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. […]

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 […]

Justin Norcutt-01/12/2025

Journal Entry for Justin Norcutt – Week of January 12, 2025  Monday, January 12: The week began with an early 7:30 AM start, and a slightly smaller crew due to Anthony being off. Matt, Dillon, Oso, and I worked on the Orange Grove/Oblit Thermo Arrows project in Marana, AZ. We focused primarily on the removal […]

Marcus Sean Hix-01/12/2025

With 63 days left until I depart for halfway house I am getting the jitters or a little nervous about my next step in this journey. Over the past 16 years I have been through lots of up and down emotions. Since I arrived at prison I have spent many hours thinking about how I […]

Lerin E Hughes-01/12/2025-Shady Lawfare

Currently I’m reading the Laws of human nature by Robert Greene; So In the first Paragraph you’ll read that “thoughout the course of our lives, we Inevitable heave to deal with a variety of individuals who stir up trouble and make our lives difficult and unpleasant. Some of these individuals are leaders or bosses, some […]

Fernando Cordova-01/12/2025

Today is another day for me to continue to learn and push forward. I am taking a course on teamwork from LinkedIn and it is very interesting. I understand what it takes to be in a team and all the positions one has to play. There is so much to learn even the simple things […]

Kassandra L Moore-01/12/2025

A woman in my dorm is going home very soon, after decades of prison, and wrote me a character witness letter after being granted parole herself. I listened while she gave me advice that I politely listened to, but will not take: Her advice was to forget the outside/free world. For years, she didn’t watch […]