by David Bryson | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
Would it be the Best of Times or Worst of Times? - It's time for visits. Inmates take visiting days very seriously. Most guys keep a spare uniform that is pressed and sharp just for visits. They want to look as good as they can for their loved ones,…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 17, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 17, 2015 For quite a few months now, in fact nearly all year, I've been trying to become a member of the Red Cross Assocciation. It started on the level two security side of Madison, when I learned that the Red Cross was training members in…
by Steve Metheny | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Steve Metheny
I’m dying on Sunday, would you like to come to my party on Saturday? I have three days left until I am scheduled to self-surrender to a Federal prison in Texas and everyone around me is acting kinda strange; they don’t know what to say. They look at…
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
LIVE THROUGH IT We all have mess we wish would somehow magically clean itself up. We endure "things", "situations", "tragedies", "health issues", "financial setbacks" and many other life experiences that simply put make us want to just crawl in a…
by Kenneth Flaska | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Irrational? When someone acts in a foolish manner (commits a crime), they have acted in a irrational fashion. Irrational is defined as "lacking the power to reason; meaningless, unreasonable". Irrational thoughts lead to irrational acts. I have…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 12, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 12, 2015 Over the last 4 1/2 years, I've had a number of medical issues that need to be addressed and attended to. Some issues are serious, some are minor. Here in prison, as I've said several times in the past, many medical problems are…
by David Bryson | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
And on the Fourth Day God Said....Let There Be Yoga? On my first Sunday morning here in federal prison, which was only my fourth day, I woke early and wandered down to breakfast at about 6:20 AM. I must admit, that despite the self surrender going…
by Hilary Neiman | Aug 10, 2015 | Hilary Neiman
If you’re on your way to prison or have been in prison, it’s likely that you’ve made some questionable decisions in your life, which you feel cast a shadow over your life. However, be aware that when you’re trying to start a fresh chapter, your…
by David Bryson | Aug 8, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
I Remember Why I Loved the Mid Watch Years ago, as a young naval officer stationed onboard a frigate, I spent the better part of three years patrolling in circles around the southern Caribbean searching for drug traffickers. I was a deck officer and…
by Steven Dybvad | Aug 8, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
August 03, 2015 I've been trucking right along these last few weeks, just as I have been these last few years. But there's been one thing at the back of my mind lately, the unknowing question to if and when I'll get a response to my application for…