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 David Applegate | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
The New Normal February 3, 2015 In a previous post, I talked about how it is important not to try to recreate the "outside world" here on the inside. Creating a life here at Taft Camp that is fulfilling and that makes the time pass quickly is an…
by Kenneth Flaska | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
SENTENCING REFORM Well back to more news from Inmate.com. Before Thanksgiving last year, rumors were flying that white collar sentencing reform had passed and that all white collar felons were receiving time off their sentences. Of course, the rumor…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
January 30, 2015 The Happiest Days of My Life When you are in prison, you have plenty of time to reflect upon your past. The ugliness of what you did to earn your way into prison is always lingering. I have days where I try to remember the happy…