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Top 10 List From My First Week In Federal Prison

by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska

October 24, 2014 Top 10 List From My First Week In Federal Prison I received my phone pin number so I could make calls to my family. I received letters at mail call from family and friends. The religious services were much better than expected…

Back in the saddle

by Steven Dybvad | Oct 23, 2014 | Steven Dybvad

October 23, 2014 After all that's happened to me over this last month, I'm left with only one conclusion. God strategically placed a problem in my path as a true test, a test to see how I would deal with unexpected occurrences in life that is beyond…

Shopping Day in Federal Prison

by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska

October 22, 2014 Shopping Day in Federal Prison I have never been much of a shopper. I did not care for trips to the Mall or the grocery Store. However, after arriving in prison, I have a new found appreciation for shopping. You are allowed to shop…

The Gray Area

by David Applegate | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate

October 22, 2014 I am very fortunate to have a huge network of friends and colleagues – many of whom I have met in the many cities we have lived in (and the many companies I have worked for!). The experts say that when you find yourself in a…

Flagged by the system

by Steven Dybvad | Oct 22, 2014 | Steven Dybvad

October 22, 2014 In the last three years of my stay in prison I've never been harassed by guards so much until now. Ever since I was placed in this cell isolation unit and made to wear this jumpsuit, guards stare at me more, make rude disrespectful…

False positive continued...

by Steven Dybvad | Oct 21, 2014 | Steven Dybvad

October 21, 2014 Nearly three weeks ago my lawyer told my parents that he convinced the warden to retest my original urine specimen. I'm not sure how much good it's going to do if they're running the same simple dipstick test that they ran before,…

Expectations and Patience From Federal Prison

by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska

October 21, 2014 Expectations and Patience From Federal Prison I have only been in federal prison for four days but I have learned that you have to expect the unexpected and learn a new level of patience. For example, I expected to go to a minimum…

False Positive test struggles continue

by Steven Dybvad | Oct 20, 2014 | Steven Dybvad

October 20, 2014 Knowing that I haven't used a substance in years means one of only two, or three things: 1. either the prison got my urine specimen mixed up with another inmate's specimen, which I don't think is likely to happen because I…

WRONG TURN ON SELF-SURRENDER TO FEDERAL PRISON DAY

by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska

WRONG TURN ON SELF-SURRENDER TO FEDERAL PRISON DAY Well, here are the gory details of my self surrender day. I was very tired as I failed to sleep the night before. I scheduled a cab to take me to prison at 10:30 so i would be early. I called to…

Hope and Faith

by Steven Dybvad | Oct 19, 2014 | Steven Dybvad

October 19, 2014 I've been trying so hard to hold on to hope and faith that justice will prevail over the false accusations of an incorrect drug screening on my behalf, but each day that passes feels less likely. I'm trapped in the clutches of a one…