tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2287495656851914646..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Congrats to Inside Books on 15 years of serviceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51401820863420217912013-10-22T12:57:49.494-05:002013-10-22T12:57:49.494-05:00Coincidentally, last night I just happened to noti...Coincidentally, last night I just happened to notice the large cans on the bottom shelf of a Walmart as I walked by. It brought back memories of books and how creative the captured audiences utilize them and how they changed my life.<br /><br />One day, I picked up one of them and ended up reading the entire thing leading to a: GED, two Vocational courses & three years of college. When a guard left his copy of Bruce Lee's fighting methods, I read it all night and hand copied it before shift change. It's at the dojo along with every single book I could carry.<br /><br />In that time frame, I removed hundreds of books from butt-cans & gave them to the new boots arriving on the chain. With one statement.<br /><br />You can use your time wisely and read till you puke or, you can do other people's time with them and end up on a slab.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25996717590162450462013-10-22T12:42:06.900-05:002013-10-22T12:42:06.900-05:00Regarding: the topic of Books.
Believe it or not, ...Regarding: the topic of Books.<br />Believe it or not, I noticed that the inmates that stayed out of trouble were the ones that stayed in their house reading. When that was used as a sign of weakness by those wishing harm, it doubled as a weapon.<br /><br />Some had only a Bible and pamphlets from Colson or a Koran, while others had college books. Some of them were used as cushions placed on top of butt-cans. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75935755833837648332013-10-22T12:40:02.891-05:002013-10-22T12:40:02.891-05:00Grits, do you happen to know if anyone is addressi...Grits, do you happen to know if anyone is addressing the placing of appropriate books in city & county jails?<br /> <br />If not, then hopefully, one of these groups will include this ignored area of concern. Anyone that’s been to jail knows first-hand that they can be more violent than prison itself due to idle hands and slap-ass games. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-76363381025960999902013-10-22T06:37:57.124-05:002013-10-22T06:37:57.124-05:00Thanks David. I wonder if those folks all know abo...Thanks David. I wonder if those folks all know about one another. Might be some possibilities for collaboration.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45244637768276957362013-10-22T06:31:58.400-05:002013-10-22T06:31:58.400-05:00I rejoice with you, Grits. There is a tremendous ...I rejoice with you, Grits. There is a tremendous hunger for solid reading materials in our state prisons. Inside Books is to be congratulated for all they are doing. In light of the statement that they are the only group in Texas doing this, I would add that two other groups also donate books to Texas inmates: Prison Book Project and the ministry of Chaplain Ray. Thanks to every group of volunteers who work to meet the need.David Enoreply@blogger.com