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 Mark Bernstein | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
A very rainy day down here today at Camp Fed, this throws my routine off, raining and windy I cant do my 1 1/2 walk and exercise, while this in itself is no big deal, it does throw my routine off. Routines for those of us in here are really important, and for those...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Soundtrack Playing: Very loud laughter of Men Opening Tight Shout: Close up of a man's eyes, tearing up, slowly pull back to reveal his entire face, happily contorted in laughter. Slowly pull way further to reveal another 3 men on the bench with the first, all in...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 7, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
The feeling of isolation in the midst of 400+ people seems strange and yet is it really. The 400 people I'm here with are from so many different walks of life, cultures, backgrounds that that in itself leads to isolation. Throw in that the microcosms of prison...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
There is a lot of information, rumor and supposition going around the camp regarding the pending bills in both the house and the Senate regarding prison reform and how it will affect all the inmates. I don't fully understand how it will affect all of us but what i do...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I was speaking with one of my fellow inmates this morning about self discipline, moderation and how certain of us spend our time and what we do to take care of our bodies and minds while we're incarcerated. He is a very intelligent gentleman who I enjoy speaking with...
