by Steven Dybvad | May 28, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
May 28, 2014 Prison Cellmate Yes!! Finally, my good friend, Kurt moved into my cell with me. Life just got a little easier now that I have someone I trust and get along with sleeping in the bed above me. Having Kurt as a celly makes so many things in prison life...
by Steven Dybvad | May 27, 2014 | Blog, Steven Dybvad
May 27, 2014 Depression and Prison Time For many years I’ve been fighting with depression. Over the past couple years of my sobriety and refusal to take anymore antidepressants, anxiety, or sleeping medications, I’ve come to realize that the severity of my...
by Leigh Sprague | May 25, 2014 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
May 25, 2014 Getting Down to Business in Federal Prison A few weeks have passed since I checked in to Lompoc Prison and I’m beginning to feel more-or-less at home, at least as at home as it’s possible (or I want) to feel. The truth is, I’m trying to...
by Hilary Neiman | May 19, 2014 | Blog, Hilary Neiman
The Girls Guide to Federal Prison Camp: Prior to leaving for prison I was scared and frightened of the unknown. I searched the internet for information about federal prison camps for women, but did not find very much. While in prison, my friend, Marilyn, and...
by Leigh Sprague | May 17, 2014 | Blog, Leigh Sprague
May 17, 2014 One Week Down in Federal Prison, Only 115 to Go On my Diary of a Wimpy Con Blog, I’ve been taking a blow-by-blow, minute-by-minute look at my exciting first week. For this, my first behind-the-bars EtikaLLC entry, I decided to fly up into the sky,...
by Justin Paperny | May 11, 2014 | Blog
May 11, 2014 What are the top 5 Jobs in Federal Prison? One that requires very little work is the answer I usually give when asked about the top 5 jobs in prison. Why? The goal in prison is to get your life back together and to prepare for a much richer life upon...
by Justin Paperny | May 10, 2014 | Blog
May 10, 2014 Top 5 Federal Prisons This morning I received a call from a prospect who asked me to tell him which prison he should choose of the following five: 1) Taft Federal Prison Camp 2) Lompoc Camp 3) FCI Sheridan 4) Terminal Island 5) Atwater Camp When I asked...
by Hilary Neiman | May 5, 2014 | Hilary Neiman
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How to Keep Them in Line Have you ever met someone who says one thing but does the complete opposite? Most people find it infuriating. What many people fail to realize however is that to some extent, they’re probably guilty of it...
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...
