Jasmine
12-16-2001, 09:29 PM
I am the wife on an inmate at NH State Prsion- Lakes Region Facility.
My husband is Kenny. We met in March 2000 while he was in the halfway house. His bid is a 7 1/2 to 15 for armed robbery. We joke about the fact that he has got to be the only person who goes in to rob a place and comes out with a dime less than when they go in. We do not, however, joke about the crime itself...we have both suffered because of it. The better part of his sentence was spent in Supervised Housing Unit (SHU) and Close Custody (CCU). He was due to be paroled in April and would be moving in with his brother. However, 1 week before parole, he was lugged back to NHSP on a dirty urine (it was held for an entire month...I'll tell you why in a bit). After much fighting, he was paroled in July 2000. Since then he has gone back twice, and is currently serving time for a violation. He originally got a 6 month setback, suspended on acceptance to a long term rehab. We are now trying to get that cut to the 6 month setback and outpatient rehab upon parole. Right now he is behind the fence (C-3) at LRF...hopefully on Wedsnesday will be reclassified to C-2 and moved to MSU (outside the fence). If all goes well, he will serve 4 months in MSU and/or the halfway house and re-paroled in April.
Now why would they hold a urine that long?? Well, what we were TOLD was that extensive tests were run to be assured of the heroin because he was also on narcotics for a crushed finger injury (the finger has since been amputated). However, Kenny earned himself quite a name. He has a quick temper and was a real bad ass. He was also quite prominent in an Aryan gang. Many of the cops had it in for him, and both of us believe this is the real reason it was held for so long. Especially since several of his "brothers" were lugged at the same time for trumped up charges and planted "evidence". Even now, he is well respected and pretty much left alone. I'm greatful for this because it enables him to do what he needs to do to come home.
When Kenny is home he is a drywall subcontracter. He makes good money at it, which sometimes causes a lot of problems. He has a drug problem and is an alcoholic...so the more money he has, the more tempting the addictions become. But there is a definete change in him. He is now on medication for his anxiety and depression (triggers for him), so he handles things better and is overall much more pleasant. We are slowly working on changing his racial beliefs (I abhor them) and there is progress in that area. There is less fighting between us now that he is sober, and I find that I am falling in love with him all over again. I hope this is the LAST time he goes back because not only is it hard on me and my son, but also on him. When he does come home, I hope he'll get involved here. Maybe all he has gone through can help someone else...wether it be the families or another ex-inmate going through the same struggle he continues to go through.
Well, that's it in a nutshell I think!!
-Mira S.
My husband is Kenny. We met in March 2000 while he was in the halfway house. His bid is a 7 1/2 to 15 for armed robbery. We joke about the fact that he has got to be the only person who goes in to rob a place and comes out with a dime less than when they go in. We do not, however, joke about the crime itself...we have both suffered because of it. The better part of his sentence was spent in Supervised Housing Unit (SHU) and Close Custody (CCU). He was due to be paroled in April and would be moving in with his brother. However, 1 week before parole, he was lugged back to NHSP on a dirty urine (it was held for an entire month...I'll tell you why in a bit). After much fighting, he was paroled in July 2000. Since then he has gone back twice, and is currently serving time for a violation. He originally got a 6 month setback, suspended on acceptance to a long term rehab. We are now trying to get that cut to the 6 month setback and outpatient rehab upon parole. Right now he is behind the fence (C-3) at LRF...hopefully on Wedsnesday will be reclassified to C-2 and moved to MSU (outside the fence). If all goes well, he will serve 4 months in MSU and/or the halfway house and re-paroled in April.
Now why would they hold a urine that long?? Well, what we were TOLD was that extensive tests were run to be assured of the heroin because he was also on narcotics for a crushed finger injury (the finger has since been amputated). However, Kenny earned himself quite a name. He has a quick temper and was a real bad ass. He was also quite prominent in an Aryan gang. Many of the cops had it in for him, and both of us believe this is the real reason it was held for so long. Especially since several of his "brothers" were lugged at the same time for trumped up charges and planted "evidence". Even now, he is well respected and pretty much left alone. I'm greatful for this because it enables him to do what he needs to do to come home.
When Kenny is home he is a drywall subcontracter. He makes good money at it, which sometimes causes a lot of problems. He has a drug problem and is an alcoholic...so the more money he has, the more tempting the addictions become. But there is a definete change in him. He is now on medication for his anxiety and depression (triggers for him), so he handles things better and is overall much more pleasant. We are slowly working on changing his racial beliefs (I abhor them) and there is progress in that area. There is less fighting between us now that he is sober, and I find that I am falling in love with him all over again. I hope this is the LAST time he goes back because not only is it hard on me and my son, but also on him. When he does come home, I hope he'll get involved here. Maybe all he has gone through can help someone else...wether it be the families or another ex-inmate going through the same struggle he continues to go through.
Well, that's it in a nutshell I think!!
-Mira S.