Michael Santos-Transfers in Prison
After a federal judge imposes a sentence, jurisdiction changes. The judge says, “I sentence you to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States.” The Attorney General delegates authority to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Administrators in the BOP will use a “decentralized” system to assign where the person serves the term. […]
Eduardo Luis Valdes-04/04/2025-Day 1297
It has been a roller coaster of a week. But today, Friday April 4, 2025, is the end of our week. Up early, I have an 8:30am callout to pick up medical records. Mr. Rivero is also been waiting for medical records, so I ask him to come with me in case they have his […]
Celeste Monette Blair-04/04/2025-THE SINGULAR IS NEAR
THE SINGULAR IS NEAR, by Ray Kurzweil ” cause it’s going to be the future soon and all my imperfections will be engineered away. ” -not an accurate quote from THE FUTURE SOON. I recently read, THE SINGULAR IS NEAR- When Humans Transcend Technology, by Ray Kurzweil.In case this name is not familiar to you, […]
Brian Woodworth-04/04/2025
I have great news. I was moved to the Faith Based Dorm last night. It is filled with like minded individuals who want to grow their faith and be proactive in the rehabilitation process. They have volunteers come and give sermons and teach classes. We usually have 2 classes a day. Some of the classes […]
Kassandra L Moore-04/04/2025
Experiencing a dilemma in my personal life. Spent hours in introspection and called my loved ones on the phone. Received feedback and support from some of the women in my inner circle.
Fernando Cordova-04/04/2025
Today I am grateful for all that I have been blessed with. I am more grateful that I can take accountability for my actions. I know that I am not perfect and I will allow my emotions to get the better of me at times but I want to work harder at being slow to […]
Lee Elbaz-04/03/2025
How many times in life did you do things that are not allowed because you were influenced by emotions?How many times did you do things in life that you were not comfortable with just because you care about someone?How many times you put your loved one before yourself ? probably a lot.How many times did […]
Celeste Monette Blair-04/03/2025-Planting Season
PLANTING SEASON We were always taught to, ” leave a place better than you found it “. I am ecstatic about the legacy I leave here. I think few people, aside from Michael Santos, would truly understand the tow of implementing programs here in federal prison. Especially in a time of staff shortages and change. […]
Choon Yong-04/03/2025-Cut in half way house time
4/3/2025 Thursday 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 65 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Robert Jesenik-04/03/2025-Blog #6- Facts of Life in the BOP -Part XII
Time Frame: Next 24 months, hopefully 2025 START Objectives: Accountability, Treatment of Inmates I haven’t posted a blog in this series for 45 +/- days intentionally. With all the BOP changes underway, plus DOGE impacts on BOP staffing, my intent was to allow things to settle a bit. And that’s still the plan, even though […]
