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2002-09-11

It was nearing 9:00am and My Sergeant and I were getting ready to put our inmate hose cleaning crew to work.. We did not have any TV's on because the inmates are not able to watch them during the day. One of the inmates approaced our Officer Station Window and told us that an Airplane had hit the Twin Towers in New York.. They have Headset Radios. Not sure whether or not they were telling us the truth, we turned on the TV and were shocke to see the devastation that was occurring. My Sergeant, a wonderful woman, hugged me and we cried for the thousands of lives we knew that has to be lost.. We realized through our observance that this was not a accidet but a horrific act of terrorism!!!! Many of the inmates (males) wanted to get out and join the armed forces, even though they knew they couldn't being convicted felons. I have since learned that throughout most of the State most did not watch TV fo0r obvious Security reasons. I am not sure what all I can and should say. But, I will never forget the moment because I was not home with those I loved, rather in the dregs of society, a prison for violent felons. I was very angry that I was there and could not go home. I have a cousin who works on Wall Street and I was very concerned. He is fine! Thank God!!!!

I cried for days for my fellow brothers and sisters in our Law Enforcement Family as well as all of the people who lost their lives, there families, for the lives that were changed forever by a horrible act of HATE!!!!!! I AM ANGRY THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SEREAL IMAGES I OBSERVED ON THE TELEVISION THAT DAY. IT WAS SO IRONIC THAT I WAS LOCKED UP BEHIND THE COLD STEEL BARS AND RAJOR WIRE FENCING OF THE PRISON WITH SO MANY WHO HAD DENOUNCED THE VERY MORAL VALUES OF OUR GREAT AND WONDERFUL COUNTRY. I couldn't wait to go home and hold close to me my family. The ones I could not embrace physically, I called and talked for hours on the phone. My heart goes out to all of those who suffered so devastating a loss on that day. WE WILL NEVER FORGET. ALL OF MY LOVE IS YOURS AND ANY THING ELSE I CAN DO TO HELP!!!!
CHERYL CORNWALL