Friday, May 3, 2024
Prep for Prison Develop plans to thrive through crisis No one wants to go to prison. But in this era of big government, the United States incarcerates more people per capita than any other country. To reform this system, I’ve built a personal ministry. Part of that ministry requires me to teach others how to […]
Choon Yong-05/02/2024-BOP website problem
5/2/2024 Thursday daily diary from 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 81 degrees F. Started walking at 6:10 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Neil Stephany-05/02/2024
We got off lockdown. I’ve been doing a lot of domestic violence work. It’s interesting because it deals with healthy relationships. Relationships are stressful. Especially in prison. There seems like there’s always something to deal with. If anything it is good practice for dealing with stressors. Identifying emotions and the reasons my thoughts react the […]
Adonnis Atchinson-05/02/2024-Connectors
To connectors, everything that shows up in their life is there because of the power of intention intended it there. So they’re always in a state of gratitude. They feel thankful for everything, even things that might seem to be obstacles. They have the ability & desire to see a temporary illness as a blessing […]
Gary Williams-05/02/2024-(DIS)ORIENTATION
Today, after over 2 1/2 months here, I finally had my orientation – but I almost missed it. Here’sthe story: Normally, one gets orientation very soon after arrival. Certainly orientation should be heldwithin a month. Generally inmates do not start employment until after orientation, they are stillon A & O (admission and orientation status). I […]
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Allocution How to speak to a judge at sentencing A good plan on preparing for sentencing in federal court involves many steps. First, a person should think about the stakeholders. Who are they and what do they want? A person cannot change the past, but a good mitigation strategy will show stakeholders that a person […]
Choon Yong-05/01/2024-100th days closing the ring
5/1/2024 Wednesday daily diary from 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 78 degree F. Started walking at 6:10 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Jody Lynn Hughlette-05/01/2024
Trying my best to stay positive. We have had some really sad situations at camp. A 20 year old mother died from an asthma attack because there was no one here to respond. It took 45 mins for an ambulance and 30 mins for a CO to respond when we called the emergency phone summoning […]
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Mitigation Post Sentencing Build ongoing strategy to advance candidacy for mercy At sentencing, a federal judge says that he sentences a person to the custody of the attorney general. After sentencing, the person moves from the judicial branch of government to the executive branch, likely going into the Federal Bureau of Prisons. If the individual […]
Choon Yong-04/30/2024-99th Days Closing the Ring
4/30/2024 Tuesday daily diary from 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 78 degrees F. Started walking at 6:25 AM. Breakfast was served […]