acreage than the rest of the small town in which it s located. carlisle is a very small community, approximately 1,200 is their population. it s comprised of a school. it has a grocery store. it has a gas station, a couple of little restaurants, a dollar store and that s really about all that s in carlisle. while carlisle might be a remnant of a simpler time, inside the twin security fences of wabash is evidence of how some aspects of society have grown harder. we re seeing a lot more offenders coming in much younger than they were before and much more violent than in the past as well. correctional officers are the backbone of the facility. they re the ones dealing with the offenders on a daily basis. they are frontline. i ve been hearing about the correction setting since i was 8 years old. i grew up around it. so coming in here was actually kind of easy for me. i already knew what to expect.
done so he could be process cued for that. then i went up front and took a shower. they don t make enough soap to wash something like that out. i was sent to the hospital, i did a blood draw. i received a phone call a couple of weeks ago and they told me everything was clear. there is an average of 15 inmate assaults on staff each year at wabash. burkes recently contributed to that statistic. i just reacted and a verbal altercation turned physical. i was on my way to religious service actually. the officer was telling me, tie my shoes. and then i tied my shoes. he told me to tuck my shoelaces in my shoes. i never heard an officer tell me that. he told me to uncuff my pants. so i kind of got irritated. i m like, i m just going to religious service. burks victim, officer james manuel, has a different account.
thankfully, i ve never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, it s enough to keep them at bay. so you don t usually have to use it. i was prepared to use it. siverly was 17 years old when he and a group of friends broke into a home and beat and robbed the occupant. he accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to 20 years. while at wabash, however, he received an additional four-years sentence for possession of a dangerous device, a seven-inch-long shank. that s a baby. that s a baby. before that, i always tried to make mine at least 10 inches long. that way i had plenty of handle room and plenty of blade. siverly s history has resulted him in being housed in the highly restrictive secured confinement unit. while he doesn t like it, he does understand it. from their standpoint, how
the occupant. he accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to 20 years. while at wabash, however, he received an additional four-years sentence for possession of a dangerous device, a seven-inch-long shank. that s a baby. that s a baby. before that, i always tried to make mine at least 10 inches long. that way i had plenty of handle room and plenty of blade. siverly s history has resulted in him being housed in the highly restricted secured confinement unit. while he doesn t like it, he does understand it. from their standpoint, how can you have somebody who keeps repeatedly getting caught making mass quantities of knives in population and keep population safe? even if that person s not stabbing people, he s making the knives that are stabbing people. with few possessions and little if any contact with other inmates, siverly has refocused his energy from weapons to art.
heinous crime, another inmate discovers a unique way to make amends. i believe that i ve changed to the good. be careful. that s my favorite rapper. he s the future. and a would-be rapper pays the price for attacking an officer. i ve learned not to touch the police. they will touch you back. welcome to wabash. hope y all could stay longer. with more than 2,000 inmates, the wabash valley correctional