The Rabbit Hole: I'm Going to Miss You Too Dear

Prisoners are persons whom most of us would rather not think about. Banished from everyday sight, they exist in a shadow world that only dimly enters our awareness. They are members of a "total institution" that controls their daily existence in a way that few of us can imagine. "[P]rison is a complex of physical arrangements and of measures, all wholly governmental, all wholly performed by agents of government, which determine the total existence of certain human beings (except perhaps in the realm of the spirit, and inevitably there as well) from sundown to sundown, sleeping, walking, speaking, silent, working, playing, viewing, eating, voiding, reading, alone, with others. . . ." It is thus easy to think of prisoners as members of a separate netherworld, driven by its own demands, ordered by its own customs, ruled by those whose claim to power rests on raw necessity. -- Justice William Brennan, dissenting in O’Lone v. Estate of Shabazz, 482 U.S. 342, 354-55 (1987).

Monday, March 26, 2007

I'm Going to Miss You Too Dear

As I reported in an earlier post, I have a flight booked into Pensacola Friday morning leaving at 9:40a so that I can report to prison by noon. I told my wife she needed to drop me off at about 8:30a. She replied that she was going to have to drop me off earlier because she had tennis at 8:30!! I'm going to miss you too dear. :)

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Paul Eilers said...: Oh brother!

Paul

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[Note: Due to time constraints before reporting to prison and the need to discuss a few matters with my lawyers, I have decided to wait until after I am released before I post these documents.]

As a coping mechanism, I found that by mentally stepping "outside" of myself, and looking at my own prosecution from the perspective of an observer of the process rather than a participant -- let alone the subject (or is it object?) -- it was easier to deal with... in fact, it even became a form of entertainment, a drama in which I not only had a front row seat but a backstage pass as well.

I simply chose as much as I could to stay "in the moment" and experience all that was happening to me rather than morbidly contemplate where the process was taking me. I knew the government was intent on punishing me severely; I was determined that I would not allow the process to become a form of pre-punishment that can in some ways be worse than the final outcome if you let it get to you.

To that end, I made a point of documenting the process (similar to the way I intend to record my prison experience). Like a play with many acts, there were several distinct stages to this process, each of which had its own "drama."

First, the search warrant and affidavit authorizing the FBI raid on my home on July 21, 2005.

Second, the Rule 41(g) challenge on September 6, 2005 requesting the return of my computers and limits placed on the government's search of my computers if they were allowed to keep images of the hard drives.

Third, my indictment on June 15, 2006.

Fourth, my arraignment and bail conditions on June 29, 2006 followed by the government's appeal of those bail conditions on July 11, 2006.

Fifth, acceptance of a plea offer and entry of my guilty plea on October 13, 2006.

Sixth, pre-sentence interview on November 21, 2006 followed by issuance of the pre-sentence report (PSR).

Seventh, sentencing on February 13, 2007.

Eighth, report to prison on March 30, 2007 with tentative release date of June 29, 2007.

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Monday, March 26, 2007

I'm Going to Miss You Too Dear

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