by Justin Paperny | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
December 31, 2014 I had assumed yesterday would be my last blog of the year, but I was wrong. I woke this morning to a blog posted by the mother of Steven Dybvad, a client and friend serving time in an Ohio State Prison. I am sharing the blog…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 30, 2014 The Grinch in Federal Prison I always enjoyed the book "The Grinch who Stole Christmas" and the old television cartoon special based upon the book. To my surprise, some of the Prisoners got together and staged a play based upon the…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog
December 30, 2014 Last To The Party! Through my work I learn so much about the human condition and what drives us. For example, I can tell you that most of the people that reach out to me tell me that their highest priority is their family and…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 30, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December, 30 2014 Today is my last full day in this cell and on cell issolation. I just pray that this day goes by smoothly, without problems, enabling me to transition with ease from this unit to the next, where ever that may be. Now, like any…
by David Applegate | Dec 29, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
December 29, 2014 Many of my friends are surprised to learn that time off for good behavior in federal prison is limited to 54 days per year – or 15% of the total sentence – regardless of whether the conviction was for murder or securities fraud. So…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 28, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 28, 2014 Flashbacks From Federal Prison Your mind tends to wander at times when you are in Federal Prison. Flashbacks to happier times come and go at various times throughout the day. I suspect the flashbacks are facilitated by the…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 27, 2014 | Blog
December 27, 2014 How Will Prison Influence My Future? I am in the process of updating a series of lessons plans that will help guide my consulting practice. Once the new site is designed I will give away the first lesson plan to any one who…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 24, 2014 7 Deadly Sins Today, one of the younger guys in my unit (Former Cocaine King of Upper New England) told me about the 7 deadly sins a prisoner can commit in front of other Prisoners. He has been down 8 years and has spent time at…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 24, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 24, 2014 Well its Christmas Eve today, I hope everyone is having a wonderful time with their loved ones. Cherish these moments, create lasting memories, memories of laughter and love during this special time of year, never take them for…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 23, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 23, 2014 Bingo in Federal Prison Well the Holidays are rapidly approaching and they are highlighted by several special events at my new abode. Apparently, we get a special Holiday meal (chicken or cornish game Hen) on Christmas Day. We also…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 20, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 20, 2014 Sentenced To Prison Before coming to prison, I spent many a late night searching the internet for any information about Prison. Along the way, I found many articles that suggested that everyone you meet in prison claims to be…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog
December 16, 2014 How To Qualify For The Halfway House Perhaps what I enjoyed most about prison was having the opportunity to fall in love with learning again. That passion continues today. Because of that commitment to learn and improve I am always…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 16, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 16, 2014 I'm getting close to finishing my Christmas cards, this year I have 24 cards to make and mail out to family and friends, keeping me plenty busy for the duration of my cell isolation. If I wasn't sentenced to cell isolation there's…
by David Applegate | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
December 15, 2014 Yes, there is news! Otherwise I would not post two days in a row! When I arrived at work this morning in Orange County after driving in from Palm Springs, I glanced down at my phone and saw several emails from my attorneys.…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 15, 2014 EULOGY If you knew Me in my prior life, You know that I had the burden and the honor of presenting the Eulogy at the funerals of many family members and friends. I do not know how that came to pass, but it is a position I have…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 15, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 15, 2014 Something as simple as not receiving any mail or emails from family or friends in a while can cause the mind to wander and worry. Over the years these kinds of worries and concerns get easier, but sometimes I just get a strange,…
by David Applegate | Dec 14, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
December 14, 2014 The song by the Divine Miss M has been playing in my head the past few days – and for good reason! Yep – my friends came through! After my last blog post, several of my friends stepped up and offered to help Ken and me find a home…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 13, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 13, 2014 Today is one of those crazy popular novelty dates, 12/13/14. I bet a lot of couples are getting married today as a way of remembering such a special date. There won’t be another special date like this for another 89 years, on…
by Brian Jorgenson | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Brian Jorgenson
December 12, 2014 Preventing Fraud & Other White Collar Crimes The next three on the "list" that I'll touch upon are: Strong sense of rationalizing away the wrongfulness of their actions and quick to justify the activity No prior run-ins with the…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 12, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 12, 2014 Not too long ago two students in my horticulture class had to be expelled for breaking the rules. These two students who are also on cell isolation in my unit were apparently having sex in the school bathroom that's designated for…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 11, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 11, 2014 Counting the days and marking them off. It's weird because it almost feels like I'm waiting to be released from prison, and in a sense I am waiting to be released. Inmates call cell isolation and the whole 'jail' here in prison…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog
