Notes on Sacramento Trip

David at Books Not Bars says he hopes to be in touch with Renee Nunez. Hopefully, he’ll connect with her, and she’ll consent to meeting me. That would do a lot to bring the story to a human level. Why Don Specter isn’t returning my calls I have no idea. Perhaps he’s too busy? Or he’ll deal with it when he has to? The conversation we had a few months ago would suffice as backup, which might be preferable, because I wouldn’t necessarily need to set a scene in his office. It’s his authority that counts, and that will be clear when I get into the lawsuit he filed against the state.

Sarah Ludeman at the state correctional department said she’ll get back to me with an itinerary after she has a chance to talk to Bernie Warner. I’ve got a Monday afternoon, tentatively, with Gloria Romero. 4:30, Sacramento. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, likely, are spent inside the facilities. Chad, definitely, and perhaps Preston. I have no idea what to expect. But that, of course, is why I need to see it.