Sergio Mike Petroni-03/01/2024
Adjusting to Challenges After reading the message that was delivered on the 26th of February by Michael Santos it has me thinking of the situation I find myself in now. Recently, the facility I’m currently serving my time at has been on lockdown for training purposes. Obviously, being locked in a cell gives a huge […]
Rufus H Jones-03/01/2024
I do know that the world changes each and everyday I read a lot and investigate events, information from articles and know for a fact I was going to school learning how to design from the computer at my community college when I was out I have outside communication and express my interest and have […]
March 1, 2024/Lesson 1–Digital Economy
Prologue—Welcome to the Prison Professors MasterClass: Digital Economy Digital Economy is a MasterClass we’re creating as a follow up to our course: Preparing for Success after Prison. The MasterClass will help participants develop an understanding of the rapidly evolving digital economy. Through a series of ongoing, stand-alone lessons, students will become more fluent with subjects […]
Friday, March 1, 2024
Someday Enrique Tarrio faces a lengthy prison term. Newspapers have reported that the Department of Justice recommends that U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentence Tarrio to 33 years for a leadership role in the events that led to the January 6 disturbances. I don’t know anything about Enrique Tarrio, or the conviction he faces, but […]
Christopher Jason Ross-02/29/2024
“I pursued a degree in criminal justice thinking I was going to make a difference and help people. I didn’t think it was going to be like this. This is just… sad.”-Anonymous custody officer employed at a medium-security facility in Marion, IL It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your tax dollars are (being spent)? […]
Josue Rivera-02/29/2024
Today, I attended another recovery group, ARM (All Roads to Recovery Meeting)The topic was ‘What choice am I making today for my recovery?’ I shared about the many choices I am making today and every day. The choice of learning how to respond to challenges in my life begins by deciding how I want to […]
Choon Yong-02/29/2024-Leap Year
2/29/2024 Thursday Daily Dairy 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 61 degrees F. Started walking at 6:30 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Billy Marcum JR-02/29/2024
Dear Journal, Prison Professors Today I received back over three envelopes of letters and Release Plan sent to Prison Professors. After review it appears they never cleared and the address was not correct from my side to Prison Professors. But that has not dampened my spirts because I will continue on. The good thing is […]
Shane Andrew Smith-02/29/2024
Today’s challenge response for my bio: I was completely unprepared to come to prison. I didn’t read anything about it before I reported because I wanted to figure things out on my own. But the lack of any time of urgency to get things done by BOP staff or inmates, the lack of following procedure […]
Rufus H Jones-02/29/2024
That is something to draw off but it is not an accident or strange time do not stop because we are locked up I came to realize that when I went to my community college and learned to use the internet and computer I am sure they will be an easy way and machine to […]
