by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
14 Days as a Federal Prisoner The first time I wrote my blog it was 8 days until my surrender to federal prison. Now I can hang my hat on 14 days being a federal prison inmate. As an inmate your greatest enemy is TIME and Fear. You count seconds, minutes, hours and...
by David Applegate | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
August 2, 2015 Another new job in prison??? I know, I know. It seems like I can’t hold down a job here! I have worked in the kitchen for the past six months and it was time for a change! The last two months I have been the lead “pm utility” guy. It...
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
ONE DAY AT A TIME On the outside world we become consumed with the daily hustle and bustle of life. We fill our time thinking and doing activities relating to family, bills, work obligations, dr visits, community gossip, church doings and so on and so forth. There...
by David Bryson | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
Self Surrender, PART II So, there I was standing in the middle of the courtyard with no idea where to go next. After surveying the grounds I began to realize that there were about fifty or more guys meandering around. Some were on the sports courts, some on the track,...
by Kevin Boardman | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
#4 Google. Print. Mail. The best case scenario is that your imprisoned friend or loved one might have access to a set of encyclopedias for research. In the prison where I am confined, we have an almost complete set of the 15th Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica...
by David Bryson | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
Self-surrendering to Federal Prison – Part 1 Well, after weeks of pensive waiting, the day finally came and I self-surrendered to Lewisburg Federal Prison Camp on Thursday. The weeks between my sentencing, back in May, and up through July 22 were filled with...
by David Applegate | Jul 29, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
July 29, 2015 Goodbye and Good Luck – Off to RDAP! As I write this, my best friend here at the Taft camp – David K – is on a bus headed for the prison camp at Sheridan, Oregon where he will begin the Residential Drug Abuse program (RDAP). RDAP is a 9...
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
July 27, 2015 Consequences (Ripple Effects) As I stated last week, I am going to address some of the ripple effects of my crime has caused over and above the obvious financial loss attributable to my actions. 1. Damage to the reputation of my victims. 2. Damage to the...
by David Foley | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, David Foley
Job Assignment at Taft Federal Prison Camp The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life” Jessica Hirsche. I was recently assigned my job at Taft Camp. I work the breakfast and lunch shifts washing...
by David Applegate | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Will prison reform actually become a reality? July 27, 2015 Given the current atmosphere on Capitol Hill and the past history of being “tough on crime,” it is absolutely amazing to me that there looks to be a consensus on passing significant prison reform...
