Fernando Cordova-03/08/2025
Each day that I awaken I have a thirst for wisdom and discernment. I want to make sure that I never allow anyone to steer me in the wrong direction or place me in a bad situation. I look now for a better life and one where I can be of service to my family. […]
Ryan Michael Reavis-03/08/2025
I finished Seizing the White Space, by Steve. W. Johnson. I’m not going to write a report on it because I really didn’t learn much. It was kind of mash up between The Lean Startup, by Eric Reiss, and Business Model Generation, but it wasn’t nearly as good as either of them. I’ve reached a […]
Dennis Zeedyk-03/08/2025-Prison thoughts
On the way to work last Tuesday, I asked a guy from my unit what we were having for lunch. A guy behind me said, “You must be new to the BOP (Bureau of Prisons). Everyone knows we have chicken patties on Tuesday.” After looking into it, I learned something about how food is served […]
Robert Jesenik-03/07/2025-Journal #62
Saturday, March 1 Awesome visiting day with my son and granddaughter here from Florida. 5 hours of relaxing conversations, and a granddaughter who we now know loves Legos:) Guess what she’s getting for a birthday present? Big drop in temperature weather-wise, so back to sweats, thermals tonight. No movie for some reason, and skipped chow, […]
Choon Yong-03/07/2025-No Classes
3/7/2025 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 61 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Dennis Zeedyk-03/07/2025
My work at Unicor is going fine. I work in Customer Service entering, reviewing and amending contracts. During my first month, which is probationary, I make 23 cents per hour and work from 7:30-14:30 with a half hour for lunch. I will get bumped to $0.46/hour in about a month. Unicor is a government owned […]
Michael Santos-Habits
When I reflect on resilience, I think about the 26 years I spent in federal prison. Those years were full of challenges—from isolation in solitary confinement to the constant uncertainty about when or if I’d find my way back to society. But that experience taught me one of the greatest lessons of my life—resilience isn’t […]
Jason Toland-03/07/2025
Woke up at 7am- got dressed had coffee read Bible for a few minutes. Went down to check emails and had emails from Kara and Kallen. Responded to Kara telling her I was going to RDAP meeting. Went to RDAP meeting at 9am to meet with Dr. Libratore and he told me about the program, […]
Kassandra L Moore-03/07/2025
the class was full. It just so happened that there were some drop-outs. She took my bunkie’s information down and said she’s in the class! We are so excited. It was meant to be for us to be stuck there during count, especially since I almost left early before count.
Marquelon Dakarai Johnson-03/07/2025-(Spiritual Entry) A story of selflessness
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. These men were usually very competitive […]
