Free Prison Advice Blog
HAPPY EASTER!
HAPPY EASTER! My second Easter in prison. Holidays, anniversaries, and birthdays are always difficult for me. I have plenty of time to reflect back on past gatherings with my family and my friends. These were special moments that I failed to fully appreciate at the...
Living on $360 a month
3-26-16 Living on $360 a month One of the interesting skills that i have developed while here is budgeting out my monthly living expenses on the $360 spending limit we have. Fortunately postage stamps, phone calls, music and email stamps are not part of that spending...
Its Been A While!
Sorry I haven't been writing on my blog for the last couple of months. Since my last entry I have been transferred to Greenville camp. It is a camp for women and located in Greenville, Illinois. I am officially on leg two of my three legged journey. Camp is very...
This Week in Jesup
This Week in Jesup. I have requested a transfer to a Federal prison camp. I am told that camps are nicer than a regular prison. I am qualified under prison regulations to transfer but I am taking nothing for granted. I dealt with the federal government in my prior...
10 RULES FOR FEDERAL PRISON SURVIVAL (OR FEDERAL PRISON EXISTENCE)
10 RULES FOR FEDERAL PRISON SURVIVAL (OR FEDERAL PRISON EXISTENCE). In my last blog I discussed why people fail in survival situations. Here are 10 rules to follow which should help you through any survival situation. 1. PERCEIVE, BELIEVE. Recognize the true...
Halfway Home From Prison
3-19-16 9 month review - halfway home well it has certainly been a unique experiencce so far. i'm halfway done! first and foremost i want ot thank all of my family and friends that have provided me an incredible amount of love and support. the visits to the desert,...
Movin’ on Down!
Movin' on Down! March 17, 2016 Yep, you read that headline correctly. I know that typically one would prefer to be movin' on up in life (a la George and Weezie) but I'm happy to be movin' on down; to a lower bunk that is! In all real estate, it is location, location,...
LOST?
LOST? I am currently reading a book by Laurence Gonzales titled "Deep Survival". It tries to explain what happens to people in a survival situation and why certain people live and certain people die. I suspect the friend who sent me the book assumes I am in a survival...
White Collar 101: Benefits of A Federal Prison Term
March 11, 2016 White Collar 101: Benefits Of A Federal Prison Term It is easy to focus on all of the fallout that follows a prison term. I know I did. In time, however, I found some benefits to being in prison. If you have interest in learning about some of these...
Spring Is Here!
Spring is here! March 12, 2016 The past several days have been amazing. Temps have been in the 70s and El Nino storms have brought some of the clearest skies I have seen since I have been here -- to a part of the country that has some of the highest levels of air...