December 10, 2014 The transfer from Etika to Federal Prison Advice continues. I am working on the new site, content, videos, and more. Below is a draft of a brochure my friend Michael Santos and I worked on. There might be some edits left to do, but…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 10, 2014 Pay Day in Federal Prison Today, I received my first "Pay Check" in Prison. The amount deposited to my account was $ 13.50, which included a performance bonus for extraordinary work effort. The check covered the month of November…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 10, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 10, 2014 I have more new information about the bad urine screening that resulted in this three month cell isolation punishment and a mark on my once untarnished record. As I said about a week ago, there are five other men that take the same…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 9, 2014 Doing Time The Prisoner in front of me in the chow line asks " How long You been down (in prison)?" I reply, "2 months". He replies, " Hell, You just a rookie at Doing Time" Unfortunately, He is correct. I am just beginning to…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 9, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 09, 2014 Every day I think about my future after release, not in a way that is daydreaming or obsessing, but in a healthy way, a way that's productive in preparations for my future success. I have so many ideas and aspirations about my…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 9, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 09, 2014 12/09/14 - PRISON INFO./UPDATES/ADVICE: Every day I think about my future after release, not in a way that is daydreaming or obsessing, but in a healthy way, a way that's productive in preparations for y future success. I have so…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 8, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 08, 2014 Over the years I've come to have several bad back and neck problems due to careless activities, lifting heavy things improperly, bad posture and sleeping in poor positions. My five year stay in prison has only amplified these…
by Warren Schultz | Dec 7, 2014 | Blog, Warren Schultz
Giving Thanks From Federal Prison Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now I await my first (and only, thank God) Christmas in prison. Despite the fact I was away from family and friends for Thanksgiving, it was far less depressing than I…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 7, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 07, 2014 Yesterday I watched the skiing and snowboarding competition on television, noticing that it was being held at Beavercreek in Vail Colorado where I've been skiing with my family a few times, many years ago. Since then my family has…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 6, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
OWNING MY SLIPPERS I am currently reading a very interesting book " Cutting for Stone ". (Thanks for the book, Claudia!) I have not finished the book but it has presented many situations that have touched a note with Me. One of the main characters…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 6, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 06, 2014 About two years ago, during my stay at Lebanon penitentiary a friend of the family sent me a book about the life story of Louis Zamperini. I remember every detail of this book, the stories about all of his experiences growing up…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Holiday Newsletter From Federal Prison Well the holidays are upon us and many of you will be receiving annual newsletters from family and friends. I was never a big fan of the Holiday newsletter. They almost always painted a picture of a family…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 5, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 05, 2015 Staff here at Madison has continued to restrict me from my right to study files and documents in the law library. This prison continues to break the rules set in place for them to follow in order to insure that we as inmates are…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 4, 2014 | Blog
December 4, 2014 Following a call with a prospect this morning I started to write a blog. A minute in, however, I decided to film a video instead. The video on How To Overcome A Department Of Justice Press Release follows: Those in the system who…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 4, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 04, 2014 The other day I was looking through albums on the Jpay machine in search for some soothing songs of Christmas, to my surprise I came across a collection of 100 classis Christmas Hits for only $10.00. Of course I couldn't resist, so…
by David Applegate | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
Most of the days since I last posted have been good – even great! I got to spend ten days in a row in Palm Springs – a rarity since I commute to my consulting job in Orange County almost every week. Many friends reached out over the holiday and Ken…
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
ULTRACREPIDARIANISM Ok, I learned a new word and I want to share it with you! I discovered it in one of Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics books that I friend sent to me. (Thanks Michelle). The word I learned is Ultracrepidarianism which is defined as…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 3, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 03, 2014 Just a few days ago I made a conscious decision to change the time in which I take my medication every morning. Ever since the most recent urine screening, I realized that there's a good chance the prison may be trying to jam me up…
by Justin Paperny | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized, Blog
December 2, 2014 "These online prison chat rooms depress me," a client told me last month. "Anyone can join and the information on there is garbage. Can you fix it?" "Yes". Last week, I created a private members page for my clients, their family…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 2, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 02, 2014 Yesterday several inmates were released from cell isolation early. As a result of every single inmate here at Madison being tested for substances there was a major overflow of inmates being placed on cell isolation, more than four…
