First let me start off by saying F*** SH** DA** SUMB**** MU***R*UC***!:angry: ughhhhhhhh:blah:
What i thought was a hellhole... actualy turned into HELL... pure, total fire burning H E L L .... any guesses as to what i'm talkin about?:confused: come on girls... it's not THAT hard:rolleyes: ... there ya go:idea: .. uh hu..
HOLMAN:mad:
Something has got to be done!
:help:
People NEED to stand up, be heard, MAKE a change, before they totaly crush our loved ones complete souls, hearts, minds, and they turn and give up.:broken:
They have NO right:banghead: ... they take everything from them, and then want to take even more. for what?:shrug: for them to feel BIG? important? i tell you what they SHOULD feel.. and thats ASHAMED!

I tell you what they CAN'T take away... My Love for him, they will NEVER tear me down that much for me to give in.. no matter WHAT they do!
After ALL that they did:cry: ... we STILL had the MOST Powerfull Visit ever!:p <bending over >*** Kiss my A** kinda look!}

Ole Culliver will have HIS days in the forever burning hell.. sure enough, for all the pain he has caused everyone on this earth,and from all the pleasure he takes from it. I'd lay a bet on that.
Prison is supposed to "reform" a person...not "his " prison... no prison in Alabama is run like he's trying to do it, and shouldn't be!
when ALL you put in is bad, you get NO good in return! none! It doesn't take a brain whiz to figure that out....
And for every ONE GOOD guard there that actualy TRIES..... there has to be 4 that are totaly uncaring, smartas*ed don't give a crap about no one, there.
People need to get over their "power Trip" and realize They could actualy do good if they tried half as much as they do to be complete as*'es!
Yes, i KNOW Holman is a MAX security prison... but they are trying to take it farther, to a point they want the inmates to be "mad animals"
and for ALL friends and family, anyone who cares to go away.
They need to take their"" New year, New Rules"" and stick um So far up their butts they Choke on um:twocents: !
If it's left up to Culliver .... "IF" the inmate ever gets a visit, you will soon be visiting them from the other side of a see through panel... talking to them through a phone, if he doesn't make you learn sign language on top of it all just so you can't hear their voice too. <eyeroll> yessss i'm UPSET!:yuck: Ugh
We got there early... stood outside for awhile... didn't get let in untill late for our visit... we shruged it off... got patted down like always, but got to hear a speach...NO this No that No this No that Not this year Not gonna happen:blah: :blah: :blah: not gonna fuss, would only make it worse( or so everyone thought) but what we didn't know is it was gonna get worse anyways!
a few hours(2) into the visit, the room got full, ( there was however ONE table that was NOT being used by anyone) and the officer came in, started telling people they HAD to leave, that they had a parking lot full of people that wanted to visit...:cry:
who here would go to a visit and STAND UP the whole time just so you could visit your loved one? I KNOW i would! and i'm sure everyone else would also. ( don't forget there is ONE table not being used) they only get ONE visit per month... and not everyone gets that visit, not because the person doesn't WANT to visit.. just can't... Visits are Very Important! People drive hours and HOURS spend the night, take off work, people WANT to spend any amount of time with their loved one that they can, i KNOW i do.
after not being able to see them for MONTHS, and not being for sure when you'll get to visit again, made this visit just that much more important. After ALOT of Drama.... 5 different families had to leave, and do yall know, after ALL that only ONE table was Needed! thats right only ONE! there was empty tables left... Guys put back into their cells and families sent back home, all hurt, for NO reason!
Why am i complaining? i got to stay.... only by chance, and i did NOT think that chance was going to happen, and it wouldn't have if he hadn't of stood up and tried with everything in him to keep us there. I'm So thankfull for his Love, his mom and i was in tears. I was totaly crushed.. totaly broken apart, and he kept it together enough to talk to the captain, to get approval for us to stay this time.
I want to THANK the captain for letting us stay.I want to thank EVERY guard in there that goes in there each day to work and remembers that theese inmates are still human, they still hurt like everyone else, they still NEED love, they still have to BE there, but don't have to have a "extra" punishment on top of that... just because they are there.
One more NEW rule... <given the ole "bird Finger"> You can't even Hold hands ( on top of the table) anymore. NO touching once you have had ONE hug ONE kiss when they enter untill they leave and you receive ONE hug and ONE kiss. yeah, okay i understand they don't want people Bumping and Grinding on top of the tables.. But Holding Hands????? COME ONE!!!!!!!!!:angry:
They Just don't want them to have ANY kind of affection, any kind of Joy, any kind of love, any kind of human touch. Thats SO stupid!( for lack of better words) it urks me to NO End! Pulled Inmates off the visiting area to tell them Don't hold hands... Mothers couldn't Hold their sons hand, Fathers couldn't , wives, even their CHILDREN!
Something has GOT to stop...
*Some* of our loved ones will Die in there(it's not something i want to admit) but it is true... but we don't have to LET them Kill them... piece by piece! day by day!
Yes I needed to Vent, and used this as a way to do that, But i'm also writting to the Top Man ( president.. and ANYone under him that i come across all the way back down to Culliver) It's not right. It's just not right.
I would be SO gratefull to ANY, and Everyone that helped in Any way they can.
You never know( hopefully never) but a loved one of YOURS may have to be "stuck" in Holman.
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All in all .... (in spite) of them, this WAS the most powerfull visit ever.. i got to "feel" what i only thought i knew...
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A transfer can't come soon enough!
Neither can a NEW Warden!
*Bama*

