Kevin Galetto-11/07/2023
Today was the day I surrendered. Dennis, Remy and Ihla had driven me to Jesup, GA the day before and we stayed at a hotel (Best Western) that smelled rather musty. Ihla decided to bring Buggsie, and he was an angel the whole time. Dennis texted me at about 6:30 AM, and stated that breakfast […]
Choon Yong-11/07/2023-Random drug testing
11/7/2023 Tuesday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:10 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 62 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Scott Donald Carper-11/07/2023
Note from Parole Supervisor & new Parole officer: It’s incredibly encouraging to receive positive feedback, and today was particularly encouraging. Senior parole officer Tanisha Sanford not only expressed her appreciation for my newsletters, but also shared that she finds them to be inspiring. She’s recently been promoted and informed me that she’ll no longer oversee […]
Jody Lynn Hughlette-11/07/2023
Today I received some news about the Ace class I have been trying to put together. I was told that the warden here is not approving any new classes. Well, I refuse to stop I am going to continue and put the class together anyway. I will submit it anyway in the hope that it […]
Christian D Shelton-11/07/2023
More Encouragement, This morning here at USP Thomson the was a brief seminar given dealing with FSA and how it applies to inmates and the laws and processes it was very informative, but what was most important about it to me was not the information given but the fact that it was seen as a […]
Michael Kidwell-11/07/2023
Journal/blog entryTuesday November 7th 2023 The time has come. I self surrender to FCI Yazoo City Low tomorrow so I drove over a day early. I would like to at least see some of my surroundings before I’m locked in. It was a beautiful day today and I’ve been trying my best to just stay […]
John Dalaly-11/07/2023-Best Outcomes
As these days bring me closer to the day that I’ll surrender to prison, I’m developing my plan. How will I use my time wisely in an environment that I do not fully understand?I never ask anyone to do anything that I don’t do. Through these daily journals, I endeavor to show others the path […]
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
The Power of Preparation: A Journey from Prison to the Front Page In our course, Preparing for Success after Prison, I pledge that I would never ask anyone to do anything that I didn’t do while I served my sentence and that I’d never lie to them. All members of our community should know the […]
Choon Yong-11/06/2023-Minor shakedown
11/6/2023 Monday Daily Diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 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 72 degrees F. Started walking at 5:40 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Sergio Mike Petroni-11/06/2023
Preparing for Success After Prison!! Today I received a 30 hours workbook “Preparing for Success After Prison”. I feel so grateful to have Michael Santos and his team taking the time to help support me. The course material includes communication skills, critical thinking, self-directed learning, release planning, prioritizing, creation of tools, tactics, and resources, progress […]
