Clark #110340
I spoke to Doo Rod recently and he mentioned our mutual friend, “Soul.”
Now before I tell you more about Soul, let me state something. Just because I don’t speak to or JPay someone for a while, or in Soul’s case, ever, doesn’t mean that I don’t think of them often. That statement couldn’t be more true than when it comes to Soul and Doo Rod, two #LWOP members of the PrisonNation.
I met Soul through Doo Rod back when we were in Jackson together, at “JMF” as it was being called at the time. I still remember Soul’s green winter coat. I’ve been out for over 11 years, so I’d say I’ve known Soul and Doo Rod for about 25 years now.
Even though I’ve often thought about Soul, I’ve never reached out to him on JPay because I remember when the #MDOC first got the kiosks in the dayrooms, Soul really was a little too old school for JPay. I mean he’d get onto the kiosk, but struggled a little bit with the technology of a kiosk and emails. Now the MDOC has tablets, and maybe he’s a little more up to speed.
After I spoke with Doo Rod, I looked Soul up on OTIS, as I sometimes do anyhow. Soul has been down since at least 1989, but his #MDOC prisoner number goes back to 1961. And he’s 80-years old. Can you imagine being 80-years old? And I bet you, he’s probably still got him a store and is probably still running a ticket. Now that’s Soul.
It makes me sad when I think about Soul. When I look at his mugshot and look into the eyes of Curtis Lee Clark #110340, I can see the spirt of an old soul, weathered by the wrinkles of time. I never asked Soul how he got that nickname. It could be because he’s been convicted of taking a soul, for all I know. But I’d like to believe it had to do with his character, the very essence of someone with a whole lotta soul inside themself.
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