Lee Elbaz-06/12/2025
The sun was out , It was a pretty day. I was standing at the window finishing applying my make up when I saw happy women , laughing , playing games and dancing to loud music . I haven’t seen these women so united and happy in long time . I see cameras taking pictures […]
Michael Santos-Bitcoin Conference Las Vegas
What does it truly mean to invest in yourself? For each of us, that answer will differ—and it should. Because investing in yourself begins with defining your own version of success. My journey taught me that success is not about where you start or the mistakes you’ve made. It’s about the intentional steps you take today to […]
Michael Santos-Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference
In late May, I drove to Las Vegas to attend one of the world’s largest Bitcoin conferences, hosted by Bitcoin Magazine. I had been looking forward to that event ever since returning from Dubai, where I attended Binance Blockchain Week last fall. In early 2024, I began building an investment in Bitcoin. Over the next several […]
Reginald Fullwood Jr-06/11/2025-God Must Have Sent You Here!
Have you ever had a conversation or experience with someone and they spontaneously felt moved to connect it to being God’s will? Of course everything is God’s will. The fact that I woke up this morning, God’s will. The fact that my family is safe, God’s will. The fact that my youngest grandchild is healthy, […]
Eduardo Luis Valdes-06/10/2025-Day 1364
We have been locked in since the 4pm count yesterday. Not sure what is going on, whatever it is, there must be a reason for it. I feel a tapping on my bunk; it’s my roommate letting me know breakfast trays are being handed out at the door of the Glasshouse. I usually never go […]
Dennis Zeedyk-06/10/2025
A couple of interesting things happened today: 1) When I got to work, I checked in with my friends, J. & R., waving to them from a distance. R waved me over and told me with tears in his eyes that he heard back yesterday from the Appeals Court that they agreed to hear his […]
Michael Santos-Extraordinary and Compelling
A few years ago, I interviewed a senior leader from the Bureau of Prisons. I reached out as part of my efforts to connect with policymakers and gather valuable insights for individuals entering the prison system. People who seek relief from a sentence should understand policy statements, which sometimes require stakeholders to determine whether a […]
Elzie Isley-06/09/2025
I have already started to take some action. When I got here to Lompoc I got some bad news on the educational front. I actually graduated highschool in 1995. Had a graduation ceremony, got a paper diploma, all that. So Lompoc education department tries to verify my diploma and informs me that they are not […]
Angela M Robbins-06/09/2025-Threshold Graduation
On Tuesday, June 2, I attended the Threshold Graduation here at FCI-Aliceville. I was a guest of a very good friend. She and I met in Waseca, Minnesota so now we’ve served time with on two different compounds together. While at Waseca we were even in the PAWS program together. It was very rewarding for […]
Vincent Artur Taffe-06/09/2025
What are the purposes of our prisons?If you’re reading this, you’re likely already a believer in the need for criminal justice reform, but I pose the question all the same. I’ve heard 2 competing claims: that we’re here to be rehabilitated so that we can return to society healthy, whole, productive participants in American society; […]
