. Why would we be told that a room full of people drove 250 miles and they get to stay? I dont beleive it for one minute. I really need to talk with some people that are in my shoes to keep my Faith. Ive only been back in calif for 8 months and could really use some help. Carpooling to Folsom marrried couples from here. Please contactme. and THANK YOU FOR ME BEING the first post from FOLSOM. God bless yoyu all. THE FUTURE MRS CHARLES W MARTIN.
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