by David Applegate | Oct 7, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
October 7, 2015 Coming up on nine months here at the Taft Prison Camp. It feels like I have been here a very long time and yet the time also seems to have gone by fairly quickly. I know that seems like a contradiction but that's how it feels to me!…
by Charles Jones | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
I've been here in the wilderness for 40 days, long enough now that I can reflect on my first day of camp. On August 26, 2015, I arrived at Bastrop Satellite Camp. It's called a satellite camp because it is on the same campus as Bastrop Federal…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
While walking around the track this morning and watching what other inmates were doing the though occurred to me that much of an inmate's time is spent alone in his own isolation. The mere fact that we are in prison and isolated from our family and…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 5, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Having visits from home, family and friends has a strange effect on many of us. While we welcome the contact and the visit it stirs up a sense of longing to be back in the civilian world and reminds us of all the things we are missing out on. While…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 4, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Being a prisoner is a unique experience, this is my first and certainly my last trip to prison, but I must say that one of the unique experiences I am having is concerning communication. I should be more specific and say lack of communication. There…
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 4, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
This Week in Jesup Not a very good week in prison. I have been fighting a sinus infection which makes me irritable. I have that feeling where I just want to get away from everything and find a little peace and quiet and recover. However, there is no…
by Charles Jones | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
One my first night at Bastrop FSC, I heard my first rumor. "Dude, you'll be out by Christmas," I was told. I replied, "Yeah, Christmas 2020. I'm asking Santa for an iPhone 12". Undeterred, the inmate went on, "No man, you'll be out this November. I…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Time management, always a crucial discipline it master with regard to one's personal life and business life, and certainly a discipline that comes in handy here in prison. The time we have is limited, although, here is prison the opposite sometimes…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Today marks the beginning of my second month here at Camp Fed, I can honestly say the first month was a learning experience. I never dreamed that the prison experience would be as it is, no matter how much you think you're prepared for, you're not.…
by Kenneth Flaska | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Before I came to prison, Justin told Me to stay away from prison sports. He told me I would encounter extreme personalities. He also told Me I could get injured and then I would have to deal with the dreaded prison medical staff. I ignored Justin's…