by Justin Paperny | Jan 28, 2009 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 Disciplinary Matters From Federal Prison–Part 4 After an inmate is found guilty of an infraction, he is free to use the Administrative Remedy in search of relief. The first step is called Informal Resolution which does not require any...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 1, 2009 | Blog
Today is January 1, 2009 On this first day of the new year I am sitting alone in the large television room at Taft Prison Camp. The dorm is quiet, all televisions have been turned off and the correctional officers are nowhere in sight. With peace and comfort, I sit to...
by Justin Paperny | Dec 31, 2008 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008 It’s now six in the evening on New Year’s eve, 2008, and I’m still here in the Taft Prison Camp. Although I have more than eight months of my prison term behind me, and fewer than five months of prison ahead of me,...
by Justin Paperny | Dec 29, 2008 | Blog
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2008 Last week I received a question from Wendy, whose husband was recently sentenced to a five year prison term for conspiracy. He is currently in a county jail while he awaits designation to a federal prison. She wanted to know whether her...
by Justin Paperny | Dec 19, 2008 | Blog
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2008 Today I learned a lesson that I would have liked to postpone. I have been in prison for eight months and as of this day, I expect to serve 150 more days. Yet, I struggle with a loss that is surprisingly deep, a loss that hurts to the core of...
