Dead to Deliverance

silence on death row can be deafening. And on any other day, silence is a welcome break from the monotony of the screeching noise. One would assume the silence is a result of people becoming more introspective, more contemplative about the reality of their situation. In some cases this is true, but the opposite is more likely. Most people are in bed asleep trying to escape. Anytime there is a scheduled execution the entire prison, including all programming, comes to a complete halt. Everything ceases while San Quentin moves into high security, standing patient and poised to snuff out another life. Prison officials stroll the tiers, peering into the cells at us, as if they're seeing some rare and disgusting animals on the verge of extinction. Many of them support the death penalty and gleefully rejoice when we are pronounced dead. Nothing is exchanged during these observations but hostile glances.

Steve Champion has just released his memoirs of his time in San Quentin. Im not one to over sentimentalize shit, i know that score, im not a fucking idiot. I dont want to trump this up as something its not, but;

I speak with Steve through letters and i both respect and feel that this man has both been rehabilitated and has alot of positive things he could offer this world. It is what it is.

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