Free Prison Advice Blog
Blind inmates
November 17, 2014 Madison has an area of the prison that houses blind inmates. Every blind inmate is assigned a blind-aid worker; these workers escort the blind inmates to and from places in the compound, like the chow hall, recreation, the doctor, etc. These...
He’s talking to me
November 16, 2014 On Sunday mornings I enjoy watching Joel Osteen on the television; his words are always uplifting and motivational, rejuvenating, giving me the strength to fight another week in prison. Somehow it always sounds like his words are directed...
Still getting the run around
November 15, 2014 This prison and its officials continue to give me the run a round and treat me like I'm some kind of fool. As I said before, I've been trying to get a pass down to the law library to learn more about the rules and policies set in place for all...
Preventing Fraud & Other White Collar Crimes (Part 2)
November 14, 2014 Preventing Fraud & Other White Collar Crimes (Part 2) This is a continuation from a previous post on my thoughts related to how to prevent and mitigate fraud. To quickly recap, I provided a list of eight areas that tended to be common amongst...
Alone In Another World
November 15, 2014 Alone In Another World I eat, sleep, work, go to class and exercise with approximately 575 other people who are confined to a 6 acre "campus". I share an open air cubicle with two other men than is 80 square feet. I wait in line with 90 other people...
It’s getting very cold
November 14, 2014 As the temperature continues to drop outside, we inmates in here on cell isolation suffer even greater. As I said before, this unit which was once for the juveniles convicted as adults was destroyed by the juveniles before they shipped out to another...
Financial stability
November 13, 2014 The more I continue to read books and magazines about finances, annual earnings, the difficulties of preparing for a stable retirement in America, the more I worry about my future. I've thrown away so many precious years, so much precious time I...
I can no longer see the value in using substances
November 12, 2014 With many of the drug users all piled into one unit it's not surprising to see how often people are getting caught with drugs and/or using them. When I was living in my previous unit, every once in a while I would smell pot smoke wafting down the...
Opportunity To Get It Right From Federal Prison
November 12, 2014 Opportunity To Get It Right From Federal Prison I have often wondered why I chose to make the poor decisions I made on various days over the past several years. Those poor decision days were sandwiched between numerous other days where I had no...
You Are Going To Prison
November 11, 2014 You Are Going To Prison To the extent I can collect data in my business, I do. That data includes making note of how many people fail miserably in their pre-sentence interview. Part of the reason, I know, is because some people immersed in struggle...
