Christian D Shelton-04/22/2025
It is great to be back I have been in transit and it is no coincidence that preparing for a transfer is part of the message I received today. While in transit my account for PPT was block by Terre Haute FCI. I am now at Sandstone MN. Yes in the RDAP Program. I am […]
Trung Nguyen-04/22/2025-Journal Entry #3 Title: Learning the Principles of a Good Life
When my situation forced me to slow down, I finally had time to reflect on what truly matters. I knew that if I was going to grow through this season of my life, I needed a deeper framework — something more than just motivation or mindset. I needed guiding principles. That’s when I came across […]
Trung Nguyen-04/22/2025-Journal Entry #2: The Day I Chose Discipline
There wasn’t one lightning bolt moment. There was a storm. A slow-burning fire of anger, shame, guilt, and regret. The kind that keeps you up at night staring at the ceiling, wondering how it all got to this point. For most of my life, I thought discipline meant grinding harder. Working longer. Outperforming everyone around […]
Alex Dee-04/22/2025-Journal Report #8: Time of the Judges Summary
This is a summary of the time of the judges. This was the period of history between Joshua and Samuel. The judge was the person given temporary authority by God to rule over the Israelites. This is where people kept rebelling against God and “doing as they deemed fit” so God had their enemies rule […]
Trung Nguyen-04/22/2025-Journal Entry #1: The Morning That Changed Everything
On January 7, 2021, my life—and the lives of my family—changed forever. At 5:00 a.m., during the depths of a Massachusetts winter, federal and state law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on my home. The temperature was below freezing, with frost blanketing the ground. My wife and I were awakened abruptly. Our teenage children, unprepared […]
Scott Roethle-04/22/2025
I was at Pulaski County from July 22 to Aug 7. That day we drove back to St Louis and got to hang out in the Courthouse cells for a while. I didn’t know if I had a hearing or what exactly was happening, until later that afternoon about a dozen of us were loaded […]
Fernando Cordova-04/22/2025
Knowing that you are loved gives me more motivation to always do the right thing. This is why I learn all I can and continue my studies. I do this because I have people that really believe in me and want me to succeed. It is an amazing feeling to have people that support you […]
Leonard Brown-04/22/2025
Tuesday 4/22/25 CELL TIME I have to change my daily activities since we are mostly confined to the cell. We only get showers every 72 hours so I don’t exercise daily anymore. We don’t have extra food because we are not going to the store. I am studying the Qur’an. I am memorizing Surahs(chapters). I […]
Michael Santos-Foxes and Hedgehogs
When Nassim Taleb introduced the metaphor of the hedgehog vs. the fox in his book, The Black Swan, it struck a chord with me. He drew from an ancient idea originally attributed to the Greek poet Archilochus, who claimed, “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Though the philosopher wrote those […]
Choon Yong-04/21/2025-Final Day
4/21/2025 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 87 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
