Sunday, February 11, 2024
The Power of a Positive Path: Strategies for Post-Prison Success Embarking on the journey of reentry after prison can be likened to navigating a labyrinth; it is fraught with twists and turns, dead ends, and the occasional guiding light. The key to emerging from this maze lies not only in the steps one takes but […]
Choon Yong-02/10/2024-Chinese New Year Visitation
2/10/2024 Saturday 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 59 Degrees F. Started walking at 6:05 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Marty Brian Robbins-02/10/2024-Building for the end in mind
There seems not to be enough time in the day for me to do all that I want to learn. My plan for this morning was to work the 12 steps in the life recovery program. I work on this program of my own accord. By working the 12 steps of AA/NA and how the […]
Christian D Shelton-02/10/2024
Continuing on the Path: I read daily the posts from PPT and am always inspired to do something, to do more.what inspires me most is the lessons Mr. Santos has learned from leaders of the past and they are still leading either through their written work or the written work of others that reflect the […]
Robert Jesenik-02/10/2024-Journal #5
I’m trying a daily approach now, hoping it helps me focus on spending time on my priorities, be them still pretty much undefined except figuring out ways to get to a Camp and make my appeal successful and keep in touch with family and friends. Monday 2/5 After 80 MPH wind gusts and 3-4″ rain […]
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Second Chances: Stories of Redemption and Entrepreneurship The journey from incarceration to innovation is a path less traveled, yet it is one that brims with stories of resilience, redemption, and entrepreneurship. In our course, Preparing for Success after Prison, we profile who build inspiring stories of success after prison. And in my work as an […]
William David Kragthorpe-02/09/2024
Once again, I find myself writing after a long delay. This time it was not my fault, we have been locked down for 21 days without phones, computers, or anyway to communicate with anybody other than the mail. I’m finding out that even with the mail (running three to four weeks behind), the many frustrations […]
Daniel Jason Harrington-02/09/2024
Our facility here at AUSP Thomson was turned into a low and has been going through the transformation for some time. Space is already limited due to this facility previously never having inmates that came out of their cells, basically, it was not designed for programming. Utilizing cells as storage space, units have been turned […]
Choon Yong-02/09/2024-Doris walked 6329 Steps
2/9/2024 Friday 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 new and weather report, high temperature for today is 52 degrees F. Started walking at 6:05 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Friday, February 9, 2024
From Constraints to Creativity: The Art of Turning Trials into Triumph In the shadows of adversity, where constraints loom large and the weight of trials press down, there lies a potent, often untapped power: the power of creativity. It is in these moments, when the paths of progress seem barred, that the human spirit finds […]