by Kenneth Flaska | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
April 22, 2015 Stress of Federal Prison Two incidents occurred last week which reminded me of the high stress/high anxiety environment that exists in prison. The first incident occurred last Monday evening, right before 10:00 p.m. count. I was standing in my cube...
by Kenneth Flaska | Apr 18, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
First Memory In a psychology class we were asked to prepare a paper about our first real memory as a child. I would like to share mine with you. I was five or six years old and I traveled with my Mother and Sister to Uncle Art's farm outside of Stratford, Ontario. It...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 16, 2015 | Blog
April 16, 2015 CNBC, NBC and Lifetime Unlike some of the fine men with whom I served time, I am not a conspiracy theorist. I do not believe the Department of Justice wakes with the goal of throwing every citizen in prison. Now, for clarity, I do believe we lock up too...
by Kenneth Flaska | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
April 14, 2014 Rough Day in Federal Prison Well, today is not a very good day in prison. My Cellie's "snore prevention device" is malfunctioning and making a loud whistling sound in our 7 x 10 cube. In the real world, you would simply get up and move to another room...
by David Applegate | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Happy Anniversary! April 13, 2015 Today is a joyous day for me for many reasons! Two years ago today, I married Ken Bertwell in Ogunquit, Maine with our dear friends Howard and Sherri as our witnesses. It was one of the most wonderful days of my life. We are lucky...