Kelli Prather-02/19/2025-Motion Part I

Hi Family, this is another excerpt from my Compassionate Release. My chest feels heavy and this morning when I woke up I coughed about 10 times and I have phlegm or mucous from my chest up to my nose. This “bird flu”, Covid, virus, what every it is, is horrible. Please forward this message to […]

Michael Santos-Track Progress

One of the most powerful lessons I learned during my incarceration was the importance of measuring progress. During the challenges of confinement, I discovered a game-changing truth—progress, however small, is a fuel for transformation. Progress doesn’t always come in leaps and bounds. It feels more like a series of small steps. When I began measuring […]

Fernando Cordova-02/18/2025

Appreciation is not always something I use to view as important. Now I do because I can appreciate the sacrifice and unconditional love that my family shows me. This only makes me dig deeper and motivates me more to be the best I can be. It shows me what’s truly important in this world. I […]

Choon Yong-02/18/2025-20 copies of handout

2/18/2025 Tuesday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 57 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]

Eduardo Luis Valdes-02/18/2025-Day 1252

I was awake at 5:35am today, to Mr. Readon tapping my bed, saying he is not feeling good and is going to let the officer know so they could rush to see him, also asking that I pack his things if he gets taken to the hospital. So I decide to get up and get […]

Bernadette Vigil-02/18/2025

The first thing I am working on is the selection of books offered to SHU inmates and how often they are rotated. I am running a survey of my own here at this institution to see what people want to see more of down there but also I want to know how they think those […]

Robert Jesenik-02/18/2025-Blog #6- Facts of Life in the BOP- Part XI

Time frame: 12-36 months START: All categories This series, “Facts of Life in the BOP”, has 10 posts now, and has explained what I think are the initial shorter term key initiatives to be taken by the BOP, Congress, and the DOJ during the next 12 and/or 12-36 months to build a launching point and […]

Jason Toland-02/18/2025

Woke up at 6am got dressed headed down to breakfast had cereal, cake, milk and apple. Walking out of chow hall my roommate noticed the beautiful sunrise in the east. It seemed like it was just in the tree line not far off. Came back up to room made some coffee and getting ready to […]

Michael Santos-Resources

Reaching our highest potential or overcoming any crisis requires more than just strategy and tactics. We also need resources. The right resources can help us overcome the challenges we face, and put us in a position to thrive. They allow us to accelerate progress, create opportunities, and transform obstacles into stepping stones. One of the […]