September 13, 2000

Today was a pretty uneventful day. I was in the gym most of day. I’ve been working out with a couple of others, Frank and Eric. They really motivate me. Since this day was so   quiet I’ll talk about one of the rules in prison. It’s also one of the 10 Commandments. Thou shalt not steal.

Last week someone’s store bag got robbed. This happened before they received it so they did not have to pay for it. But here you can only go to the store once a week, so it’s a big deal. Word got around about who took it and he had a bad couple of days. He was beat up a good 10 times in those 2 days. It’s kind of ironic how that a rule is so strictly enforced in a place filled with thieves.

So theft, if it does happen, usually consists of people taking from their own kind. If one steals from another race that could create a much bigger conflict. Usually you can avoid a lot of problems by following the rules here. Like anywhere I guess.