i'm a little surprised that people are clean a couple guys comes along with a broom and sweeps
the whole pod and then another guy starts with a mop and goes behind the sweeper and
starts mopping everything it's definitely a discipline that i didn't expect to see
it seemed like there was one guy organizing
our facility is known for having one or two inmates in each section that kind of run the
show there is a pod boss it's an inmate that's been around for a long time most things got to
go through them to be done it may seem that they're like the model inmates the reason is
the pod boss realizes the less that our officers in that section the more he can get by with
i can see these guys at least have the pride of where they live and wanting to keep it clean
my thinking at that time was seeing me take initiative would help
the guys you know maybe gravitate toward me a little bit and
make me be more accepted that i was trying to pitch in and be a part of the
group
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i spent two days memorizing my cover story to make sure that i had it clear in my head
and they kind of just went along with it because i have no reason not to so biggest thing is
just to make sure that i keep all the details straight throughout the rest of my time here
i've been basically taking what i learned in the military as far as how to take care
of myself and how to get along with a big group of guys and apply it to this
so i asked hey does anybody play cards just because it's an easy way to break the ice
it's an easy way to get to know people
roby comes over and says if there's anything you ever need or give me a holler let me know
and it felt like he was kind of you know just accepting me into the pod
it concerns me a little bit that zach has quickly established a relationship
with roby but on the other point of it it actually makes me sad relief because
if zach's already gained the trust of the pod boss he's keeping his cover story pretty well
they gave me thing of ramen but in there ramen is like the common currency it's like gold
it feels like guys are just willing to
take me at face value i guess it's on me now to make sure that they continue feeling the same way
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