Clark Fredericks

But at most I ever saw out there was four guys. It was usually two to four. And I was like, oh, that's all who need their GED. Well, we had the same guards work the same shifts all the time. And then a couple months down the road, the guard who worked that morning shift, the regular guard wasn't there. And this new guy called out, all right, GED classes. And he started to do a roll call.

But at most I ever saw out there was four guys. It was usually two to four. And I was like, oh, that's all who need their GED. Well, we had the same guards work the same shifts all the time. And then a couple months down the road, the guard who worked that morning shift, the regular guard wasn't there. And this new guy called out, all right, GED classes. And he started to do a roll call.

of all the people that should be coming out. And it was literally every cell. It was a two-tier thing. It was every cell, top and bottom. He's calling out... 95% of the guys for GED classes. I was like, all these fucking guys are in here, need their GED, are here because they don't have education, because they had shitty upbringings, and they're not even taking a free GED while they're here.

of all the people that should be coming out. And it was literally every cell. It was a two-tier thing. It was every cell, top and bottom. He's calling out... 95% of the guys for GED classes. I was like, all these fucking guys are in here, need their GED, are here because they don't have education, because they had shitty upbringings, and they're not even taking a free GED while they're here.

Like what a waste. That was shocking to me. Wow.

Like what a waste. That was shocking to me. Wow.

Yeah, like, you know, everything you and I just went through, I go through with her.

Yeah, like, you know, everything you and I just went through, I go through with her.

I mean, does it feel like you're exiting the Matrix or something? Yeah, it's just like, oh, like, man, what the fuck? You know, I'd just be like, what the hell, man? Like, everything I did in life was... It goes right back to that. It just dictated all my behaviors. Just couldn't commit to a relationship, couldn't commit to a job, drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, not wanting to be trapped, just...

I mean, does it feel like you're exiting the Matrix or something? Yeah, it's just like, oh, like, man, what the fuck? You know, I'd just be like, what the hell, man? Like, everything I did in life was... It goes right back to that. It just dictated all my behaviors. Just couldn't commit to a relationship, couldn't commit to a job, drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex, not wanting to be trapped, just...

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it all comes down to, you have to confront, you have to like finally address the 500 pound gorilla in the room. Like, you know, like do a little self-analysis, you know, you know, like just take a step back and, and figure out why you're doing the things you're doing. Like, why, why are you going from one destructive relationship after another?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it all comes down to, you have to confront, you have to like finally address the 500 pound gorilla in the room. Like, you know, like do a little self-analysis, you know, you know, like just take a step back and, and figure out why you're doing the things you're doing. Like, why, why are you going from one destructive relationship after another?

You know, we, we replicate in life what we knew in our childhood. You're like, I just, I have... just so many women that reach out to me who are just nonstop with these horrible relationships because their early childhood was horror.

You know, we, we replicate in life what we knew in our childhood. You're like, I just, I have... just so many women that reach out to me who are just nonstop with these horrible relationships because their early childhood was horror.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, absolutely.

You don't go around, like, you know, you hear this, you know, there's a There's a couple loudmouth dudes on YouTube who spout off about their prison life. That's not how it was for me at least. Maybe California is so different. Yeah. I had sent – I had my article from the front page of our local paper, Frederick's Murders, Boy Scout Leader, and whatever. I had sent that to myself online.

You don't go around, like, you know, you hear this, you know, there's a There's a couple loudmouth dudes on YouTube who spout off about their prison life. That's not how it was for me at least. Maybe California is so different. Yeah. I had sent – I had my article from the front page of our local paper, Frederick's Murders, Boy Scout Leader, and whatever. I had sent that to myself online.

To prison, when I left the county jail, I gave it to somebody. I'm like, send this envelope to me, wait a day or two, and then mail it to me. And you got to go to this place, a central receiving part of the prison to get classified. They got to find out if you got diseases, if you got AIDS, if you got gang affiliations. They got to figure out what prison best suits you.

To prison, when I left the county jail, I gave it to somebody. I'm like, send this envelope to me, wait a day or two, and then mail it to me. And you got to go to this place, a central receiving part of the prison to get classified. They got to find out if you got diseases, if you got AIDS, if you got gang affiliations. They got to figure out what prison best suits you.