Warden Bell
Jordan Unit
1992 Hilton Rd.
Pampa, TX 79065
Dear Warden Bell,
My name is Talma Botts, I spoke to you on the phone before Christmas about
inmate Stephen Dwight #1182426. He was a former student of mine at Temple College
in Temple, Tx. He contacted me several months ago excited about a new job he had
there but was concerned that he was losing his computer skills. He ask if we had any
books that we were not using that I might consider sending him. I found books that
would help keep his skills up to date and mailed them to him, making sure that Temple
College was on the return address label. He said that he would not be allowed to have the
books otherwise. I got a letter from him after the books arrived saying that he still could
not get the books. When I talked to you, you suggested that I mail a letter of explanation
to Huntsville, which I did. I just received another letter from Stephen thanking me for all
my efforts but that he was still not allowed to have the books. I was hoping that there
was something that you could do to help make this happen. They are only computer
textbooks talking about word processing, spreadsheet, data base, and presentation
packages. Stephen was a good student and I truly believe his only motive is to keep his
computer skills up to date. Our field changes so rapidly that anyone wishing to continue
using computers effectively must keep their skills current. If there is anything you can do
in this situation, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Talma Botts, Ed.D.
Department Chair
Computer Information Systems Department
Temple College
2600 S. 1st Street
Temple, Tx 76504