This is an interview I did on the blog http://lifeofanelpasowoman.com. This is the first half of the interview so the word count is not over 3000 words! On Saturday Sept 3rd the 2nd half will be published. The interview is about why I blog about prison reform and how my life led to writing about Jamie Cummings.
According to the Prison Policy Initiative web site, around 2.3 million are incarcerated in the U.S. The U.S. locks up more people than any other country in the world. Blogger Sonni Quick is currently working on a book about the hundreds of letters she and Jamie Cummings have exchanged for years. Jamie is an inmate in a Texas prison. He’s also the father of one of Sonni’s grandsons. Sonni Quick’s blog, “My Name is Jamie” shares a variety of posts about their letters, the prison system, her music and more. Because of the interesting and robust information Sonni is sharing, her interview is broken up into two parts. Welcome to Life of an El Paso Woman, Sonni. *************************************************************************
Jamie and his son July 2013
SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT
Things happen in our lives that have the potential to change everything. We have the opportunity to make these turns or we can ignore them…
Sorry it took so long to respond. My mom came home from a nursing home because of a stroke and I am the closest family member and had to move to care for her. My days are so full with helping her with everything and therapy it has been hard to keep up with things. I like to do my writing during 9pm to 4 am. I’m a night person. But she gets up early so I’m dragging. But we do the things we need to do and learn a new schedule during her watching of game shows, and old reruns. I don’t even own a TV and commercials make me crazy. What we put up with for the ones we love!
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO READING SONNI”S BOOK. THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS A JOKE. PRISON CREATES MORE CRIMINALS, RUINS LIVES, RIPS APART FAMILIES. ONLY THE MURDERERS, RAPISTS, PEDOPHILES AND ANY VIOLENT ACTS THAT HAS A VICTIM, SHOULD BE IN PRISON.
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I’m a prisoner in California serving a life sentence. This blog really isn’t about me, it’s about us, prisoners who grew up in dysfunctional environments. It will explain why we’ve made the terrible choices we made and how many of us are now struggling to change our lives. There’s a biased belief in society that continues to be passed along and hopefully this blog will show the other side to that negative belief. This blog is for the parents of women unable to openly express their love for a man in chains, to educators of our youth, parents and the lost, I hope these words give you hope and understanding. Hope that change is possible and understanding that we are able to give back something to the world.
Jamie and his son July 2013
THANK YOU. .I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING SIMPLE.” JUST LOOK IN FRONT OF MY NOSE””
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Sorry it took so long to respond. My mom came home from a nursing home because of a stroke and I am the closest family member and had to move to care for her. My days are so full with helping her with everything and therapy it has been hard to keep up with things. I like to do my writing during 9pm to 4 am. I’m a night person. But she gets up early so I’m dragging. But we do the things we need to do and learn a new schedule during her watching of game shows, and old reruns. I don’t even own a TV and commercials make me crazy. What we put up with for the ones we love!
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I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO READING SONNI”S BOOK. THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS A JOKE. PRISON CREATES MORE CRIMINALS, RUINS LIVES, RIPS APART FAMILIES. ONLY THE MURDERERS, RAPISTS, PEDOPHILES AND ANY VIOLENT ACTS THAT HAS A VICTIM, SHOULD BE IN PRISON.
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