A letter from Solidarity with Sadie and Exile:
Dear Friends and Supporters of Sadie and Exile,
I recently visited with Sadie at Dublin and wanted to share that experience with everyone. She is doing well, keeping busy, and finds her new life much improved from the confines of Lane County. While there are some perks to prison life; better food, access to arts and crafts, more freedom of movement, a wardrobe (well, sort of), cats, coffee, real shoes, and opportunity for fresh air and exercises...there are also new challenges she is having to face.
Within the prison system, racial and class tensions are high, and the guards can be unnecessarily tough. As Sadie put it, "there is always the jingling of keys coming up behind you", making it hard to ever really relax. However, she is doing her best to adjust and trying to make the most of her time. She was recently assigned a job as a plumber, and although she makes something like 8 cents an hour, she is glad to be learning a useful skill.
She also said she's grateful to recently have been receiving more mail,
but is still hoping to hear from others, especially those in Olympia!
One of her biggest concerns right now is maintaining funds for commissary. Unlike jail, in prison she has to buy EVERYTHING from clothes, to basic toiletries, shoes, pens, paper, radio, etc... And soon she will start having money deducted from her wages for restitution so she is trying to acquire all of the supplies she needs before that happens.
If you can send any financial support her way (via the support address and NOT directly to the prison), I know it would be greatly appreciated. She's there for a long, long time, and having the money for basic necessities and the occasional art supply will certainly make her time pass more interestingly.
Although she is finally settled, she still has a long and lonely road ahead. While it is easy for us
to get caught up in our lives, and take our freedom for granted, she is stuck- trying her best to find balance and normalcy amongst the razor wire and concrete that threatens to define her existence.
Lets do our best to remind her that she is loved, supported, and most importantly, has not been forgotten.
R.K.
Joyanna Zacher #36360-086
FCI Dublin
5700 8th St.- Camp Parks- Unit F
Dublin, CA 94568
Nathan Block #36359-086
FCI Lompoc
3600 Guard Rd,
Lompoc, CA 93436
Support funds to help with commissary and phone costs can be sent to:
SSE
c/o Maureen Block
328 Slab City Rd.
Lincolnville, ME 04849
