Reginald Woods-06/30/2025
After 28 years and 5 months…I am truly blessed to say that I am still 100% alive and in the fight for self-improvement.Despite numerous setbacks and heartaches…I am still here.I am still and at peace within my self.I am at peace, because I am the master of my own fate.I am at peace because my […]
Tonya Hughes-06/30/2025
Today my realization is that I have learned to live a structured life in an un-structured environment. I am always envied for Mondays because the wheels of justice begin again. One more week behind me. I get depressed on Mondays like today. It has been frequent that we are on controlled movement lately. I am […]
Nicholas J Kloepfel
Its Monday morning and last week was somewhat productive, even if I wasn’t able to get all the answers i was looking for with the education department. I was able to get a list of all correspondence colleges that the BOP have pre-approved. So my plan is to write most of them and ask them […]
Jerrold Maurer-06/30/2025-Journal #37 – 4 Days Until Leaving Otisville
Today I started my day driving two inmates from medium to their freedom. This was my last responsibility as Town Driver. Go figure, today would be the first time an inmate on my drive asked me when I was going home. I was thrilled to say “Thursday” and they both were genuinely happy for me.Being […]
Jerrold Maurer-06/30/2025-Journal #36 – My Release Date is July 3rd!
I am beyond excited to inform you my prayers to Hashem have been answered.This morning at around 7:30AM, my friend tapped my bed and woke me up. I knock on the case manager’s door and she says “Come in”. I walk in towards her and she says “I have a date for you”. I approach […]
Jerrold Maurer-06/30/2025-Journal #35 – I Did an Aliyah at Services
On Friday our Jewish studies leader announced he is taking anyone that wants to do an aliyah during the morning Shabbat services (recite blessings after the Torah is read). I knew an aliyah was an important thing and an honor, but hadn’t learned its full significance yet. I left the services for bed thinking about […]
Alex Dee-06/29/2025-Journal #16: 4 Month Update
Hi family and friends, Thanks for taking time to read this and all your support. We’re going to continue the updates here with sending one with all the details to everyone since I can’t copy and paste and it makes it easier to put all the details in one email. And we’ll have it broken […]
Kirby Perrault-06/29/2025-Summary of bible study passage by Kirby P
Summary of bible study on 1 Kings 17 During this time Ahab had become king of Israel. Ahab did more evil than any kings before him and to make matters worse he married Jezebel and begins to serve and worship Baal (her god and idols). This arouses the anger of the Lord, the God of […]
Celeste Monette Blair-06/29/2025-12-24 Month Goals- Post Release
12- 24 Months Post Release I expect the seeds that I planted in the first 6 months should be growing by this time. I have committed myself to doing a series via podcast called, ” Daddy Issues “. Profiling the cases of some of the women I have met here in prison. One thing we […]
Alan Li-06/29/2025
Journal Entry #1 I first learned about Michael Santos through a friend and was immediately inspired by his story. With the combination of First Step Act and Second Chance Act credits, I estimate I’m about 24 months from the door. Upcoming Actions Life Connections Reentry ProgramTomorrow I’ll meet with the Chaplain to discuss joining the […]
