by Leigh Sprague | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
Inside the Minds of White Collar Criminals What motivates a white collar felon to commit a crime? Good question, and one that Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes sets out to explore in his just published book, Why They Do It. Take a listen to this Market...
by Leigh Sprague | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
Last week my bunkie, my limping, 62-year-old bunkie with the bum knee, threw down his cane and cried, "I've been cured." More or less. I was amazed, though not at the miracle of his recovery. Rather, what amazed me was that he decided to throw down his extra appendage...
by Leigh Sprague | Sep 19, 2015 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
I'm falling in love. I can feel it. Falling deep into love. With Maryann. Beautiful Maryann. Each morning I wake up in a swoon, with a tingle in my fingertips and a stirring of my loins. Wake up to her smile, her kind words. What a beautiful day, she says, enjoy the...
by Leigh Sprague | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
Commissary Shopping in Federal Prison: Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Like the Kardashians over coffee, cons love to talk shopping - new arrivals, sales, sold out items - preparing their weekly commissary list days in advance. A few months back we received an...
by Leigh Sprague | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
July 22, 2015 Too Much Time in Federal Prison This morning I woke up, worked on my book, wrote in my diary, walked the track, practiced yoga, helped an inmate prepare a motion to expunge an old DUI, ate breakfast, read a magazine, practiced guitar, talked with my kids...