Dennis Zeedyk-04/10/2025
1) As I am typing this email, I see the guys coming back from commissary with all the stuff they bought. There sure is an amazing amount of junk food purchased – soda pop, chips, cookies, donuts, candy bars, etc. I treat myself every once in awhile, but certainly don’t buy a whole laundry bag […]
Trung Nguyen-04/09/2025
Today I rose at 4:30 AM, determined to start the day with discipline and intention. I began with a 25-minute open-eye meditation, practicing box breathing with a 4-second inhale, 4-second hold, 4-second exhale, and 4-second hold.During the session, I stayed focused on being present and tuning into my body’s sensations, allowing thoughts to pass without judgment. Last night, […]
Angela M Robbins-04/09/2025-“Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson
I used to love the poem “Our Greatest Fear” by Nelson Mandela and then I stumbled upon a book about Marianne Williamson that explained how this poem was actually NOT written by Nelson Mandela. He read the poem at his inauguration speech as President of South Africa and ever since, it has been attributed to […]
Michael Santos-Success after Prison
In 2016, I delivered a keynote address at a judicial conference attended by over 1,000 participants, including federal judges from the Ninth Circuit, prison administrators, and representatives from the Department of Justice. During my presentation, I called on the audience to join me in advocating for meaningful reforms that would empower individuals to work toward […]
Aaron Jason Wewa-04/09/2025-Oversight
For all the news is saying about oversight committees in prison it is laughable if real people weren’t getting hurt every day in prison. here in Thomson i know personally a young man who unfortunately looks like a young teenager, has autism, and at a prison were he was surrounded by child molestors and sexual […]
Choon Yong-04/09/2025-Book Report
4/9/2025 Wednesday daily dairy 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 81 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Kassandra L Moore-04/09/2025
“Life will only give you what you fight for” At the beginning of the first slideshow I stopped and thought deeply for a few minutes. Was this what I really wanted in a career? I made a mental pros/cons list: – It’s not conservation or research.+ I’d be contributing to conservation in another way.+ I’d […]
Fernando Cordova-04/09/2025
I just read in the word that your mouth speaks what your heart is full of. This is so true because I hear people speak a bunch of negative things and they always speak negatively of others. I am learning to distance myself from these types of people. As they have no desire to change […]
Trung Nguyen-04/08/2025-Turning Adversity into Opportunity
As I reflect on the journey that brought me here, I choose to view this challenging chapter not as the end of a story — but as the start of a new one. Every setback holds the seed of a comeback. I have committed myself to growth through education, service, and discipline. I have worked […]
Choon Yong-04/08/2025-Certificates for signatures
4/8/2025 Tuesday 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 76 Degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
