Surviving Unfair Treatment


This post is specifically directed toward institutional staff at every prison in the country. Not all, but many of whom will reward inmates for doing things that are otherwise illegal outside of prison, while mistreating inmates who do not cause any trouble and want to be left alone.

I am continuously being targeted by staff members simply because of the charges that have landed me here. I can tell you a thousand times that I am innocent, and show you the evidence. None of that matters to you. The truth is, you just want someone to hate, and some lame excuse to be cruel. A much bigger truth is, I see just how scared you really are.

The reason you act like it is cool to do these cruel and illegal things is because you are afraid of the inmates who do them. You do not feel like you are in control of your own life, and this frustrates you. So, you look for someone you think you can take it out on. A person everyone hates. I think you have one of two options. Grow a backbone and stand up for what is right, and treat everyone fairly, or admit you are a coward that can not be helped and quit your job.

I see inmate after inmate get caught being high or in possession of drugs, and nothing of any significance happens to them. For that matter, in a few short weeks after being caught, they are likely to get one of the coveted institutional jobs. I get a really minor rules infraction, and I lose my institutional job, educational opportunities, my merit status, and it could take me years to get only a small part of that back.

I have committed no crime, but I am here with those who have. From my point of view, I do not believe I should be treated like the average inmate. I also do not think I should be treated better than any of them. I just want to be treated fairly. I struggle daily to comprehend why I must endure this.

Nevertheless, I am always looking for ways to be successful once I get out. I realize that I will be forced to start with nothing, and if I am not prepared I will just be a burden to my family and society. These are the things I spend the majority of my time doing, but it is not good enough for you. In your twisted mind, I should be without the basic necessities of life even while in prison.

What really irritates you is the fact that I refused to be pushed around by you and your little inmate cronies. You firmly believe sex offenders are weak people whom you can do whatever you want to. I can not say if that is true or not, because I am not a sex offender. I only have those charges against me. I am not a coward like you. I will stand up for myself. I will not let a coward like you win ever! Find someone else to mistreat. Otherwise, you will have to explain to your friends how a sex offender stood up to you and potentially even beat you. I would suppose that would be worse than the time you got beat up by a girl in school. Remember that?

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Shane Crum - Victim of Injustice