Hey Michel

I'm so sorry that your visit was that way - and so sorry for all of us that have visits pending at Holman. It makes no sense to treat the men or their loved ones like this.

Sending you love and hugs. Feeling a bit helpless otherwise.

Judy

Is thi the way to Holman?? :-o I'm so sad!!!!! It's no right!!I hope that situation will go better...

Kisses and hugs.

Doremi

I feel Michelle's anguish and pain, and I agree that SOMETHING MUST be done, and SOON. Warden Culliver and his ilk are counting on people to be complacent. You are NOT as powerless as HE would like you to believe. We all need to step up, and be a voice for our loved ones. If not us, then who?

These are HUMAN BEINGS NOT specks of dirt, or pieces of trash! They deserve to be treated with RESPECT and DIGNITY regardless of their crimes, and so do their loved ones(who also suffer just as much, if not more then the inmate at times!). The man I love is stuck in that hell hole, and it just tears me apart inside, thinking of the inhumane treatment that he receives, and all that he must endure.

There are times when I have literally cried myself to sleep at night, over this.:cry: It hurts so much to see the one you love suffering day in and day out. I know that I for one am TIRED of feeling helpless! After reading Michelle's post, I felt compelled to do something proactive!

I encourage all of you on the board to do the same! Write a personal letter to Warden Culliver, and let him know how you feel about these new "policies". Emphasize the importance of striking a balance between punishment and rehabilitation, and stress the importance of ENCOURAGING inmates to maintain STRONG family and social ties. It is a proven fact that the stronger an inmate's support system on the "outside" the better his/her chances for success upon release!

Write a letter to the editor of your local paper. The letter's to the editor page is one of the most widely read sections of the paper. You CAN make a difference. Even if you make just ONE person stop and think, you have accomplished something of great value and importance.

Start a petition(and send it to the Governor of the state of Alabama) or organize a protest/demonstration outside of the prison. If the Warden knows that members of the public do NOT approve of his actions, perhaps he will reconsider these rules, which are not based on common sense or reason, but are designed to further demean and dehumanize the inmates under his "care" and break their spirit. :shake:

There is NO valid reason WHY an inmate should be denied ANY and ALL phsyical contact with their loved ones during visits. It's like Michelle pointed out. We can not have people bumping and grinding for goodness sakes, but there is nothing inappropriate or obscene about a couple holding hands, or a mother embracing her son, or a child sitting on his father's lap. All human beings need and desire contact with other's. It is a basic human need, and in my personal opinion a basic human right.

Warden Culliver is a sadistic sociopath, who has NO regard whatsoever for the feelings of other's, and the impact his rash decisions have on other's. :mad:

I am planning on visiting my boyfriend in April, and I am SO disappointed that I will not be permitted to show ANY affection towards him whatsoever. Is it so wrong to want to hold his hand? To want to feel close to him? I am traveling so far, just to be near him. It will be a VERY long time before I will be able to go again.:(

For the sake of our loved ones(and ourselves!) let's ACT NOW! I urge you all to do something! Don't just sit back and allow this sorry excuse for a man:blah: to destroy all that these men hold dear.
Lisa

so true...Write to the commisioner of the ADOC and your state legislatures and representitives. Some people are just power hungry and it sounds like this warden in one of them.

Thank you Lisa, Thank you 'Blueyez'

Thank you SO much for caren enough to Speak up......
All i know is that if i don't TRY.... it will help Nothing... so it's worth me putting forth the energy to try to make a change for the BETTER.
Along with Other People that care we can Stand Strong!
*Bama*

You said it...I totaly agree...Along with other people that care we can stand strong and make changes..

You are awesome at expressing yourself.I have a penpal there.THANK YOU for being you.