Author: FormerResident

This is the ninth and final installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Some chapters are divided into two parts. Chapter 6 is called “Home Stretch,” which covers the last phase of his time in jail. This is Part 2 of Chapter 6. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the eighth installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Some chapters are divided into two parts. Chapter 6 is called “Home Stretch,” which covers the last phase of his time in jail. This is Part 1 of Chapter 6. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the seventh installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Some chapters are divided into two parts. Chapter 5 is called “D Block,” and covers various aspects of “regular” life in jail. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the sixth installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Some chapters are divided into two parts. Chapter 4 is called “Court,” and covers the author’s day in court after being held at the jail. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the fifth installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Some chapters are split into a couple of parts. This is Chapter 3, which is just one part – it is called “Life on D Block” and describes the author’s time after “intake week.” It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the fourth installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Chapter 2 is called “Transition,” and covers the author’s transfer from Bam Bam, or suicide watch, to his more permanent cell. This installment is Part 2 of Chapter 2. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the third installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Chapter 2 is called “Transitions,” which is about the author’s move from suicide watch to the regular part of the jail. This installment is Part 1 of Chapter 2. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

This is the second installment of a series chronicling the experience of the author as an inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail in 2008. Chapter 1 is called “Bam Bam,” which is “suicide watch” at the jail. This installment is Part 2 of Chapter 1. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]

In the first of an ongoing series, a former inmate at the Washtenaw County Jail describes his experience being incarcerated for the first time. It contains language and descriptions that some readers will find offensive. [Full Story]