Friday, April 3, 2026

Coping With 23-Hour-A-Day Lockdowns by Daniel Patrykus

I'd like to talk about how I, and others across America, are able to cope with 23 hours a day locked in a cell. For me, the main thing is to stay busy. Well, there's only so much you can do each day, locked in a cell, right? Correct. So I come up with ways to procrastinate.
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