Subject:
Message from Tessa


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Dear Subscriber,

I'm interrupting the current series of
messages to this list to send you the following message from my
wife, Tessa. If you want to write to her while she's "inside," do
it very soon, because their mail system there seems really slow,
and she'll be out of there on Friday, 2/9/07. (In other words, if
you don't send something now, she'll probably be out by the time
she would have gotten it.)


Larken

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           From Tessa Rose (1/27/07)

Dear List Subscribers,

Greetings from Danbury, Connecticut. I am now halfway through my 30-
day vacation with the BOP (Bureau of Prisons). By the time the
novelty of all this wears off, it will be time for me to go home.
This is not a bad place to be, really. It's just not a place you
want to be stuck in for a very long time. Going in was the hardest
part for me--not knowing what it was really going to feel like or
how mean people were going to be. But, with the notable exception
of the rude lady who wanted a free strip show, the people involved
in the intake process were polite and respectful. They did their
things, and then turned me over to the inmates, who softened my
landing here with their sympathy and generosity.

Now, two weeks
in and halfway through, what I feel most is gratitude. I am
grateful for the opportunity to come here and meet all these lovely
women--to hear their stories and witness their pain, to marvel at
their resourcefulness and spirituality, to live, for only 30 days,
a life that other women are forced to live for years and years. I
have seen and learned so much in this short time, so much that I
will never forget.

I also thank the government every day for
placing me in the  honored company of all the people in history who
have been imprisoned for telling the truth and doing the right
thing. When I walk the hallway of Danbury FPC, I am also walking in
the footsteps of great people. This makes me feel both very proud
and very humble; proud to be part of that great company, and humble
to be the least of them.

Lastly, I am grateful to those who have
brightened my captivity by sending cards and letters. When I walk
away from Mail Call with a fistfull, my step is lighter, knowing
that you are still there for me.

Love to all,


Tessa D. Rose
59518-066
Danbury FCI (Camp)
Federal Correctional Institution
Route
37
Danbury, CT  06811

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