The narration of a day in his life was spontaneous, apparently sparked by Solzhenitsyn’s book, and well written. I did not request it, but I was impressed by how thoroughly he documented it, and, contrary to his apologizing, the spelling/grammatical errors were minimal. With his subsequent permission, I decided to submit it for publication, partly in order that men like him are not forgotten.
Monday, March 25, 2024
A Day in the Life
The following is a letter from a January 6 political prisoner. I have recently been corresponding with several with varying degrees of success since a lot of their mail gets returned, particularly envelopes containing newspaper and magazine clippings as well as Xeroxed articles. This, incidentally, is highly illegal in so far as there is solid, extensive legal precedent that inmates in both state and federal prisons may receive mail. Unlike some of the Jan 6 prisoners, such as Ryan Samsel, it appears that he has not been subjected to brutality by the staff and he acknowledges that he has it better than many others.
