There are a bunch of CRIMINALS at the prison where my friend lives

[slackmaster]

I sent some musical instruments to the Arts in Corrections Coordinator back in April, now the Coordinator says she never received them.

I traced the UPS package. It was signed for at the dock by "Earl".

Fuck Earl. Earl is a criminal.

:mad:

[amazona]

1. I'm sorry, slackmaster

Do you think they can recover the package or perhaps they have long since been pawned by this Earl?

I swear, it's true -- no good deed goes unpunished.

Very frustrating.

[slackmaster]

2. I left a voice mail with the arts lady

Will try to call her again, and will write a letter to the director if I get no response.

It's a real PITA trying to deal with the prison system even if you aren't in trouble.

[slackmaster]

3. UPDATE - Spoke with the Arts in Corrections Coordinator

She's confident that the instruments will be found.

She says that Earl, a prison employee who works in shipping and receiving, is notorious for losing track of things. Great job for him, eh? Earl's coworkers refer to him as "the Black Hole". :D

[LisaL]

4. Why is your friend living in prison?

[slackmaster]

5. He's an inmate

Really a nice guy when he's not on narcotics. When he IS on narcotics he does weird things like robbing ice cream stores for money.

[catmandu57]

6. No way man, must have been a lawyer

Everyone inside is innocent, they're there because their lawyer fucked them. I think they'll find the package, prison labor doesn't pay that well and ya gets whats ya pay fer.

[slackmaster]

7. Actually my friend the inmate admits his problems are all his fault

As long as he's not on narcotics he's a normal, mature, reasonable person. He thinks he got a shabby defense from his public defender, and most people who watched the trial including me agree. But he was guilty.

[BikeWriter]

8. He admits he's guilty? Damn...

[edbermac]

9. Don't badmouth Earl...

You might find yourself stuck in the shower room with him one day...