Prison Teaches Me the Value of Connecting with People from All Walks of Life
91 days left Blog Entry 33 March 25, 2015 Perhaps one of the most valuable things I’ve learned while in prison that will help me not only in my career but in every day life is the ability to connect with people on a personal level. I’ve always been a people person....
A Daily Writing Challenge for My Last Few Months at Taft
92 days left Blog Entry 32 March 24, 2015 Recently I was challenged by someone I consider a mentor to document the final months of my journey by writing every day until my release. At first I was overwhelmed by the idea, only because I have a heavy school load and the...
Where Will I Be A Year from Now?
93 Days remaining Blog Entry 31 March 23, 2015 Too often in life we are selfish, self-gratifying individuals who never really stop to think about how our choices my actually affect others. For me, these blogs are a way of making a change in myself, to try and not be...
New Year, New Challenges in Federal Prison
1/17/15 8:30 AM New Year, New Challenges in Federal Prison Just over a year has passed since my arrival here at Taft camp, and I’m two-thirds of the way through the first of many challenges associated with incarceration. I have witnessed many men come and go in the...
Giving Thanks From Federal Prison
Giving Thanks From Federal Prison Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now I await my first (and only, thank God) Christmas in prison. Despite the fact I was away from family and friends for Thanksgiving, it was far less depressing than I anticipated....
Prison College 101
October 30, 2014 Prison College 101 I’m sorry that my posts have been becoming less frequent as of late. Due to my heavy school load I’m afraid I won’t be able to write as often. I miss and enjoy writing to you all, but I must focus on my schooling goals at this time....
Top 10 Things I’ve learned in Prison
October 26, 2014 Top 10 Things I’ve learned in Prison: #1 In prison you are nothing more than a number to anyone who works for the system. The first question you’re asked when dealing with staff is “What’s your number?” not what’s your name. #2 A new...
You Call This A Storm?
September 15, 2014 You Call This A Storm? Well, after 8 months of waiting, school has finally started at Taft Federal Prison Camp. I just finished my second week of correspondence classes through Taft Community College. Currently I’m enrolled in 6 classes for a total...
Prison Break
Aug 10, 2014 Prison Break You’ve all seen plenty of movies and television shows depicting escapes from prison. Some being true and others seemingly impossible. In either case, we are drawn to it because of the sheer excitement of the possibility that this can and does...
Managing Helplessness from Federal Prison
February 5, 2014 One month down! In the weeks since my last post a few things have changed for me. I joined an exercise group that works out five days a week, sometimes even twice a day. There are about fifteen other guys in the group, which is led by the two other...
