Trung Nguyen-06/26/2025
Writing Is My Practice. My Profile Is the Proof. Today, I revisited a truth that has shaped my new path forward: Writing is not just reflection. It’s direction. In the past, I underestimated the power of documentation. Now, I see writing as a core discipline—one that not only helps me process my experience, but also […]
Dennis Zeedyk-06/26/2025
This past weekend, a guy on our unit in a single-man room, took the time to strip out all the old floor tiles in his room and replaced them with two different colors of tiles in a checkerboard pattern. It took him nearly all day to do it. There are parts of me that understand […]
Michael Santos-Earning Freedom Playbook
I’ll never forget the morning of August 11, 1987. I was 23 years old, and I had never been incarcerated. That day began with a business meeting—but it ended in handcuffs. Police officers from Seattle showed up at my home in Key Biscayne, Florida, and I knew it was over. Although knowing I was guilty, […]
J B-06/24/2025-Elkton Gastronomy 2
According to an inmate who works in the kitchen, when I complimented him on the chicken cutlets today he said, ” Thanks man, but those are courtesy of Stouffers’ “. It turns out that breading meat is too complicated to be left to the kitchen staff. According to him, most of the meat dishes that […]
Tonya Hughes-06/25/2025
Today has been a busy day. Another set back with the BOP. I had a detainer placed on me in January of this year. There was suppose to be an IAD letter sent out on Feb. 24, 2025 giving the detaining county 180 days to either pick me up or make resolution. As of today […]
Tonya Hughes-06/25/2025
Today my son would have been 33 years old. In one month it will be 2 years since his death. I need to visit his grave and talk to what may be left of his spirit. Today is a hard day for me so I am going to keep it short. There is nothing that […]
Carolynne Noffsinger-06/25/2025
Our government is a bureaucracy, much like most large corporations, such as the BOP. I have worked within the government, by serving in the military, but also within large companies such as CHI Health, and Cigna. I also have worked for much smaller start up companies and ran a small consulting business. Each type of […]
Nicholas J Kloepfel-06/25/2025
I’m new to daily journals, but I’m going to put an effort to try to complete these daily. Today I’ve been working most of the day in my job i got into recently, since I’m new at this facility, I’m working landscaping, while its not an apprenticeship program like i was hoping for(they don’t offer […]
Wisam Sharieff-06/25/2025-“Journey on a Wheelchair” (Podcast)
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Jerrold Maurer-06/25/2025-Journal #34 – Reflections on Songs
While on a walk today before 4PM count I listened to 5 songs. I heard every song for what they mean to me, and wanted to share some insight with my family. Mike Peters – I love him so much and can’t thank him enough for contributing so much as a wonderfully talented artist. He […]
