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commisary day search with a raid. the benton county sheriff makes sure that the 1970's Atica state prison or the latest episode of GITMO is living well in the untrained eyes of the newly minted c.o.s after the very overdramatic take down of just one indavidual that occured on wendensday last. the compleat search of all the cells was under way. the net haul by the sheriff was newly purchased commisary. it is not bad enough that the commisary is over priced even by las vagas standards but now they take it at whim. if you had a toothbrush it was taken. if you had an open bag of milk,coffee,cerial, or anything from commisary it was confiscated and thrown away on the premis that something could be hidden in it. so now we sit with the saying 'commisary is a privlage',and the statement that if we call it contraband its contraband. you can spend thousands of dollors here on small things that can be taken at any c.o.s whim. but for the major things like gangs, drugs, gambling, and beatings go unanswered by the sheriff deputies. as far as that goes i have seen whole sale catoring to 'patched' members of multipule gangs on a daily basis. the prisoners here have to beg even for a simple book to read, and if you want a bible that fits your religious requirements you have to go through an act of congress. now you can get a koran, book of morman, or something on the buddah the same day. but if you are a christian you might have to wait for the Lords second comming. if the courts want to clean up the system maybe they should start with the ones wearing the badges in places like these. and leave people defending themselfs from state sposored terorest like me alone to live and provide for our families. god bless fr. ferris

Message from Charles:

hi wife, could not write yesterday due to the late dinner, cussing guards or guards in training. Then we ate, then the mob squad came in, all dressed in black with riot shock shields and shotguns and bean bag bazookas and we all laid on the floor while they beat the crap out of one of the inmates. Then we all got searched and all our stuff thrown on the floor. Then we got locked down again. So...somebody please shoot me! I personally got to listen while they threatened to break the poor guys arms. How is it that it should take 6-8 supposedly trained C.O.'s to take one unarmed man to the ground. They 'the C.O.'s' act like this is a super max facility for only the 'Hannibal Lectors' of our society. They say you can judge a society by its jails and the heart of those that work in a jail by their behavior. We are a republic that practices democracy not a democracy per say. This is why Rome failed and this is why the United States will fail also. We treat our citizens like they serve the State. Thus when the State feels they need you no longer or you have upset one of the Pretorian guard you disappear into a jail or prison or just disappear for good. What a country we live in. The atrocities I have witnessed while here and the grievous use of power and the pure lack of care both emotional, physical and mental for the inmates here is completely deplorable. Yet I cannot get too involved with the before mentioned except to give religious guidance for the ones wishing to find some comfort while they are here. I use my time to study what the jail allows me to have in scripture which is only half of my religious script, but I try. Love you wife please edit and paste. Let everyone know what is going on in here: may help to make changes for the better. Love you and the kids very much, but i have no faith in returning home to any of you. love you wife

This is Leslie Ferris, Charles Ferris's wife. Charles has been in jail since May 04, 2023. Without going into all the long details, he shouldn't have been arrested or put in jail in the first place but it has been almost 1 year and he still sits in jail awaiting trial. He has asked me to start a letter writing campaign on his behalf. You can either contact the Benton County Sheriff's Office via Facebook or write to Honorable Robin Green 100 Northeast "A" Street Bentonville, 72712.

"Letters should just consist of people telling the judge that I'm a priest in good standing and the help that i have provided. The meals, the outreach supplies, the Bible saturation campaigns, the gas, food, and clothing that we buy people in need from our own pockets. The jail letter, asking the sherrif why religious materials granted to some are denied to the one priest they have here. Why are they so set to violate the 1st amendment with people of the Christian religion."

The ability we all have for sin is a mark of our humanity.

Our ability to love is a mark of the Devine.

I have room in my house. I have room on my land. And I have room in my heart!

If you can help the Ukrainian people,
Please do.

God bless you all

Fr. Ferris