Anabel Valenzuela-04/19/2025
I am currently now in the RDAP program and I am very excited to be able to finally see the end of my time coming closer. I originally moved to Connecticut to attend the FIT program which is a Female Integrated Trauma program which is a Modified Therapeutic Community were we work on Trauma 24/7. […]
Leonard Brown-04/19/2025
Saturday 19 APR 25 SELF-HELP The prison is going to allow us to receive books again. We have been on an on again off again book ban for over a year. This is not normal Usually in the BOP we can receive 5 books per day. Now we are one book per week at this […]
Michael Santos-Become the CEO of Your Life
Don’t let a criminal conviction define your future. Make decisions to show that you’ve worked to make amends, and use the time to create opportunities to succeed. During the 26 years I served inside, I learned from leaders. They taught me how to transform challenges into opportunities. Start by defining what you want to achieve, […]
Kassandra L Moore-04/18/2025-Good Friday
I am loved. I have great worth. God is with me. I am not forgotten. (Thanks, Higher-love.org)
Choon Yong-04/18/2025-Exceeded 4,000 miles goal
4/18/2025 Friday 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 73 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Fernando Cordova-04/18/2025
Learning who I am was a journey. I had hidden my true self for so many years that I was actually lost. I know now what my self worth is and how I can be a better person. I know that I was living a lie when I was in the criminal lifestyle because I […]
Leonard Brown-04/18/2025
Friday 18 Apr 25 NOT MUCH TIME LEFT Today I have been thinking about age. I am 53 years old. My release date,InshAllah(God Willing), will be 12/23/29 or sooner. Which means that I may be 57-58 years old when I get out. A sad fact about the world is that I may be discriminated against […]
Dora T Boyd-04/18/2025-Bars Don’t Break Bond’s
“The people who love me, the people I really depend on, were never the critics who were pointing at me while I stumbled. They weren’t on the bleachers at all. They were with me in the arena. Fighting for me and with me. The people who love me and will be there regardless of the […]
Michael Santos-Insights To Succeed in Prison
After a federal conviction, it’s helpful to know what to expect. I’ll share some lessons I learned. On August 11, 1987, I was arrested, thrust into a system I didn’t fully understand, and spent the next 26 years adapting, learning, and ultimately transforming my future. I finished serving my term on August 12, 2013. Since […]
Choon Yong-04/17/2025-Instructions from R & D
4/17/2025 Thursday 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 71 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
