Shane Andrew Smith-03/17/2024

Critical Thinking Response: Dogecoin’s community-driven approach is different from other cryptocurrencies because it has the community element of bringing anyone and everyone together for a purpose, as opposed to most, if not all of the other currencies that are driven by profit and longevity. Dogecoin allows access to it’s tokens/platforms/etc. by making it more accessible […]

Robert Jesenik-03/17/2024-Journal #11

Sunday 3/17 Happy St Patt’ys day to me! Hard to have much green clothes or beer today:) As I sit here on an early quiet Sunday morning reflecting on the week and my experiences here in prison overall, it strikes me how there are at least 3 distinct layers to the prison environment, two pretty […]

Gary Williams-03/17/2024-LOCKDOWN

I was so excited yesterday morning. The Recreation Center was open in the morning and I couldtake my 7:00am Yoga class! After almost 2 weeks of classes being cancelled due to intermittentRecreation Center closings, I could finally enjoy the class. The recent snowstorm as well asconstruction and installation of a new transformer, have led to […]

March 17, 2024/Lesson 17: Litecoin (LTC)

Another Potential Altcoin for Prison Reform Participants should recognize that when we learn about the digital economy, we simultaneously learn how to create opportunities. We might fight one of those opportunities with Litecoin (LTC), sometimes referred to as the silver to Bitcoin’s gold.  In 2011, Charlie Lee created Litecoin as a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. Reports show […]

Andres Alejandr Freyre-03/16/2024

Things have been getting better and better since dropping security levels to this minimum facility. I have been able to be much more productive with my school work and exercise routine. Before, in the low and medium facilities I was at, much of my time was spent waiting on controlled movements every hour. Often times […]

Choon Yong-03/16/2024-Beautiful Sun Rise

3/16/2024 Saturday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:40 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 71 degrees F. Started walking at 6:15 AM. Breakfast was served […]

Melinda Bixler-03/16/2024-Birds on a Wire

Birds on a Wire Being imprisoned in a Philadelphia City high-rise building has highlighted key differences between this and other federal facilities. If you’ve ever watched Shawshank Redemption or indulged in Orange is the New Black, you’ve undoubtedly gotten a glimpse of the inmates enjoying the outdoors. The fenced-in “yard,” basketball court, softball field, track, […]

Stamatina Bourret-03/16/2024-PSAP Course Lesson 13

Lesson 13: Staying aware 13.1- The level of awareness that I have about opportunities around me are pretty high. I have researched as much as I can inside the BOP facility. I have signed up for all classes available, I have signed up for all opportunities for volunteer positions and I have reached out to […]

Robert Jesenik-03/16/2024-Journal #10

Sunday 3/10/24 Well we finally had a somewhat typical day schedule wise. Only problem was we had out phone/email/internet down for 24 hours till 2 pm today. Weekends are already boring enough….. But the weather was good, so got out 11-1 and then 6-7:30 so I could miss the Oscars:) One thing about prison, its […]