by David Applegate | Dec 30, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
A Christmas Miracle It is still completely unreal to me that I am home for the holidays! When I first surrendered to the federal prison camp at Taft in January 2015, one of the first things I did was try and figure out how many Christmases with…
by David Applegate | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Our Colorful Mid-Century Living Room "Reentry" really could not be going any better! I am enjoying every aspect of daily life and am so incredibly grateful to be free and to be able to enjoy all the little things I missed while I was away. I know…
by David Applegate | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Me and Mr. Ken! I'm home! I'm home! I'm home!!! I know many of those who receive my blog posts know that I was released on November 28 but I think it bears repeating, don't you? The last several days have been a whirlwind. You may recall that my…
by David Applegate | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Greetings from Oklahoma City! September 16, 2017 It has been a little over a month since I testified in Austin and I have only made it back to Oklahoma! I am writing this from the Bureau of Prisons transfer center at the Oklahoma City airport. This…
by David Applegate | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Next phase of the journey August 15, 2017 I think I'm done. I hope I am; with testifying, with ArthroCare, with reliving the past. I also thought I was done last time, in 2014. But I wasn't. So instead of relieved, I am mostly ambivalent. I wasn't…
by David Applegate | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Accepting what is. August 1, 2017 Probably the most significant development since I last wrote is that, after 10 days I finally gave up trying to move cells and just accepted that my entire stay here will be in the “psycho ward”. A few days ago, I…
by David Applegate | Aug 6, 2017 | Blog, David Applegate
Greetings from Bastrop, Texas. Getting closer to Rubidoux Halfway House July 26, 2017 Greetings from the Bastrop County Jail; my “home” for the next 3-4 weeks. I never thought my first blog post in nearly a year would be from a solitary confinement…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized, Blog
Hi this is Ken! I wrote a guest blog on the White Collar Advice site. I call it Failing to Follow Federal Prison Rules of Engagement. You can read it here . Thank you, Ken
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Non Residential Drug Abuse Program: Spend a little less time in federal prison? If you are reading this blog, you may be coming to Federal prison or you may have a loved one in Federal prison. Once an individual enters federal prison, his focus…
by Kenneth Flaska | May 29, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
WASHING OFF PENSACOLA FEDERAL PRISON I had a discussion with a corrections officer this week about how dirty federal prison seems to be. He stated that the first thing He does when He gets home from work is to take a shower to "wash off prison". I…
by Kenneth Flaska | May 26, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCE BY THE NUMBERS. 1. Days in Prison - 943. 2. Days left in prison - 188. 3. Times food made me ill in prison - 6. 4. Taxes paid over the last 943 days - 0. 5. Cost to incarcerate Me per day - $86.77. 6. Money allocated to feed…
by Kenneth Flaska | May 7, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
TROUBLE IN PENSACOLA PRISON CAMP? Pensacola Federal Prison Camp is always listed as one of the "better" federal prison camps for prisoners. The weather, the facilities and the staff were always alleged to be about as good as it gets for prison.…
by Kenneth Flaska | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Going home from federal prison! I finally received an exit date from Federal Prison Camp, November 16, 2017. It was not the date I was hoping for but at least I have a date. I am still working on obtaining an earlier date but I place little…
by Kenneth Flaska | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
PASSING THE TIME WITH MEANINGFUL PURSUITS IN FEDERAL PRISON? As I stated in the past, remaining active and involved is one of the keys to passing time in federal prison. Being active also helps me overcome the negative thoughts I experience from…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IN FEDERAL PRISON I sat around last Sunday (Super bowl Sunday) and tried to recall past Super bowl Sundays with my family and friends. The problem that I have with "special days" in prison is the flood of memories that can…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
OUT OF FEDERAL PRISON A BIT EARLY? I can attest to the fact that once you reach prison, You are always hoping to find a way to get out, as soon as possible! In Federal Prison, where parole no longer exists, options for early release are quite…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Well these are some interesting times in Federal Prison Camp! Well, it is 2017, the year I exit Federal Prison. There is some sort of psychological euphoria associated with being able to say " I get out of prison this year". I still do not know the…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Institutionalized: He does not want to leave Federal Prison? I suspect we have all heard a story about a prisoner who adjusts so well to life in prison that He does not want to leave when his sentence expires. I always believed that this was one of…
by Justin Paperny | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
Why Do People Fail In Prison? On New Year's Eve I filmed a video about the uselessness of New Year's goals in prison. Further, I mentioned that I had yelled at a defendant who called me. That defendant, a lawyer who plead guilty to bank and mail…