All the letters I read in this newspaper give me a sense of hope and I learn a lot from other inmates in other prisons. I’m a first timer in prison, so I was very overwhelmed, nervous and very anxious as I did not know what to expect, as I’m sure everyone is on their first time in. I’ve been sentenced and am in for a long lag. On my arrival to Lotus Glen and my first walk out into the yard, I did not look anyone in the eye at all, and then, to my surprise, one after another all the boys started to walk up to me shaking my hand and introducing themselves. It was so overwhelming – I had to hold back tears of happy emotions. They all said something along the lines of “you’ll be right bro,” “if you need help with anything or just wanna yarn, don’t be shy and just ask bro.” And from that day on, my very first day, I wasn’t alone – I had 27 brothers and we all looked out for each other. There were only one or two young fellas that were disrespectful thieves that cared for nobody but themselves that got shocked pretty quick and pulled their heads in and respected their fellow brothers and started to get along with all the brothers. So I just wanted to say thank you to all the bros in my unit for making me feel like a part of a family, thank you to all brothers of the Glen for being real!
And to all the newcomers, 90% of the boys in here are top blokes that have morals and respect for one another. And if you treat them/us with respect then respect is what you will get in return – word!
PS. About Time volunteers, give yourself a pat on the back for this paper, well done! You have no idea the effect it has on the readers. Such a positive initiative towards all people incarcerated.
Thank you.
From Paul at the Glen
