GREETINGS
TO ALL.I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WAS LATE ON SPEAKING TO YOU ALL. I JUST GOT
LAZY IN MY FRUSTRATION. SORRY. BUT HERE I AM NOW. I HAVE BEEN LAZY IN
WRITING BUT NOT IN DEEDS. I ENJOY ONE ASPECT OF THIS PLACE,AND THAT'S
MY MENTORING.
IF NOTHING ELSE THE LITTLE DUDES ARE STARTING TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR.T HAS SOMETHING TO GIVE. THEY STILL WANT TO GET
OUT FOR THEIR DAILY WIGGLE, GET ON THE PHONE TO USE JPAY, JUST BE OUT
OF THE CELL, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IN CLASS THEY ARE STARTING TO
LISTEN.
I GOT MY FIRST THANK YOU LETTER AND IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY
EYES. WISH I COULD SHARE THE ENTIRE LETTER, BUT IT BASICALLY THANKED
ME FOR ALL I HAVE GIVEN AND SHOWN HIM, AND THAT HE WISH HE HAD HAD
SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH HIM LIKE ME AND MAYBE HE WOULDN'T BE HERE
NOW. REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART BECAUSE I KNOW HE WAS FOR REAL AND IT
CAME FROM HIS HEART. NOW HE IS OFF TO DO 11 YEARS, WITH AN IDEA HOW TO
SURVIVE IT. HIS FIRST TIME IN PRISON. MADE ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT I
HAVE CHOSEN TO DO.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE AND WORK WITH THE KIDS
BEFORE THEY GET TOSSED AWAY...THAT'S MY SOLE PURPOSE. TO DO AS MUCH
AS I CAN TO STOP THIS CYCLE BEFORE THEY GET TO THE SYSTEM. SHOW THEM
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO LIVE LIFE, TO DO IT DIFFERENT
THAN EXPECTED, TO GO SLOW.
SO WHAT HAVE I BEEN UP TO? I'VE STARTED A NEW
CLASS STRUCTURED AROUND ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, RACE AND MODERN
AMERICAN HISTORY. A FIFTEEN WEEK COURSE THAT WE ARE DOING WITH 17
STUDENTS FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
RACE IN DETERMINING WHO IS CAUGHT UP IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. THE IMPACT OF RACE,CLASS AND EDUCATION IS WHAT THE CLASS IS
CALLED. THE STUDENTS CAME HERE THIS WEEKEND, BUT MAINLY IT WILL BE DONE
BY TELECONFERENCE. PRETTY GOOD CLASS. I HAVE ALSO COMPLETED MY SUCCESS
COACHING AND MENTORING COURSE. THE BIGGEST THING OF ALL THOUGH IS I
HAVE COMPLETED MY PARALEGAL COURSE, AND AM NOW WAITING ON MY GRADE AND
MY CERTIFICATE THAT WILL MAKE ME A CERTIFIED PARALEGAL. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT AS MY PLAN IS TO LEND MY SERVICES TO THE GUYS I LEFT BACK ON DEATH
ROW.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST, STILL WAITING TO GET HOME. HOPEFULLY WE
WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE PAROLE BOARD THIS MONTH. STILL UP TO OUR
GOVERNOR TO GIVE ME MY FREEDOM, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL, AND I TRUDGE
ON. WOULD LOVE TO BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. SO YES I'M STAYING BUSY AND
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE.
ONE GOOD THING HAPPENED, I NOW HAVE MY CELL BY
MYSELF. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL LAST, BUT FOR NOW I'LL ENJOY
IT...I TRUST ALL OF YOU ARE WELL, AND I WON'T TAKE SO LONG WITH MY
NEXT TOUCH.
BLESSINGS TO EVERYONE,HUGS...ARTHUR...
