by Kenneth Flaska | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
May 22, 2015 Race, Religion, Politics in Prison In the real world, I was told it was always best to avoid discussing race, religion or politics at social and business gatherings. I followed that advice to avoid coming into unnecessary conflict with…
by Steven Dybvad | May 18, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
5/18/15 I just had one of the best visits in a very long time. My daughter, Caitlin, who is now eighteen and old enough to drive up here and visit me on her own, did just that. Caitlin and I sat and talked for the whole visit. It was so enjoyable,…
by Justin Paperny | May 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
May 16, 2015 A gentlemen called me this morning after googling "life in federal prison." He also told me that he googled, "prison advice", "white-collar crime", and "the residential drug abuse program." Through his searches he told me that he came…
by David Applegate | May 15, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
May 15, 2015 Another Job Change at Taft Federal Prison Camp! Well actually a shift change but that is a really big deal to me. I had the morning utility job in the kitchen. That entailed emptying all the trash from breakfast and lunch and mopping…
by Justin Paperny | May 14, 2015 | Blog
May 14, 2015 Prison Advice with Lions of Liberty For those that have interest in listening to my thoughts on preparing for success from prison and prison reform, I attach a podcast video I filmed with Lions of Liberty . I met the folks at Lions of…
by Kevin Boardman | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
May 14, 2015 The Curse of Captivity In the morning you will say, "If only it were evening!" and in the evening you will say "If only it were morning!" The Bible Prison Sunrise...I climb down from the top bunk onto a metal folding chair at 6:00am.…
by Steven Dybvad | May 12, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
5/12/15 About fifteen years ago, I was living in a one bedroom apartment, working odd jobs, trying to support a bad addiction to some heavy substances. During my stay at this apartment complex, a young man that had just turned eighteen, fresh out on…
by Kenneth Flaska | May 10, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Criminal Restitution or Prison Commissary? Many Prisoners come to prison still owing restitution, fines and court costs. Being in prison does not suspend your obligation to pay these liabilities unless your judgment provides otherwise. Every six…
by Kevin Boardman | May 10, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
What is remorse? The producer of Lifetime Network's upcoming documentary "24 to Life" asked me to define remorse while filming for the show prior to my self-surrender in April. Words that define a feeling assume perspective, but perspective is…
by Steven Dybvad | May 9, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
5/9/15 In class, our teacher gave us two of the four pretests this week. Happily I can say that I passed the tests, with one of the top scores in the class. There was an average of about 150 questions on each test. The lowest possible grade for…