Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Higher Levels of Liberty after Prison Getting Higher Levels of Liberty after Prison After 9,135 days of imprisonment, a profound change awaited me. On a clear Monday morning, August 13, 2012, my wife Carole picked me up from the federal prison in Atwater, California. The warden had previously approved my transfer to a halfway house […]
Choon Yong-05/14/2024
5/14/2024 Tuesday daily diary form Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:30 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 89 degrees F. Started walking at 6:10 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Dhirendra Prasad-05/14/2024
Boredom is a feeling common to all people. Time seems to pass very slowly, activities don’t seem enjoyable and you have low energy or feel restless. Feelings of boredom may be temporary for some, but for others it can develop into an attitude and a way of looking at life. These feelings can be particularly […]
Albert Glenn Hudson-05/14/2024-Grandmaster Sacrifices
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal that struck a chord. The name Maurice Ashley wouldn’t ring the bell to most Americans unless you were deeply entrenched in the world of chess. Maurice Ashley is the first African American that was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame. The article […]
Jody Lynn Hughlette-05/14/2024
We need serious help at the camps. We literally have no programming or staff to offer us anything to do. WE have to do our time here but they have NOTHING for us to do. I am hoping that someone will read this and help us. We need work opportunities. Why can there not be […]
Josue Rivera-05/14/2024
What a great week of firsts! This is the second week of the new job as a Community Outreach and Recovery Coach in Holyoke. Although it’s a new collaboration of several agencies, my work responsibilities are yet to be completely defined. I do outreach directly to people caught in the throws of active addiction. I […]
Eduardo Luis Valdes-05/14/2024
5:30am, good morning, I was up and out of the bed and taking the few things I had with me back to my own room, put the mattress on the bunk and slept for an hour. My roommate was up and out of the room by 7:25 and I rolled out of bed to get […]
Shane Andrew Smith-05/14/2024
Memorialize Journey in Prison Critical Thinking Response:In order to gain liberty at the earliest possible time, you have to PROVE to the decision makers and stakeholders of the institution that you have conducted yourself in a positive and productive manner, every day, and have participated in programs and activities that better yourself. Memorializing your journey […]
Shane Andrew Smith-05/13/2024
Resilience: Preparing for Life in Federal Prison Critical Thinking Response:If you can adjust your strategy in federal prison and be successful, then you can handle anything that life or the business world throws at you. You have an advantage that most people in the world do not have, in that you have to adjust to […]
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Memorialize Journey in Prison How to Turn Prison Term into an Asset Would you like to learn how to turn a federal prison sentence into an asset? Start by memorializing the way that you engineered an extraordinary and compelling adjustment. I wouldn’t ever minimize the trauma that comes with a federal prison term. In reality, […]
