by David Applegate | May 6, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
Diminishing Returns? May 5, 2016 You may (or may not) have noticed that I have not been posting as often. This is primarily due I think to the law of diminishing returns. My primary goal for my “camp sabbatical” was personal growth. As with nearly all...
by Justin Paperny | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog
March 9, 2016 When I was interviewed by the government, I was unprepared. I just did not fully understand how my performance would impact how long I would serve in federal prison. In fact, I really never thought about federal prison. I thought somehow my experience...
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Staying out of Trouble. My prison consultant, Justin Paperny, told me to watch out for many things before I came to prison. He specifically told Me not to borrow anything from any other prisoner as trouble often follows such transactions. Last weekend, I witnessed...
by Justin Paperny | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
When I was in federal prison at Taft Federal Prison Camp, I grew to hate hearing myths that too many federal prisoners treated as fact. At times I think it was just easier to belief the myth because it was an excuse to not prepare for life after prison. “What is...
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....