by David Applegate | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
The New Normal February 3, 2015 In a previous post, I talked about how it is important not to try to recreate the “outside world” here on the inside. Creating a life here at Taft Camp that is fulfilling and that makes the time pass quickly is an ongoing...
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
SENTENCING REFORM Well back to more news from Inmate.com. Before Thanksgiving last year, rumors were flying that white collar sentencing reform had passed and that all white collar felons were receiving time off their sentences. Of course, the rumor was false. As...
by Steven Dybvad | Feb 1, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
February 01, 2015 For nearly 3 1/2 years now I’ve been writing a daily blog entry and sending it home to my family to be posted on the internet. Over these last few years in prison I’ve been tweaking my day to day schedule, making improvements, setting new...
by Steven Dybvad | Jan 31, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
January 31, 2015 More lies from staff. After my caseworker originally told me that I was found not guilty for a positive urine screen, I asked him for a printout of my prison record, which is called a rap sheet. In the past I’ve heard other inmates tell me about...
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
January 30, 2015 The Happiest Days of My Life When you are in prison, you have plenty of time to reflect upon your past. The ugliness of what you did to earn your way into prison is always lingering. I have days where I try to remember the happy things only! Sometimes...