I recently received the following from CORRILINKS (Prison Email System): This is a system generated message informing you the above mentioned federal inmate temporarily does not have access to messaging. You will receive notification when they are again eligible for messaging.
Here’s Bishop Jonathan’s letter:
Yet again, I am mistreated and abused.
I wanted to let everyone know that this might be my last post and or newsletter for months to come. Yet again I am being punished for my innocence. I will explain to the best of my abilities.
Just the other day after I sent the Newsletter of Evelio to our brother Dick. I knew that the devil wouldn’t stay quiet for long. You see, dad had mom send Jordan and I a form to petition for a Pardon. Someone told him that we should fill it out just in case. Once I looked at it, I felt and still do at this time. That if I fill it out, I would end up investing some hope and faith in it. And whenever we invest any faith and hope in something of this world, it will let us down for sure. I know this, as for the past 5+ years I have hoped in many things and many promises of man to help get Jordan and I out. Which has all come to naught. All talk and no action. So, at this time and possibly forever I will not request a Pardon through the forms that this evil system provides. I did no wrong!!! I shouldn’t have to request a pardon. Either it should be given to me or better yet, I should be acquitted of everything and indemnified for the wrong done to me. And those who did this to my family and I should be brought to justice, with quick and harsh punishment. True Justice that is!!! Not this fake justice going on in this corrupt world. Things required in the Pardon form does not resonate with my spirit. And I will not give my peace and joy in the LORD so easily. Yes, at times I do feel my peace and joy in the LORD fading, because of the attacks of the enemy and the wickedness of this system and world. But I will not give it away believing in the lies of man’s ways. It’s all lies, this whole system is a lie. It isn’t even a legit government, therefore I will continue to expose it for what it is and in any way I can.
I said all of that to say, that because I didn’t give into the deceit of the serpent. What might seem promising but is a way to try and get me to lose faith and hope in the LORD, the Pardon form in this case. Because its either all faith and hope in the LORD, or none, it can’t be partially in Him and partially in man and his ways. It’s all or nothing. So the devil comes as a dragon and basically hits me right in the face. What he couldn’t accomplish in deceit, he tries to in intimidation, abuse and just down right doing one wrong.
So, on the 5th of this month of September, the day my eldest son turned 18, yep, I got hit. I was called by the Lieutenant’s office and he hands me a piece of paper stating that I had an incident report. I said, Sir, what is this about? Well, you have that incident report because you use a text system. I said, and when was that wrong to do? I have had this for years and it’s all on the computer, nothing hiding. I said everyone uses it and, in every prison, it is provided for us. He said, yea no one really cares about writing anyone up for it, but a AW next door is. He said see your case manager about.
Well, I looked at it and asked around, seems about 50 guys or more were getting the incident report (also called shot). It was a 200 series shot, which just can’t be thrown out or just as a warning. You will be punished for this. Yet, so many guys said the same as I do. We never knew that this was prohibited, as basically everyone uses it. It’s called Open efforts. Check it out online.
Yes, in this system, they can easily find any “reason” to write up an incident report to anyone of us. The system is made not to rehabilitate and help a prisoner, but to hold an iron hammer over his head. Its not normal that in a short period of time, that around 50 or more guys are written up for the same thing. Tells you that they were targeted for whatever reason. Does this system have the right to do it? A good reason? Maybe so. There are many evil men in here, but to punish so many men just to make a statement or precedent is not fair. Well, here they don’t care about fair and just.
So I was called in this morning by my counselor.(I will say she is a very helpful person and probably the kindest person here, I pray that God blesses her) She told me that I was going to have to have a hearing with a DHO, an officer who determines if I am guilty or not. I told my counselor, that I believe I am not guilty and I will speak the truth, its what I do.
At around 1 pm I was called to her office and through the phone I was to have the hearing with the DHO. First I was asked who I was and my Reg. #. Then I was asked if I had received the copy of the incident report, I said yes I did. Did you understand it? I said, no, not completely. So she then went on to explain it. Now, do you understand it? I said ma’am, if I may have a few minutes to explain something. And I went on to explain that for over a year I have had this text system, mainly to text with my boys. I never have had any trouble or even been warned that we cannot use this text system. So many men in prison use it and in every prison for that matter. So no, I had no knowledge that I couldn’t be using this text system. Therefore at the time, before this incident, I had no understanding of this matter, nor do I comprehend why I received a report for this. I was never warned. And I never tried to hide anything, as I had my contact info as Text, Now.
Didn’t you read what you can and cant do when you arrived she asked? I said, I have looked at this specific info and its vague. It doesn’t speak of any Text system not being allowed. So I could misinterpret it. And seeing my past 5+ years shows I have had not incident report and I am programming, working and never in trouble. Wouldn’t that be good enough for me to be warned, if anything? She went on to try and explain why they don’t allow it and continued to say, why didn’t you just use the message system we provide? I said, I do. But for my sons the text system was easier, as it goes to their WhatsApp and they can write me from there, not having to go on the site and write me. And by the way, all the history of what we write is there for you to see, I told her. So all we say can be seen. So I asked if she can shelve this for 6 months to a year and if I don’t have any reports, then throw it out, as they could do with a 300 series report, more like a warning. No, she said. She then goes on to say, think of it like this, your speeding and the cop pulls you over and gives you a ticket, you got to pay it. I said yes, but doesn’t the cop at times give people warnings and says don’t do it again? She didn’t answer that. So she hit me with, 27 good days removed, meaning 27 more days added to my outdate. Then 5 months no messaging, which is why I am writing you now. Do you know how 27 more days added feels like? Think of it this way, if you knew when you were to die and were living to that day, then all of a sudden, you learn that no, now its 27 lesser days. HMMM, How would you feel about that? Well, 27 more days of my life have been taken from me. Now, of course unless the LORD does something about all of this.
That was in a nutshell. Probably more to say. But I wanted you all to get the gist of it. Do these people have the right to do this? Of course they do. Its their world, not mine. Are they right? Might be for security reasons, I can see that. But when you have an innocent mind and live righteously, you don’t see the evil at times. So I basically said just that. Have mercy on me? I didn’t know, I don’t deserve this. My boys and family don’t. And she says, I guess you have to learn the hard way. A smack in the face. Because why do I have to keep learning the hard way? Learn what? How to be abused more? I did say God bless you at the end, as I didn’t want to become bitter. Because by blessing her, I was doing the Holy Spirit’s work.
I am praying about appealing this incident. But it would be good to have a lawyer do it on the outside. I will talk with dad and he can let everyone know what we decide to do. Because its not good to have this over my head, for future reasons. And I believe I was done wrongfully as guys got the same and have a different past, meaning they have had many incidents in the past and they got the same punishment. So it means that it doesn’t matter how good you do, your the scum of the earth. I thank God that His judgment is individual and He has no respect of persons. We are not all treated the same in the end. Those who believe in Jesus are saved, praise the LORD for His Mercy and Grace. So dad will be in touch, I’m most likely out of touch for months.
God bless you all, I thank you all for your prayers., Pray that the LORD will punish evil, because they sure are touching the apple of His eye, His children, worldwide that is.
I love you all
Jonathan David
A servant of the LORD
and a Pilgrim prisoner of Jesus Christ.