by Justin Paperny | Jan 30, 2009 | Blog
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009 My Friends In Federal Prison I’ve been in prison for a little over nine months. During this time I’ve had the privilege of forming several friendships. As I see it, prison functions as sort of a buddy system. Inmates who share...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 29, 2009 | Blog
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009 My Thursday At Taft Federal Prison Camp It’s 7:30 P.M. and I’m writing from my rack. Today was as normal as it gets in prison. No surprises. The weather was cool and breezy with temperatures around 50 degrees. By 4:00 A.M. I was...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 28, 2009 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 Disciplinary Matters From Federal Prison–Part 4 After an inmate is found guilty of an infraction, he is free to use the Administrative Remedy in search of relief. The first step is called Informal Resolution which does not require any...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 27, 2009 | Blog
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009 Disciplinary Matters From Federal Prison–Part 3 Series 100 or 200 shots, which are rare at camps, follow a similar judicial process as 300 or 400 series shots. Rather than seeing a counselor, however, an inmate appears before the...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 26, 2009 | Blog
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 Disciplinary Matters From Federal Prison–Part 2 Following the receipt of a shot, administrators are supposed to schedule the inmate for a Unit Disciplinary Committee Hearing (UDC) within 72 hours. UDC is equivalent to the initial stage...