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 1, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 01, 2014 Counting the days, biting my tongue, praying to God. This is what I have to do every day to keep from having a variably dangerous conflict with my temporary celly. To keep from creating more problems for myself, or him, or getting…
by Hilary Neiman | Dec 1, 2014 | Hilary Neiman
Whether you always feared that a friend's behaviors or choices might eventually put them in prison, or the fact that they were arrested and are now going to be behind bars came as a surprise, the one thing to remember is that they are your friend.…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 30, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 30, 2014 No guitar for three months. The day the prison placed me in cell isolation, they took my guitar along with the rest of my personal belongings, packing it away in storage until my release. Ever since I first got my guitar earlier…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 29, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 29, 2014 Over the last few years I've accumulated several art supplies, so many supplies that I had to purchase a storage container from the prison that can only be utilized for holding art supplies. I use these supplies for many things,…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 28, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 28, 2014 Here in the cell isolation unit, getting on the kiosk to download our emails can be extremely difficult for some of us. We're only allowed one hour out of our cell each day to clean our cell, take a shower and plug our tablets into…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 27, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 27, 2014 Happy Thanks Giving Everybody! I hope and pray that you all and your families indulge in the laughter and love that goes hand in hand with this Thanks Giving Day. Like most people, I too love the holidays. Over the years the…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 27, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 27, 2014 Thankful at Thanksgiving from Federal Prison Well, it is my first holiday in Prison. I sat down and reflected upon all of the great times our family has experienced on Thanksgiving Day over the past years. It pains me to think I…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 27, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 27, 2014 BERNIDA, THE BOOK AND THE ADVENTURE I was talking with Justin last week and He suggested that I write a review of one of the many books I have been reading in Prison. (6 weeks, 13 books) Books do provide Me with a great way to…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 26, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 26, 2014 A couple of weeks ago, in sheer desperation to seek help from anybody that would help me in my unique situation of taking medication that causes urine screens to test positive for THC, I wrote a letter to a committee that I…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 25, 2014 SAVED BY THE YELL! This morning, at 5a.m., before the crack of dawn I was woken up by the yelling of a guard, unlocking my cell, telling me to go to early chow and report the recreation building along with twenty other inmates from…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog
November 25, 2014 I have had a lot of success working with criminal defense lawyers. Recently, I received the following endorsement: “Justin provides a tremendous resource to my clients by counseling them about the most difficult experience a person…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 24, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 24, 2014 After talking with several different inmates in here on cell isolation it sounds like I still have a good chance of getting released to a halfway house six months early. Many different problems and concerns came with this…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 23, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 23, 2014 Growing up, I've never been a big fan of eating peanut butter. Every once in a blue moon I would have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, usually only if I was really hungry and if it was the only thing available. Here at Madison,…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 22, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 22, 104 Lately I've been struggling to deal with living day to day with my new, temporary cell mate. Surprisingly I'm able to handle it better than with my past cell mates, maybe it's because I know our stay together will end soon, maybe…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 22, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 22, 2014 Are you safe in federal prison? I talked to a close friend of mine today. It was great to hear his voice. He filled me in on a recent "guys trip" He took to the Fort Lauderdale boat show. He also described the things going on in…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 21, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 21, 2014 A part of the punishment that the prison officials handed down to me was taking away the good days I earned from being in horticulture. Good days are not at all the reason for me taking horticulture, I only qualify to earn one good…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 20, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 20, 2014 Ever since the snow and the freezing cold temperatures blew through town, we inmates on cell isolation have been suffering tremendously. When the juveniles destroyed this unit before they left, they didn't just create problems for…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 19, 2014 | Blog
