Trung Nguyen-05/15/2025-Journal Entry #16: The Disciplined Mind Is a Weapon
Last night I woke around 2:20 a.m., my mind flooded with thoughts — uncertainty about the future, questions without answers, scenarios playing on a loop. It used to be that once these thoughts took hold, sleep was gone. I’d spiral into over-analysis, mentally drained before the day began. But something has changed. Through training and […]
Leonard Brown-05/15/2025
Thursday 5/15/25 JOURNALING I just started journaling in April of 2025. I like it because sometimes its self-fulfilling. It gives me a reason to be productive each day. I have to journal and I need something to write about so I must do something. I pray every day at least 5 times per day. If […]
Fernando Cordova-05/15/2025
Another day has passed and I continue to learn and apply these things to my life. I know life will come fast and I need to have the patience for all that will be thrown at me. I know I need to continue to work on myself so I can be the best version of […]
Michael Santos-Lawyers Who Won’t Listen
If you’re facing a sentencing hearing in federal court, you should start preparing very early. To guide you in those efforts, I’ve published many articles that offer suggestions. I based those suggestions on lessons I’ve learned from conversations I’ve had with several federal judges. I got opportunities to interact with those judges through my advocacy […]
Jerrold Maurer-05/14/2025-Journal # 29 My 1st Official Town Driver Experience
So today was my first official Town Driver trip to the town and train station. Overall, it’s a great experience….from informing the CO at the main building that I am the Town Driver to watching visitors arrive to seeing both of my passengers show up to my friend saying “Jerry is your Town Driver.” It’s […]
Dennis Zeedyk-05/14/2025
1) Whenever family visits you, the anticipation before they come is nearly all-consuming. You take a shower before they come, shave, put on your cleanest clothes and then wait restlessly outside the CO’s office so that he doesn’t have to find you when it is your turn to go. You want to get every minute […]
Angela M Robbins-05/14/2025-Faced with adversity
When faced with adversity, how do you maintain your long term goals instead of immediate frustrations? This was one of the questions on the Prison Professors Talent most recent Newsletters, and this question is more relevant now than ever before. As a military prisoner I have an annual parole and clemency hearing with an Army […]
Angela M Robbins-05/14/2025-Progress
I am happy to report that, as of May 8th, my first article was published at the Prison Journalism Project website. It is an organization that gives prisoners a platform to develop their writing skills and eventually publish articles about several aspects of their lives in prison. I chose to write an article about how […]
Mark Allen Barger-05/14/2025
Not sure where to really began here with this journal. I have so much to share. Have been through a lot over the course of the last 30 plus years. I am 49 years old and have no direction in my life. My internal compass points in all directions. I don’t know what I will […]
Sherida Nabi-05/14/2025
Today, we kicked off the ’90 Day Challenge Event’ at FCI Aliceville in light the 1 year anniversary of the Peer Success Team. We had approx. 225 peers in attendance. The event was held at the big gym hall at Recreation and we had 12 Circles, all related to the 8 Dimensions of Wellness. Each […]
