by Kevin Boardman | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
Top 10 things you can do to help a loved one or friend who is in prison. #6 Make a financial contribution to help pay for commissary & communication expenses Federal prison is expensive if remaining connected to family and friends and growing in positive and...
by David Foley | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, David Foley
Anger is an energy I attended high school and college in the ’80s. it was a time of a wide variety of amazing music. the other day i was listening to a song from public image limited, rise, where the chorus repeats “anger is an energy” That statement...
by Steve Metheny | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Steve Metheny
Never Hurry, Never Worry, Never, Never, Never Complain. My first weekend in Federal prison which means I have been here exactly one week. Is that right? It’s only been one week? Anyway, I’m starting to get in the groove. Wake at 0600 go to breakfast, back...
by Kenneth Flaska | Aug 28, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
This Week in Jesup Those of you in Michigan are enjoining the last few weeks of summer. I have fond memories of warm summer days and nights on Lake St. Clair. The water always had a positive effect on Me. The only water around Me is the afternoon thunderstorms in...
by Justin Paperny | Aug 26, 2015 | Blog
August 26, 2015 The Federal Prison Hustler Two days ago a frantic wife called to tell me that her husband who is serving 36 months for fraud ran into problems with a prison hustler. The problem is almost any new prisoner could fall into the same trap he did. The...
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
Every day we each experience challenges. My new ones a are “little” different from the ones that I experienced prior to today. I use to run around like a chicken with my head cut off. From here to there and then back again. Everyday was the same. My mind...
by Mark Bernstein | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
8/24/15 My First Blog I’m about to self surrender to begin a six month sentence at Ft Dix Federal Prison Camp. How in the world did I get myself in this situation? I did it all by myself, I made several bad decisions and did not have the good sense to walk away from a...
by David Bryson | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
Shades of Gray I woke up early this morning at 6:00 AM and headed over to the dining hall to get my first cup of coffee-colored liquid (we really could use a Tusk & Cup here–my favorite local coffee shop) and some fruit for breakfast. As I sat at the long...
by Justin Paperny | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog
August 24, 2015 Reputation Management From Prison Admittedly, when I began writing from federal prison I wasn’t exactly sure what would happen. I can definitely say, however, that I was intrigued by the idea of documenting how I was seeking redemption and a...
by David Applegate | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
I’M WRITING A BLOG? SERIOUSLY? I must admit that I have, until yesterday, not so quietly mocked anyone who thought that I cared a rip about what he/she wrote in a blog. With that admission succinctly out of the way and completely forgotten, here goes my blog. NOW? As...
