Jennifer Hestand-02/15/2025-Goals

GOALS: Exercise 5 days a week (include 300 burpies/wk)Lose 10pdsLearn spanishJournalProgram at least 2 classes Goals are set for the next 6 mths. Hestand, Jennifer #34212-045

Jerrilee Barajas-02/15/2025

It really makes a difference to self reflect each day. Like working the 12 step program plays a big part in taking a daily inventory. To look at the day see where I may have been wrong or try to view things in a different perspective. Pick apart what works and what doesn’t work. What […]

Fernando Cordova-02/15/2025

As I woke up today I woke up with gratitude for another that I am blessed with. Yet also for all the goals that I have accomplished and desire to accomplish. I have not lost my desire for growth and the search for wisdom. I want to continue to build on the momentum. Then I […]

Robert Jesenik-02/14/2025-Journal #59

Saturday, February 8th Been a week , that’s for sure. Leaving for outside every day with a full bag of stuff for the day at 7:30, 3 days of rain and wind, its just gets old and tiring. Today looks like a sunny day, hope to get recharged this weekend! Productive morning typing till 9:30, […]

Angela M Robbins-02/14/2025-Goal setting

The C4 Peer Success mentor, Candida Reyes, and myself have created a three part Goal Setting workshop. The first workshop was to teach the ladies in the unit how to create SMART goals for themselves. We had a nice turnout in where we explained what a SMART goal is and why it is important to […]

Fernando Cordova-02/14/2025

Today is a day of friendships and love. I have found both of those in my family. I have found my best friend and the love of my life in my wife. I have children that love me for me not what I can do for them. I have found such a great family that […]

Michael Santos-Procedures

Every successful organization relies upon Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)—the blueprint for achieving predictable, measurable results. I learned a lot about SOPs by interviewing the business leaders who mentored me while I was in prison. Those leaders told me that businesses use SOPs to ensure efficiency, consistency, and excellence. Without them, operations fall into chaos, productivity […]

Angela M Robbins-02/14/2025-Education is Important

Today the Education Dept. at FCI-Aliceville turned up! All the tutors/clerks attended a refresher course for tutor training that reinforced different learning styles and did collaborative exercises. Then, the whole department – to include all the teachers – went to rec to interact with the AICs pursuing their GEDs or an ESL certificate. The gymnasium […]

Eduardo Luis Valdes-02/14/2025-Valentines Day 2025

Good morning and Happy Valentines Day to everyone. In a place of darkness, my goal today is make someone’s day more joyful than what it was before they saw me. It was just that as I rolled off my bunk, made my bed, and stepped out of my cubicle of a room. I look out […]

Choon Yong-02/14/2025-Updated release date 3/6/2026

2/14/2025 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 57 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]