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Thanksgiving in prison sparks a time for those on the inside to come together and give thanks for what they have. GIVE THANKS TO THOSE CLOSEST TO US: FAMILY AND FRIENDS. As we sit around the table to give thanks before we indulge in a Thanksgiving feast, we should give thanks to those closest to us. Those who demonstrate unconditional love and support. Our family and friends. Prison chaplains often hold special religious services over Thanksgiving that aim to lift the spirits and remind those incarcerated that they are not forgotten. Inmates can also correspond with relatives to share messages of gratitude and support. Around 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, another holiday miracle occurred. An officer returned our supplies and dessert. The Thanksgiving feast was back on. I suspected the administration changed their decision after receiving unhappy phone calls and emails from our unit’s staff. The morning of Thanksgiving, we got straight to work on our feast. It can be hard to live in gratitude when we’re in prison. During the 26 Thanksgiving holidays I spent in federal prison, I learned how to shrug off the negative and build strength by embracing the positive. A few years later, I got arrested with a Tupperware full of heroin, and I was stone cold sober for my first Thanksgiving in prison. That was in 2011, a few months after a judge sentenced me to 2.5 years behind bars for felony drug possession. The inmates who work in the kitchen earn about 53 cents per hour, said Lt. Leon Hinman, another of the “food service officers,” as these corrections officers are more commonly known. I will be celebrating my fifth Thanksgiving in prison. In these five years, other than some photos, I’ve not seen anyone in my family and they have not seen me. One other tidbit about Thanksgiving, particular to me. It’s hard to tell what Thanksgiving meal will be this year. Still, I can be thankful that I probably won’t be in the hole this year as I stopped filing grievances and lawsuits against the prison staff.
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