Spring rains brought flooding to the cellhouses!  Warmer weather turned the chow hall into a 120 degree sauna!  The commissary limit was increased to $150 for food.  Water tower issues left the prisoners without any potable water for 3-4 days at a time at least once every three months, sometimes more often.

Gangs were running the prisons, the phones, access to the laundry room- EVERYTHING!  East Moline staff just let it happen!

Thanks for coming back, Free Rocky Nation!  Today you get to hear Season 2, Episode 6: The Horrors of East Moline Part 3.

Maintenance immediately threw all kinds of broken items at Dad to fix.  He either made repairs or rebuilt the parts.  Remember the pointless cell door locks that I mentioned?  Everyday that Dad worked, he worried all day about his unprotected property.

The staff’s dislike of Dad grew more evident every day.  In addition to the building’s disrepair, Dad exposed the extreme heat in the chow hall.  Room temperature there measured from 115-20° during the summer.  The chow hall was built with air conditioning, but it could not be used. 

My Dad has always had a Playboy calendar.  It was just a generational thing for him, I think. Growing up, he had one in his bedroom and in his work truck.  My Dad owned one when he was shipped to the East Moline C.C. One evening, the cellhouse Lt. had walked into the cubicle, where my father lived, and just took the calendar off Dad’s desk.

Dad found himself in the East Moline minimum camp being treated.  The Warden is the top dog in any prison.  The Warden has her "Enforcers" that impose her will- to silence those who dare to challenge her reign.  WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY defines Enforcer as 1. a person or thing that enforces. 2. the member of a group, esp. a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient. 3. a person, esp. a public official who enforces laws, regulations, rules, or the like.  By filing that grievance, by exercising his First Amendment right to complain about conditions of confinement, Dad gave her reason to set her enforcers after him… at least according to Warden Brannon.

On March 27th, 2019, after two years and fifteen days of dead time at the Shawnee C.C., Dad found himself serving time at East Moline.  East Moline Correctional Center had served as a prior mental asylum.  When my dad arrived, he noted that it appeared as if no maintenance had been done since the building changed hands.  The place was a mess.  Dad wrote to our friends and family to get the conditions exposed on social media.

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Welcome back to Season Two on the Free Rocky Nation.  I’m your host Amanda.  I am using an external microphone today.  Let me know if you enjoy our sound quality on this podcast.  You can leave a comment on our Facebook page at Free Larry Rocky Harris 1959 and look for this episode or email us at [email protected].  I will stop my shameless plugging and get into Episode 3: From Shawnee to East Moline.
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 Today’s episode is “From Danville to Big Muddy, From Big Muddy to Shawnee.”  On December 7th, 2016, Dad was given a segregation to segregation transfer from the Danville prison to the Big Muddy River C.C.

On March 8th, 2017, Dad was shipped to the Shawnee C.C.  Dad was initially housed on the Industry wing in 4-House. Warden Dennison refused to follow through on the deal between Dad and Warden Garnett from Big Muddy. 
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My dad can write letters to me about my son.  He can talk to my son on the phone.  I often put the phone on speaker, so I can hear what is being said and keep up with their conversations.  I send pictures of my son to my dad.  My son writes letters and sends cards to my dad.  My son doesn’t have and can’t have his own video visit account.  When I schedule a video visit using my GTL account, I have to add my son as an authorized visitor.  With all the permissions my son has, why is email such a big deal?  Why is Springfield letting IRCC off the hook here?!  

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I am starting a second season on this channel.  This second season will cover my dad’s history from his time at Danville Correctional Center up to his transfer to Illinois River.  I have given away a few spoilers during the first season, but I will go into more detail about past events in the second season.  The first season has not ended.  I will continue to add new episodes to season one as new developments arise.

Danville Correctional Center Lawsuit: Harris-vs-Calloway & Campbell 2:17-cv-02075-MMM

At 3:55 one of my cats meows.  I could not edit it out.

Warning: Some adult language

llinois River is going for a trifecta today.  Apparently, the jacked-up commissary and ant infestation are not enough!  With that being said, I present today’s podcast: Housing Issues.

The Commissary has less and less to offer the inmates, but no one will explain why!
Inmates are now buying their toilet paper from the commissary, but it runs out!!

Here is what I need from you, Free Rocky Nation.  Reach out to your incarcerated loved ones.  Ask them if they have this “Central Commissary Standardization Committee” at their institutions.  Also, ask about their commissary price lists from January of 2021 to now.  Email me about what they tell you or leave a comment on our Facebook page.  Email your feedback to [email protected].  Find us on Facebook at Larry Rocky Harris 1959.  I can’t wait to hear from you all.