November 19, 2014 You Are Full Of Happy Talk It is not uncommon for people to reach out to me several times before they hire me. I know the drill. You're chilling at home, enjoying a glass of wine, then suddenly you feel the urge to start googling…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 19, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 19, 2014 Yesterday in horticulture class we switched subjects again. Now we're studying landscape and design. We started by moving around all the desks in the classroom, giving every student enough room to set a large wooden board, with…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 18, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 18, 2014 The guards here in the isolation unit shake our cells down every single day, usually while we're at the chow hall so they can search through many of the cells quickly and efficiently. Due to the overwhelming number of isolation…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 18, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 18, 2014 Bathroom Logic From Federal Prison Using the Bathroom facilities in prison can create issues you never really considered in the real world. In my unit, we have 127 people competing for use of our facilities which were originally…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 17, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 17, 2014 Madison has an area of the prison that houses blind inmates. Every blind inmate is assigned a blind-aid worker; these workers escort the blind inmates to and from places in the compound, like the chow hall, recreation, the doctor,…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 16, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 16, 2014 On Sunday mornings I enjoy watching Joel Osteen on the television; his words are always uplifting and motivational, rejuvenating, giving me the strength to fight another week in prison. Somehow it always sounds like his words are…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 15, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 15, 2014 This prison and its officials continue to give me the run a round and treat me like I'm some kind of fool. As I said before, I've been trying to get a pass down to the law library to learn more about the rules and policies set in…
by Brian Jorgenson | Nov 15, 2014 | Blog, Brian Jorgenson
November 14, 2014 Preventing Fraud & Other White Collar Crimes (Part 2) This is a continuation from a previous post on my thoughts related to how to prevent and mitigate fraud. To quickly recap, I provided a list of eight areas that tended to be…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 15, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 15, 2014 Alone In Another World I eat, sleep, work, go to class and exercise with approximately 575 other people who are confined to a 6 acre "campus". I share an open air cubicle with two other men than is 80 square feet. I wait in line…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 14, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 14, 2014 As the temperature continues to drop outside, we inmates in here on cell isolation suffer even greater. As I said before, this unit which was once for the juveniles convicted as adults was destroyed by the juveniles before they…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 13, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 13, 2014 The more I continue to read books and magazines about finances, annual earnings, the difficulties of preparing for a stable retirement in America, the more I worry about my future. I've thrown away so many precious years, so much…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 12, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 12, 2014 With many of the drug users all piled into one unit it's not surprising to see how often people are getting caught with drugs and/or using them. When I was living in my previous unit, every once in a while I would smell pot smoke…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 12, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 12, 2014 Opportunity To Get It Right From Federal Prison I have often wondered why I chose to make the poor decisions I made on various days over the past several years. Those poor decision days were sandwiched between numerous other days…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
November 11, 2014 You Are Going To Prison To the extent I can collect data in my business, I do. That data includes making note of how many people fail miserably in their pre-sentence interview. Part of the reason, I know, is because some people…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 11, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 11, 2014 Over the past couple years I've accumulated several different subscriptions to various magazines from family and friends, quite a few of them are business and financial magazines like Money, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, etc. Often…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 9, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 9, 2014 The Pursuit of Material Things During the middle of my court proceedings, a close friend sat with me at dinner and asked, "How did you, of all people, get yourself into such a terrible situation?"The question would have been…
by David Applegate | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
November 8, 2014 Tito Puente Things I Think I Will Miss When I Get to Prison Camp I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of the things I think I will miss the most once I am in prison and then put together the same list after I am…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 8, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 08, 2014 Okay, so here's the new scoop. After seeing the warden last week I knew the investigator wasn't going to come and talk to me like she said would happen. So I took it upon myself to fill out multiple kites and requests, using my…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 7, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 07, 2014 Madison "Correctional" Facility continues to break rules and policies of their own choosing in an attempt to maintain order within the prison. Ever since the recent influx of inmates on cell isolation due to the prison wide drug…
by Brian Jorgenson | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Brian Jorgenson
November 7, 2014 As I'm nearing the two month mark of my incarceration, I continue to have more interesting conversations with other men in here that found themselves operating on the wrong side of the law. I'm always curious to find out their…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
November 6, 2014 Federal Prison Advice Commercial Script Below is the script I wrote for the Federal Prison Advice commercial. I deviated a bit while speaking as any speaker would be prone to do. Still, this covers most of it. I will post video as…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
