by Mark Bernstein | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
One of the biggest challenges we all face in prison is the boredom factor, it can be an area if the confinement that many find difficult to manage. It reminds me of a line from “Catch 22”, a couple of the characters in the book were talking about the...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Today I was speaking with one of the new inmates and the conversation went to getting visits from friends and family and how much we all appreciated having the contact with the outside world. He was asking how long it took to get people approved for his visiting...
by Kevin Boardman | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog, Kevin Boardman
Top 10 things you can do to help a loved one or friend who is in prison #9 Celebrate the passing of milestones Last week marked the passing of 6 months of confinement since I self-surrendered to prison. Milestones of time passed signify that the storm is beginning to...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
This evening two new self surrender white collar men came into Camp Fed. Both were housed very near to my bunk and I had the opportunity to be the welcoming party. Myself and a few other among us did what was done for us when we first arrived, we tried to ease the...
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Presidential Campaign Strategist ? Well, I have some idle time and an interest in politics. I have educational credentials that are equal to or exceed most campaign experts. Why can’t I be a campaign adviser? Being in prison could be a drawback? Oh well, most...
by David Applegate | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
When I knew I would be heading to a federal prison camp, I began researching the internet on the closest Federal Prison Camps to Palm Springs (Lompoc and Taft). Unfortunately, TripAdvisor and Yelp do not have ratings for prison camps. Probably no way to monetize that....
