I went with my mom to visit my little brother, , in prison yesterday. I miss him so much, but it hurts me to see him. He was only seventeen when he got locked up for being an accessory to robbery. He’s almost 22 now and I feel like I barely even know him anymore. Seeing him in prison is very painful. I feel so much for him. I also feel a lot of over the crime he committed because he partly did it to help me. Granted, I didn’t ask him to help rob the store, but he tried to help me the only way he could think of at the time.

I was really concerned about him awhile back because he got his patch (gang tattoo) from the U.A.B (United Aryan Brotherhood). I didn’t like it, but I understood why he joined them. A kid his age needs all the protection he can get in a shit-hole like that. Now, ironically, I’m glad he joined them. They kept him from being killed. I’m really worried about that now because

a few weeks ago, the guy that recruited David to help rob that store was been moved to the same prison yard. They aren’t supposed to be in the same prison together because David testified against him. David was only sixteen then and my mom made him testify. He didn’t want to be a snitch, but he had little, if any, choice in the matter.

They have D’Angelo in the cell right next to David’s and I’m afraid the sonofabitch is going to try to shank him. D’Angelo went to the U.A.B. leaders last week and told them that David rolled over on him. David would have been full of holes already if he hadn’t been a loyal “brother.” They also took into account that David was only sixteen when it happened. Their judgment was that he has to cover up his patch and get jumped. It has been decided that it will happen this Thursday.
Supposedly, it’ll be his brothers that jump him and afterwards it’ll be a dead issue and can’t be used against him again by the brotherhood. However, his protection will be removed, along with his patch. Then it’ll be open season on him and D’Angelo or one of his flunkies can get to David without having to worry about retaliation from the brotherhood. David could go into protective custody, but then it would really be open season on him. Lifers don’t think twice about killing other inmates if they could benefit from it.

I could contact the warden and let him know what’s going on and then he could have David shipped to a different yard, but news travels and he would still be dealt with. I’ve been thinking about it non-stop since we left the prison. It really pisses me off because I’m so helpless in the situation. I’m scared shitless that some bastard is going to kill my little brother. I him like a son and that would devastate me. I’ve already lost one sibling. I can’t bear it again. I can only hope that I don’t get a phone call informing me of my brother’s .

The shittiest thing about the whole situation is that the actual robber was released almost three years ago. He used most of the he stole for an attorney and David had a public defender. The Oklahoma justice system is a joke.

I hugged him tight and held him before we left. I take heart that it wasn’t the last time.