November 7, 2014 I am splitting up my businesses. Since my release from prison I have had one company--Etika--manage both my consulting and speaking business. FederalPrisonAdvice.com, it is not hard to figure out, will proudly promote our online…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 6, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 06, 2014 Unfortunately my horticulture class intervened with my law library pass, so I still haven't had the opportunity to look at the new DRC rules and regulations. I asked some of my classmates if they could help me, none of them had any…
by Justin Paperny | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
November 6, 2014 A client asked me to name a few things successful prisoners do but never talk about. I went into greater specifics on our call. For purposes of this blog I post the summary: They understand their environment. Rather than seek to…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
November 6, 2014 The Practical Stuff From Federal Prison There are various nuances associated with communicating with a prisoner and visiting with a prisoner in the Federal Prison System. I hope this blog helps my friends and others understand the…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 5, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 05, 2014 When I was a resident inmate at the level 3 prison, Lebanon my living conditions were horrible, very similar to the conditions of a drug house in the ghetto, maybe at times even worse. Lebanon was the dirtiest place I have ever…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 4, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 04, 2014 I recently sent out two separate kites(request forms) to confront the two staff members that are reportedly spreading false rumors about me. First of all it's one problem to hear that staff members are gossiping amongst each other…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 3, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 03, 2014 Today is my mother's birthday. I sent her a card, but I wish there was more I could do for her to show my love and appreciation for her on her birthday. I had plans to carve her something from soap, but my tools and art supplies…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 2, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 02, 2014 Horticulture has been a program here at Madison for the last ten years, which first started as a suggestion by my instructor who was a grounds keeper at the time. My instructor has a degree in horticulture and owns a landscaping…
by Steven Dybvad | Nov 1, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
November 01, 2014 Living here in the cell isolation unit (better known as cell ice) is very similar to the day to day life I once lived at the level 3 prison, Lebanon I left from more than 1 1/2 years ago. Every inmate on cell ice are locked in our…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 31, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 31, 2014 I've been doing very well with bouncing back into my daily goals and routines. I work out every morning in my cell, pushups, sit ups, squats, jump n jacks, running in place, yoga, spiritual reading, studying horticulture, and…
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 30, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
October 30, 2014 Typical Day As A Federal Prisoner Prior to reporting to prison, Justin Paperny and I had several long conversations about life "inside". We discussed how many prisoners simply become numb, watch television all day and try to sleep…
by Warren Schultz | Oct 30, 2014 | Blog, Warren Schultz
October 30, 2014 Prison College 101 I’m sorry that my posts have been becoming less frequent as of late. Due to my heavy school load I’m afraid I won’t be able to write as often. I miss and enjoy writing to you all, but I must focus on my schooling…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 29, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 29, 2014 Today is my daughter, Caitlin's eighteenth birthday. Time has passed by so fast, now my beautiful baby girl is a young woman. I've missed out on too many precious moments in her life, I've been absent from her life for far too many…
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
October 28, 2014 10 TOUGH THINGS I THINK ABOUT DURING MY FIRST WEEK OF FEDERAL PRISON: KNOWING THAT MY FAMILY IS SUFFERING EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! MISSING MY FAMILY AND MY…
by Hilary Neiman | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized, Hilary Neiman
You've probably heard people talk about the "baggage" we all carry in our lives. It might be the baggage that came from a lousy childhood, a bad marriage, an unhealthy friendship, and so on. The simple fact is that everyone you meet is carrying…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 28, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 28, 2014 Continuing to be harassed by guards as a result of being on cell isolation isn't getting any easier for me to deal with. I no longer try to be cordial, kind, or polite with the staff here at Madison, I honestly don't believe in my…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 27, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 27, 2014 The cell isolation unit I currently reside in is designated specifically for the inmates that tested positive for drugs and alcohol. As I wrote a couple of months ago about the prison utilizing the space that the juveniles once…
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
October 27, 2014 How to Report To Federal Prison: Assemble email, address and telephone lists with people you would like to contact from prison. The day prior to your reporting date, mail them to yourself at the prison address. Make sure your family…
by Justin Paperny | Oct 26, 2014 | Blog
October 29, 2014 How To Blog From Federal Prison As part of my prison advice services I invest many hours with my clients to help them understand the importance of documenting the journey. After they agree to document the journey there are scores of…
by Warren Schultz | Oct 26, 2014 | Blog, Warren Schultz
October 26, 2014 Top 10 Things I’ve learned in Prison: #1 In prison you are nothing more than a number to anyone who works for the system. The first question you’re asked when dealing with staff is “What’s your number?” not what’s your name. #2…
by Steven Dybvad | Oct 25, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
October 24, 2014 Every month the order in which every unit goes to chow changes with the exception of the cell isolation unit in which I currently reside, we are always the last unit to eat in the chow hall. Fortunately for me, this month the unit I…