This is my 4th day in solitary confindment here at the Ferguson unit 12120 Savage Drive midway, TX 75852, this is June 30, 2024 Im here on X wing 45 cell waiting on a cell in general population. I came here Thursday from the Eastham unit, Im not in trouble or anything Im just here for overflow to go before unit Classification Committee to be house in General Poplation. But this is like a Dungeon and its super hot in here, they left all my property back on the Eastham it will be sent over here in a month or two. But most of allt they left my fan back on the Eastham unit. The first day I got here Thursday 27th, 2024 I thought I was going to die from this heat man I know its like 115 degrees in this Dungeon around 12:00 or 2pm its hot I was sweating and dripping like water pouring from a Hydring, so I just started praying and ask God to let me make it in this Dungeon and don’t die from this heat. then about 4 minutes pass by and a wind was in my cell like a fan, I said man thats god man, and this wind is still blowing in my cell right now. So its like a fan right now so this is god. I know he’s real but he put a fan up in here its cold like a AC, breeze man for real its god. Thank the lord. now I first came to prison this is the first unit I hit when I came here in 1981 I was 17 years old now Im 60 years old. still doing time, whats so amazing about this story is first day I got to eat in this chow hall I hadn't been in here since 1983 when I left and I had left in June 1983 to Coffield unit. But May 1983 I had a mother day visit with my mom in this same chow hall so it really brought back memories to my mind. But I never thought I lie back in this unit cause when I came here it was like a first offender kid unit and for kids that got out of TYC Texas Youth Commission now its seem like its still nothing but kids here more kids then before. then I asked myself when did I end up back on a kid unit? so I must be here for a reason cause out of all places everybody know Ferguson is a kid unit. By me being a man of God I must got some work to do. Now the old solitary confindment was for punishment it was like going in the hold and forgotten lost in the system. And they consider you a bad actor or hard head and this would break you down mentally. But for me my longest stay was 16 years they changed the name from solitary to Ad. seg its like you are confined to a single man cell 23 hours a day only allowed out 1 hour a day for rec and 15 minutes a day for showers other than that you are in that cell 24 hours a day. so what I done was I set me a time schedule.. work out, Read my Bible, Read Books, write letter, and write songs. And my time of 16 years went fast from 1995 I hit seg. 1997 I caught 3 more years onto 15 years 2005 which made me have 18 years I done the whole 18 years day for day 16 flat in seg which is solitary confinement. I wrote some of my Best songs in them cells. Back in 2010 I was on Telford unit in new Boston, TX. it was Christmas day And we was on a unit lockdown mean we get sack lunches And everybody was mad cause it was Christmas And they didn’t give us A hot tray or nothing for Christmas. so after they passed out the Johnnies Bags, someone passed A kite around saying get Ready we gonna all set our mattress on fire in About A hour. I was thinking man how we gonna breath in All this smoke And we are trapped in these cells. man I wasn’t even thinking this was gonna happen so fast. I looked out the door And coudn’t even see in front of my cell door. it was so Black with smoke now I can’t even see my own self like arms my whole cell is Black. I said lord what to do. He said your green wool Blanket wet it up And cover up And put your face inside the toliet make the Blanket tight so no smoke can get in And keep flushing the toliet over and over And you can make it. I did man this was scarest time of my life, it you were to see how Black. I heard that over 40 people people set there mattress on fire at one time. Can you amagin that? Anyway I made it through I was scare of smoke from then on. I got out 2013 May 7th I discharged 18 years flat. I went Back to Jasper, TX I met my daughter Brittney nicole Hadnot she was only 2 years old when I went to prison now she was 20 years old. I was Born Feb 3, 1964 she was Born Feb 7, 1993 Anyway I was homeless she said Daddy you can stay with me. she had A son And Daughter the lil Boy was like 4 years old I didn’t know what to say. But I found out that my Real mom lillie mae died 2010 feb 2, 2010 Right before my Birthday I just found out from my daughter Brittney. Anyway I met A girl named Shenita Preston she 32 years old I moved in with her my Daughter Really got mad, cause I wasn’t spending time with her. I had got her from her mama when she was 9 days old she never seen her mom she was Raised By my grandmother. Anyway Shenita got pregnate with my son in July 2013 she had him April 16th 2014 this was first son so I named him after me Albert James Hadnot Jr. he was my heart I got to spend 9 months with him he was walking And talking At 9 months old. Jan 27th 2015 9:00pm A night I’ll never forget I woke up on the couch the fire was Burning me up I jumped they was in the Back Room sleep. I didn’t know what to do. we was Renting A trailer house so you can’t jump out or get out the small Roll out window. I said Lord I’m gonna Burn up this time. he said pick up the couch through it in front of the fire and hold your head down close your eyes the door is on the left hand side