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Coming Home

by David Foley | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog, David Foley

Coming Home 12/29/15 I'm coming home in less than a year! I received my release date today, December 16th, 2016. I will initially be released to a halfway house and then transition to home confinement. I'm extremely excited as journey is almost…

Post Christmas

by Mark Bernstein | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein

Saturday after my first Christmas in the joint, certainly Noel in the joint was a new and interesting first experience, one that will certainly be edged in my memory banks for many moons. There was much good cheer and plenty of good will towards men…

Merry Christmas!

by David Applegate | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate

Merry Christmas! December 26, 2015 By the time you get this, it will be several days after Christmas. I hope all of you had a peaceful, calm and happy day with people you love and who love you! Prior to the beginning of the holiday season, I have to…

Baby Jesus Comes to Bastrop

by Charles Jones | Dec 24, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones

December 24, 2015 I think it's good for the soul to attend at least one Christmas program annually just because you want to and not from any sense of obligation. My first choice would be the Chamber Singers Christmas Concert in Armstrong Browning…

Christmas Week in Jesup

by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 24, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska

Christmas Week in Jesup. I got my stitches out of my hand on Monday. The pin is still in my finger. We attended Bingo on Monday Night in the chow hall. The winners receive a holiday gift bag identical to the ones We received last week. No luck on my…

Christmas

by Mark Bernstein | Dec 24, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein

My first Christmas in the joint, certainly not how I expected to be spending this holiday. I'm certain this will be an experience to remember. The inmates are all gearing up for the holiday, I'm certain Santa will be leaving us all lumps of coal in…

Merry Christmas Darling

by David Applegate | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate

Merry Christmas Darling December 24, 2015 Dear Mr. Ken: Even though my head is in a good place this holiday season, it's still hard to wrap it around not being with you tonight and tomorrow -- like we have been for over 30 years. I'm not with you in…

Team Work

by Mark Bernstein | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein

This morning brought out the best in many of my fellow inmates and it's nice to see that many of the guys can rally around getting the right thing done when it's called for. Our sewers backed up this morning, it was pretty bad and the response from…

Winter

by Mark Bernstein | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein

Today is the first day of winter, oh my! You would never know it by the unseasonably warm temps we've been having so far. I'm still walking the track in shorts, most days. I have spent one full season here at Camp Fed, autumn has come and now has…

Sounds in the Night

by Charles Jones | Dec 21, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones

December 21, 2105 I recently awoke at 3:00 am. Being a typical aging male baby boomer, I decided it would be a very good idea to make a trip to the bathroom. Climbing down from my bunk as quietly as possible, I made the 30 foot trek to the urinals,…