by Hilary Neiman | Feb 12, 2015 | Hilary Neiman
If fitness was not an important part of your life before camp, it’s a good idea to start thinking about getting in shape. Although prior to leaving for prison, working out is probably the last thing you want to do(personally, the only exercise that…
by Justin Paperny | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
February 12, 2015 How To Avoid Problems In Federal Prison Two days ago I lectured in front of roughly 1,000 money managers in New York. My job was to walk the audience through my journey as a federal prisoner, and to convey the consequences that…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 11, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
February 11, 2015 Losing An Unexpected Friend In Federal Prison My cellie moved out yesterday in preparation for his release from prison. You remember him, a former drug dealer from Maine. People stopped by my cube and asked me how I was enjoying my…
by David Applegate | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
February 9, 2015 Barista in Federal Prison!!! (and other news) So I finished my first week in my new job at Taft Federal Prison Camp - barista! Well, actually it is Beverage Bar Manager in the kitchen for breakfast and lunch. And even that title…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 8, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
February 8, 2015 Working To Retire I read a great little story that I thought I would share with you. It comes from a book by Timothy Ferris called "The 4-Hour Work Week". A rich American businessman on a forced vacation for medical reasons in…
by Justin Paperny | Feb 7, 2015 | Blog
February 7, 2015 Disciplinary Infractions In Federal Prison As a man who makes a study of prison I am amazed at the poor decisions new incoming prisoners make. Those who succeed realize that imprisonment is harder on those that love and support…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
February 5, 2015 Happy Anniversary My 29th wedding anniversary is this weekend. I feel very fortunate that I still have a wife to celebrate an anniversary with. A lot of other woman would have simply walked away from the situation after being…
by Justin Paperny | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
February 5, 2015 Going Back On The Road! Following my release from prison in 2009, I invested many hours honing my skill as a public speaker. Besides reading a Dale Carnegie book at Taft Federal Prison Camp, I had never studied public speaking…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
February 4, 2015 What Did You Do Last Night In Prison? I got an email today that asked me what I did last night. I replied as follows: As soon as 4:00 p.m. Census Count cleared, I ate a tuna packet to get some protein before dinner. We had dinner at…
by Steven Dybvad | Feb 5, 2015 | Steven Dybvad
February 5, 2015 On Friday of last week our teacher informed us that we were going to be tested by the state. This is some kind of new competency test, and we are the first and only students out of all other prisons in the state to be given this…