by Leigh Sprague | May 4, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
Finally, after all the worrying and waiting and wondering, the big day is almost here: I check in tomorrow morning to Lompoc Federal Prison Camp. This will be a short post because my to-do list is still long and the hours are short. In some ways I am relieved. I ran...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 22, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
A week or so ago I received my long-awaited “call-up” letter from the Bureau of Prisons - available here at this link - telling me when and where to report. I considered it good news not only because I got a letter in the first place – I’ve heard many stories of...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 13, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
Money: The High Cost of Justice I decided to set aside for the moment all the extremely serious issues you will face as a white collar criminal defendant - loss of freedom and reputation, trauma to self and family, humiliation, incarceration - to focus on another...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
Justin's recent post on the best prison camp in America motivated me to weigh in on the same topic. Of course, the big caveat with my post is that I haven't actually been to prison yet. But I sure have done an awful lot of research. We'll soon see if that research...
by Leigh Sprague | Apr 1, 2014 | Leigh Sprague
April 1, 2014 In the movies, a felon's big day comes in a fancy courtroom before a jury who solemnly pronounces - against the backdrop of a grandiose musical score - the defendant's guilt or innocence. The reality for most of us is far different. Most defendants will...
