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| Ashland, KY Federal Prison |
Former District Attorney Armando Villalobos, convicted of racketeering and extortion, now resides in the federal prison in Ashland, Kentucky. Whether that was a random assignment or designed to get his attention as leverage to encourage revealing more about the corruption in Cameron County, I do not know.
But, based on a website for family members of federal prisoners assigned to Ashland, it is no country club.
Here are some comments from that site:
From "jellyfoster"
"My husband has just been sent to Ashland. Been there for over 6 weeks, still doesn't have his property and says they stuck him in a cow barn. He says it's by far the worst place he's been yet, even worse than the transfer center in Atlanta... Anyone else have any info on Ashland?? I'm worried sick about this place."
"browneyedgirl77"
"My husband was setanced to 15 months at FCI Ashland, He has been in for 3 months now, I live just north of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a 4 1/2 hour trip made once a week. My husband has complained about the roaches in the dining hall, and there are ants marching all over the visiting room when i go see him, but he really doesn't complain that much about it. He says there are far worse places they could have sent him. He has said that the lack of air conditioning can get rough when it gets hot out. He also complains about the guards smoking in front of the inmates since they can't smoke, but he pretty much keeps to himself waiting on the day they let him walk out of that place, only 9 more months to go!!!!"
"loriebee13a"
"My guy is also in Ashland and hates it. Just had a meeting with his case manager last week who refused to even consider his transfer! Even though he's been there 18 months, no problems and his family is in florida, where he was supposed to be sent.
He is also in one of the "barns", and while he doesn't complain much, the bit he does I can tell it's not great."
"BillyBob'sBabe"
"My hubby is at Ashland, too. What a pit-hole of filth. His CM also refused to consider transferring him. He has 13 months to go. He started out at Lexington 3 yrs ago, and then got transferred to Ashland last year.
He was telling me how bad it is there...bugs, sex, drugs, and indifferent COs."
"BearHunter"
"Howdy everyone. I was released to a half-way house from Ashland in November, 07, and can say that it IS a shithole, but there are much worse places to be. There is little violence there, and lots of semi-quality recreation. The commissary was okay for what it was, and the chow was often good enough to be served in a resturant on the street.
Any direct questions, PM me or something. My unit was K-B."
"countdownbegins"
"My best friend has been in Ashland for about 2 weeks now. He said things are going OK and that the people are pretty nice, food is pretty good, etc. He has a lot less time to call than he did in Lexington. Only has 300 minutes per month. The visitation is Thursday through Sunday from 8 am to 3:15 pm. They get 10 points per month. Each weekday visit is 1 point and weekends/holidays are 3 points. I will be driving from Lexington to Ashland twice a month if anyone is interested in carpooling to save gas. If anyone hears any other news about this place, please let me know. I hate not being able to talk to him every day to know what's going on with him."
CESAR CHAVEZ MOVIE: Just as the migrant workers of California deserved better treatment from their bosses, the man who won the labor dispute deserves better treatment than this film.
ReplyDeleteActor-turned-director Diego Luna (“Y Tu Mama Tambien”) serves up a by-the-numbers biopic in “Cesar Chavez.” It’s the story of the non-violent organizer who spread the word about conditions and made table grapes taboo during the late ’60s. Despite good intentions — and a solid lead performance from Michael Pena — this activist’s tale fails to inspire.
Pena is a great character actor, seen in dramas like “World Trade Center,” comedies like HBO’s “Eastbound & Down” and all genres in between (“American Hustle”). Indeed, he nails the intelligence and earnestness of the determined and impassioned Mexican-American laborer from Yuma, Ariz.
As the movie shows, Chavez was 35 when he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and led marches across California. He was 41 in 1968, when he went on a 25-day hunger strike.
Beyond the speeches, however, this film lacks fire. The struggles of the exploited workers are too vague, as are the overall goals of Chavez’s union. Lacking specifics, we’re unenthused. That’s because we’ve seen this kind of film before.
So what is your point - that he was sent to a bad place? Well, duuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhh
ReplyDeleteFederal prisons are filled with effeminate white collar criminals(Bankers, Lawyers, Doctors) like Villalobos, they will never find any prison comfortable
ReplyDeleteBoo hoo! Those poor, mistreated felons. Imagine living in a barn; will the injustices never end? Oh, the misery! And, of course, we must not forget that they are all innocent, especially our former Congressional candidate. Boo hoo.
ReplyDelete(that he was sent to a bad place? Well,)
ReplyDeleteAs far as federal penitentiaries, it is a nice place. Look, he ain't gonna be sharing a cell with anybody named bubba. That, says it all.
Villalobos: We reap what we sew. No?
ReplyDelete"We reap what we sew."
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. "We reap what we sew" - so Brownsville.
After his corruption, doesn't Villalobos deserve to be in "prison"....not at a resort. As DA he didn't care about the cockroaches in our lives, why should we worry about those cockroaches or conditions in prison. Villalobos earned, through his corruption, the conditions in which he now lives. We have, or should have, no sympathy for him. Armando Villalobos was a corrupt public official and deserves this place.
ReplyDeleteHad he flipped and plead guilty, probably looking at 5 years in Seagoville. Not a real bright guy, giving up all his productive years, for what?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is a very appropriate local. In Ohio, they say Kentucky is our Mexico.