Fernando Cordova-01/13/2025
It is the small actions of others that have made me feel so loved and missed. It is also these actions that make me appreciate what is important. I have realized that I wasted a lot of my years on things that didn’t matter, yet I know these things are my story that will help […]
Melinda Bixler-01/13/2025-Work for a Cause
I’m often asked what I do for a living. Inherently, felons are challenged to find decent employment, especially right after incarceration. By ‘decent’ I don’t mean anything close to the job, status or income they were previously accustomed to. By ‘decent,’ I mean a job that covers their basic needs – housing, clothing and food […]
Kassandra L Moore-01/13/2025
Sharon Y Johnson-01/12/2025-Journaling from BOP Atwood
The African American Diaspora is grossly under represented within the health care arena, with the over whelming amount of health disparities within our community it would be beneficial to ensure that we have an equivalent amount of culturally competent health care providers to meet the needs of minorities. As a collective, we offer platinum care […]
Michael Santos-Selling Toilets
The day I left prison, I came out with an unrelenting determination to rebuild my life. On Monday, August 13, 2012, Carole drove me from the prison in Atwater to a halfway house in San Francisco. By the end of that first week, I signed an agreement to purchase a house. During a time when […]
Fleming J Ivory-01/12/2025-Finally
Today, I will preach my final message on the yard, “Finally.”Now that I am only counting days before I leave prison, I am overwhelmed with joyunspeakable, full of glory. There was a time, I panicked when someone mentioned the remote ideal ofme being in prison. It’s amazing how much we, humans, are built to endure. […]
Ryan Michael Reavis-01/12/2025
I think that I’m allergic to excuses. I feel like I hear them all day for just about everything, and it drives me crazy. When I fail or fall short of something, it’s because I’m not working hard enough. There is always someone out there doing more than I am with less than I have. […]
Marcus Sean Hix-01/12/2025-Questions from Preparing for Success After Prison
1) Who are the the people you want to impress in a positive way? The first is my parents. They have always supported me during this time so I want to thank them for the help and support. I want to impress future employers to show them I am not the person who came in […]
Choon Yong-01/12/2025-Relaxing Sunday
1/12/2025 Sunday 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 59 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Mykhaylo Chugay-01/12/2025
Woke-up 8.15am. 200 push-ups; 80- leg raises (hanging on the bar). Basically all day today I reading book and taking break for bathroom, food, nap and when my eyes are tired. Will drop my weekly letter to my friend to mail box today, so it can be picked -up in the morning. spoke to sister […]
