Back in 1998 when Randy was arrested the distributor above him was also indicted. That man made bond. On the eve of his trial he fled the country. Randy faced the music. He did his sentence, got his personal trainer and nutritionist national certifications and prepared for the real world.
Friday,
the Richmond news reported that Randy’s co-defendant had been picked up in the
Philippines. He was being held, pending extradition to the U.S.
Too
often we think we’re getting away with something. Years go by and secrets,
illegal acts we’ve been involved in seem to be undiscoverable. There’s a reason
people talk about Karma, or reaping what you sow. Eventually, the truth catches up to you.
Then,
there’s Tony. Tony arrived at this facility two months before me in 2009. He
was an ok guy with a big secret, a serious underage sex conviction that had his
release date as 2026. Normally, sex offenders keep to themselves and try to get
along under the radar.
Not
Tony. He saw himself as a victim of the system and became a thorn in the
administration’s side. Every day he filed paperwork pointing out officer
missteps and demanding more computer access for inmates (a no no given the
number of sex offenders now in this re-entry facility).
You
can only poke the tiger so often and as I learned early on: You have to pick
and choose your battles. What are you willing to risk for an issue?
Tony
thought he was above the prison; he felt entitled. The prison disabused him of
that idea on Friday. He was transferred, to a higher level 2/low 3
(Greensville), by “special order of the warden.” Not even a “school hold” could
keep him here.
There
are times when you have to be willing to stand your ground in here, but that
can’t come out of an arrogant view that you don’t belong here. Tony pushed and
the warden pushed back.
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